Florida T-U: Cowboys don't deserve extra attention

[Boyzmamacita]

T-U 2: Cowboys don't deserve extra attention
Submitted by Chet Fussman on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 00:02.
Florida Times Union

2 Cents

Just about every NFL game can be seen on TV these days (except, ironically, the games on the league’s NFL Network), so it’s no big deal that some teams receive more national exposure than others.

But really, did the NFL, which released its 2009 schedule earlier this week, have to give the Dallas Cowboys six nationally televised prime-time games this season?
“America’s Team” will be featured on Sunday night (three times), Monday night, and even Saturday night, along with its traditional Thanksgiving slot, in addition to a handful of 4:15 p.m. games.

Each year, the NFL gives more national exposure to teams with playoff success and less to teams that fall short. The consistent exception is the Cowboys, who haven’t won a playoff game in 13 years, yet remain the staple of the TV schedule year after year.

Clearly, the Cowboys have a lot of national fans and draw ratings. They’ll also be playing in a new stadium this year. Nobody is saying they shouldn’t be given prime-time slots. But please, not every week.

The NFL likes to promote parity on the field. How about just a little on the airwaves.


http://www.jacksonville.com/interac...16/t-u_2_cowboys_dont_deserve_extra_attention

When will these people get it? It's not about parity on the airwaves. It's about moolah. Cowboys = Ratings. Ratings = Moolah.

 

[austintodallas]

Writer's name is fitting.

 

[Biggems]

Chet you wanker

http://i19.***BLOCKED***/albums/b153/djsecurity/chet.jpg

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Will the hatred ever cease?

 

[Rackat]

Will the hatred ever cease?

Embrace the Hatred

 

[Big Country]

The Greatest football stadium ever built is opening this season with ... wait for it... ... AMERICA'S TEAM :a-team: playing host... ... and this guy writing in the smallest football market is chirping... er fussing.


keep chirping little finch

 

[Yeagermeister]

T-U 2: Cowboys don't deserve extra attention
Submitted by Chet Fussman on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 00:02.
Florida Times Union

2 Cents

Just about every NFL game can be seen on TV these days (except, ironically, the games on the league’s NFL Network), so it’s no big deal that some teams receive more national exposure than others.

But really, did the NFL, which released its 2009 schedule earlier this week, have to give the Dallas Cowboys six nationally televised prime-time games this season?
“America’s Team” will be featured on Sunday night (three times), Monday night, and even Saturday night, along with its traditional Thanksgiving slot, in addition to a handful of 4:15 p.m. games.

Each year, the NFL gives more national exposure to teams with playoff success and less to teams that fall short. The consistent exception is the Cowboys, who haven’t won a playoff game in 13 years, yet remain the staple of the TV schedule year after year.

Clearly, the Cowboys have a lot of national fans and draw ratings. They’ll also be playing in a new stadium this year. Nobody is saying they shouldn’t be given prime-time slots. But please, not every week.

The NFL likes to promote parity on the field. How about just a little on the airwaves.


http://www.jacksonville.com/interac...16/t-u_2_cowboys_dont_deserve_extra_attention

When will these people get it? It's not about parity on the airvwaves. It's about moolah. Cowboys = Ratings. Ratings = Moolah.

Well Chet neither do the Jaguars :laugh2:

 

[adbutcher]

Writer's name is fitting.

Hey pass the butter, I like to butter my hate before I eat it for nourishment.

 

[Ren]

Isn't it the TV networks that pick the times and do so based on potential rating before anything else?

Maybe if these whiny writers stopped watching us, that "god i hate the cowboys i wanna see them lose" reason for watching helps ratings too you know,.. you only have your self to blame "Chet":laugh2:

 

[Big Country]

Well Chet neither do the Jaguars :laugh2:

word!!

 

[The Panch]

How fitting that a fan of the least popular football franchise has beef with the exposure of the most popular football franchise.



Not our fault nobody cares about the Jacksonville Jagwads.

 

[Hostile]

This is the face of a man who writes for a newspaper because eh does not understand how Television ratings = :money:

In other words, a very stupid man.

 

[miamicowboy21]

Maybe this clown should do something more productive with his time, like write an article encouraging the locals to support their own team. The only game that building is filled to capacity is the florida- georgia game. J'ville is a joke.

 

[jswalker1981]

Hey Chet, thanks for the extra attention.

 

[Hostile]

Hey Chet, thanks for the extra attention.

I commented on his blog. This would have been the much better response and simply signed "Cowboys fan."

 

[DFWJC]

It's all about the money, of course.
He's 100% correct if you take money out the equation--which is a joke. Teams like the Cowboys, Steelers, etc help carry teams like Jacksonville, so he should be happy we're on the air.

 

[Stash]

Wow!

Jealous much?

The reason the Cowboys are on TV is because they draw interest, they draw ratings, and therefore they draw money.

If you and the Jags want that to change, accomplish something.

Ever.

 

[DallasEast]

Just about every NFL game can be seen on TV these days (except, ironically, the games on the league’s NFL Network), so it’s no big deal that some teams receive more national exposure than others.

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "It's a big deal to me that the Dallas Cowboys will receive more national television exposure than my own team because they are not as popular and that just grinds my gears."

But really, did the NFL, which released its 2009 schedule earlier this week, have to give the Dallas Cowboys six nationally televised prime-time games this season?

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "I don't care that the NFL is promoting its most popular franchise to further its position as the premier professional team sport in America. I like my franchise just as much and that just grinds my gears."

“America’s Team” will be featured on Sunday night (three times), Monday night, and even Saturday night, along with its traditional Thanksgiving slot, in addition to a handful of 4:15 p.m. games.

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "The chances are that one of my team's games may get preempted by a re-broadcasting of Heidi. My team's just not as popular as Dallas and you know what? That just grinds my gears."

Each year, the NFL gives more national exposure to teams with playoff success and less to teams that fall short. The consistent exception is the Cowboys, who haven’t won a playoff game in 13 years, yet remain the staple of the TV schedule year after year.

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: My team has done more in the playoffs than the Cowboys for this amount of years and the NFL is telling me that my team sucks more than them??? Well! That just about grinds my gears!"

Clearly, the Cowboys have a lot of national fans and draw ratings. They’ll also be playing in a new stadium this year. Nobody is saying they shouldn’t be given prime-time slots. But please, not every week.

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "I know! I know! I know! Six weeks doesn't equal 17 weeks! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Dallas' new stadium will be all that and then some! SURE! There are boatloads of Cowboys fans that the networks wish to showcase their commercials to and line the NFL's pockets with globs of cash, but golly gee wiz! It's just... I don't know!!! It really grinds my gears!!!"

The NFL likes to promote parity on the field. How about just a little on the airwaves.

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: My favorite franchise will never have a chance in hell of being more popular than the Dallas Cowboys. Can you please... pretty please... show my team's games during primetime just as much? If you'll do that for me, Mr. Goodell, I promise never to write another useless, petty article about this ever again. Scout's honor!



Rats! I know what you would say to that and **** it, that just grinds my gears!!!!!!"

 

[Stash]

What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "It's a big deal to me that the Dallas Cowboys will receive more national television exposure than my own team because they are not as popular and that just grinds my gears."
What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "I don't care that the NFL is promoting its most popular franchise to further its position as the premier professional team sport in America. I like my franchise just as much and that just grinds my gears."
What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "The chances are that one of my team's games may get preempted by a re-broadcasting of Heidi. My team's just not as popular as Dallas and you know what? That just grinds my gears."
What Chet Really Wanted To Say: My team has done more in the playoffs than the Cowboys for this amount of years and the NFL is telling me that my team sucks more than them??? Well! That just about grinds my gears!"
What Chet Really Wanted To Say: "I know! I know! I know! Six weeks doesn't equal 17 weeks! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Dallas' new stadium will be all that and then some! SURE! There are boatloads of Cowboys fans that the networks wish to showcase their commercials to and line the NFL's pockets with globs of cash, but golly gee wiz! It's just... I don't know!!! It really grinds my gears!!!"
What Chet Really Wanted To Say: My favorite franchise will never have a chance in hell of being more popular than the Dallas Cowboys. Can you please... pretty please... show my team's games during primetime just as much? If you'll do that for me, Mr. Goodell, I promise never to write another useless, petty article about this ever again. Scout's honor!



Rats! I know what you would say to that and **** it, that just grinds my gears!!!!!!"

Nice work!

 

[jswalker1981]

I commented on his blog. This would have been the much better response and simply signed "Cowboys fan."

I read your comment on his blog. I live in FL, and I actually went the season opener a few years back with the Cowboys visiting the Jags. I would have to say that AT LEAST 40% of the fans at the game were Cowboys fans. I don't even think that any of the fans talked trash, especially compared to Tampa fans. In fact, in my section, you had to go about five rows up or down just to find a Jags fan, and they had a majority of the seats covered up. There are weeks here where their games aren't even televised locally, and we have two CBS affiliates. Every time I hear about an LA franchise, I just think, see ya Jacksonville.