ESPN Dallas: Cowboys have dress code for home games

[Bigdog]

There is a saying that if you look good, you feel good and you will perform good.

I like this. As others have pointed out, be a professional, look like a professional and act like a professional and the rest will fall into place.

 

[StevenOtero]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress? i dont get it. so if they go with jeans and sneakers they wont play good?

A lot of the players dress up on their own, but there's a bunch that dress like a bunch of gangster thugs. (Their bozo the clown designer homie pants)

Maybe if they dressed like grown men, they wouldn't have to be told?

 

[jrumann59]

It is about discipline. If you cannot adhere to a team wide rule you are saying you are better then the team and the rules do not apply. And we all can agree we had way too much of that this year. Taking pride in ones appearance means he takes pride in himself. Pride is something this team has been lacking for a while.

 

[CliffnDallas]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress? i dont get it. so if they go with jeans and sneakers they wont play good?

My employer tells me I cant wera sneekers and jeans to work. Why should they be special...

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Millions of Cowboys fans are going to be watching the Cowboys play the Lions on Sunday. A few though will be more worried about what the players are wearing than the game.

-Reality

I think the trick is to get the players to worry more about the game than what they're wearing. Sort of a uniform look for the team--a unit. Think of it that way.

Those who want to defy the unit should be reevaluated at the end of the season, imho of course.

Having said that, I hope to see Barber in some sneakers and a purple jacket and tie die tie.

I'm ready to watch a whole game with no Barber. What about you?

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

I think this comes down to entirely changing the mindset of this team and the way they conduct themselves as a unified group.

FIFY.

 

[Cowboys2008]

Personally, I dig it. It's about time someone comes along to make these overgrown babies of the NFL act as grown men. And they need it just as much as this league needs it too. We're not walking the red carpet on MTV. This isn't a rap video. This isn't high school still.

Next, I'd like to see Jason wearing a suit on the sideline. I'm so sick and tired of windbreakers. Especially fat coaches in windbreakers. Realistically it all starts there. There are like no coaches in the league anymore that actually act as grown adult men themselves, the way they dress, so it's really no wonder why all those beneath them twitch at the idea of actually having to dress up for something. I'm 34 and wouldn't particularly want to be caught dead in any of the getups coaches wear these days- it's not age appropriate and makes one look like they're trying to hard to hold onto youth. I threw that type of **** out the window in my early 20's. I hate even going in public in a jersey on gameday.

Anyway, I like it, this league needs more boys who want to act like men, and less men acting like they're 16.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Personally, I dig it. It's about time someone comes along to make these overgrown babies of the NFL act as grown men. And they need it just as much as this league needs it too. We're not walking the red carpet on MTV. This isn't a rap video. This isn't high school still.

Next, I'd like to see Jason wearing a suit on the sideline. I'm so sick and tired of windbreakers. Especially fat coaches in windbreakers. Realistically it all starts there. There are like no coaches in the league anymore that actually act as grown adult men themselves, the way they dress, so it's really no wonder why all those beneath them twitch at the idea of actually having to dress up for something.

It's the Pants On the Ground Culture that has sort of infiltrated the NFL and within this culture being a player in the NFL is considered a badge of honor. See football analogies/metaphors in rap music. I'm not saying our guys are throwing gang signs and robbing old ladies. Our guys are much too classy than that. I think the goal, though, is to mature the players themselves, if only momentarily by dressing them like men, so the team itself matures.

It's a good coaching strategy, especially if you think mental discipline and mental strengths are the crux of your problem, as Garrett has stated.

Now, given this, I find myself defending Garrett where I once attacked him. I like this rule. Something worked last week. I think the dress code sent out a new sense of pride to the players about professionalism. And while they may be players, this is their business. Most of them will never have a chance to market themselves to this degree ever again. Once it's over, it's over.

Be professional.

I'm 34 and wouldn't particularly want to be caught dead in any of the getups coaches wear these days- it's not age appropriate and makes one look like they're trying to hard to hold onto youth. I threw that type of **** out the window in my early 20's. I hate even going in public in a jersey on gameday.

Like I was saying, it's sort of pop culture. But pop culture isn't necessarily reality. Pop culture and athletic jump suits go hand in hand with some demographics.They fit in well with the NFL. One thing that sucks for the NFL is that a lot gang members use teams as symbols to represent their street gang.

But that's beside the point.

Pop culture clothing is definitely infiltrating the NFL culture inside and out. Garrett is throwing it out and implementing a professional look, which you really can't go wrong with.

Anyway, I like it, this league needs more boys who want to act like men, and less men acting like they're 16.

Amen. But with that said, I do concede that reality has a point. Let's not worry too much about what they wear. That can always be played out in the press for appropriate reasons later... I just wanna sit back and watch a good game, even if we're not winning this year.

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress? i dont get it. so if they go with jeans and sneakers they wont play good?

Having a dress code stresses professionalism which is essential to being a top class organization.

 

[tupperware]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress? i dont get it. so if they go with jeans and sneakers they wont play good?

The same way every other business in the world today tells their employees how to dress.

 

[ConstantReboot]

I'm a grown man, and the place I work has a dress code. That dress code helps build what is the culture at our office, and yes, that culture does have an impact on the way we work.

This team flat out stank it up for the first half of the season. Change is needed, and changes are being made. Maybe them dressing up a bit more will lend a little more respect for what they represent. I doubt it will make a difference for all of them, but I bet it impacts some. Perhaps a more professional dress code will lead to a bit more professionalism from the players. After all, this is the pro level.

BBQ

I'm with you on this one.

Dressing up is very important and also changes the psyche of the team.

There is a difference between someone who dresses up for working in McDonalds and someone who is a millionaire wearing a suite and tie.

Dressing up gives an identity. When people see someone well dressed they think of success. And once people start seeing that you look successful, they will treat you differently.

Thus those little things can bring about a big change.

 

[The Fonz]

Those who think the dress code is not that important are missing the point:It is not about the clothes.It is about the mind-set... having a structured life..being disciplined..more organized.If you are not able to do that then there is a big chance you will not succeed.

 

[landryscorner]

The US Army does it all the time to grown men and grown women it's called rules...can't live with them quit your profession making them.

 

[Tex]

We still have dress codes in most office environments. These guys are making tons of cash and should be able to afford a couple nice sets of clothes to dress to go to work.

I am a sytems analyst and have worked in places that let me wear jeans and cowboy boots to work with a collered shirt and worked at places that required and actual suit. And to get up from your desk and walk to the break room you were required to have the coat on. No facial hair at all allowed (I usually have a short beard)

Dress codes like Jasons are common in many sports and on many teams.

I don't see why this is a big deal.

Tex

 

[Tass]

The US Army does it all the time to grown men and grown women it's called rules...can't live with them quit your profession making them.

Only problem there is that the army won't let you quit.

'Volunteer' military my butt!

 

[YosemiteSam]

ESPN must have nothing to write about. Obviously if there is a dress code on the road, there will be one at home too.

 

[Tex]

We still have dress codes in most office environments. These guys are making tons of cash and should be able to afford a couple nice sets of clothes to dress to go to work.

I am a sytems analyst and have worked in places that let me wear jeans and cowboy boots to work with a collered shirt and worked at places that required and actual suit. And to get up from your desk and walk to the break room you were required to have the coat on. No facial hair at all allowed (I usually have a short beard)

Dress codes like Jasons are common in many sports and on many teams.

I don't see why this is a big deal.

Tex

 

[Doomsday101]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress? i dont get it. so if they go with jeans and sneakers they wont play good?

Why do soldiers salute does it make them fight better? People hollered about no discipline and while this is a minor deal having guys dress a certain way it is part of a bigger picture of strict discipline

 

[big dog cowboy]

ok discipline is a good thing. but how are u going to tell a grown man how to dress?

This is a business and that is a condition of employment.

 

[jman]

Next, I'd like to see Jason wearing a suit on the sideline. I'm so sick and tired of windbreakers. Especially fat coaches in windbreakers. Realistically it all starts there. There are like no coaches in the league anymore that actually act as grown adult men themselves, the way they dress, so it's really no wonder why all those beneath them twitch at the idea of actually having to dress up for something.

I believe someone has already mentioned this, but the NFL tells the coaches what to wear. It has to be officially licensed NFL team gear.

A few years back Mike Nolan when he was the head coach for the 49'ers wanted to wear a suit on the sideline to honor his father that always wore a suit when he was a head coach. I believe he did for a few games. The NFL told him he couldn't do it any longer because it didn't conform to NFL rules on coaches attire.

Nike, I believe, made a suit for him so he could wear "officially licensed NFL gear" on the sidelibes. It was short lived.