I'm staying a Cowboys fan, but my NFL interest is waning

[NotForLong]

Taylor Swift is brilliant. Why is she dating a football player? Well, her being part of football means there will be more football fans. More football fans means more people playing football. More people playing means more head injuries. More head injuries means more Taylor Swift fans.

It is all clear now . . . lol

 

[NotForLong]

Two reasons:

1) The officials were more inclined to let them play
2) Multiple weekly practices in pads to perfect their play. Now they are limited to 1 practice in pads per week.

Also there have been more penalties created and added

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I am fed up with this match fixing!! That was at the 40

 

[SpaceCowboy99]

I'm not, packing it up boys. I've been rooting for them to lose for the last few years in order to get some changes but that's not the way I want to be a fan anymore. So I am officially done with the cowboys and will happily follow 4-5 other teams that are doing it right.

Oh and I posted this last night but apparently my post wasn't approved by a mod lol. Probably because I said I was deleting my cowboys zone account. Which I can't seem to figure out how to do.

Anyways, good luck to you all.

 

[kskboys]

I am fed up with this match fixing!! That was at the 40

Yup

 

[8FOR!3]

It's not just the Cowboys. It's the way the NFL is trying to appeal to new fans while selling us established fans down the river. Between pushing Taylor Swift down our throats when her music sounds awful, the way the Chiefs benefit from ridiculous calls and no calls, and just the over manufacturing and manipulation of games. FIFA really needs to lead an investigation into the NFL after how FIFA got slammed for match fixing. The NFL does it much more obviously than FIFA did.

I totally agree tbh. Tired of Taylor Swift and the Kelce brothers and Brittany Mahomes (she doesn't inherently bother me but I don't need to see and hear about her every time there's a game on). Eagles/Chiefs was always the least watchable Super Bowl for me. I'll watch it bc it's the Super Bowl most likely but and I know I'll regret saying this, I'd as soon see Philly win. No I don't want them to win a Super Bowl but it'd be a nice gotcha (couldn't come up with a PG phrase for what I really want to say) to the NFL and Jerry Jones needs as many wakeup calls as he can get.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I totally agree tbh. Tired of Taylor Swift and the Kelce brothers and Brittany Mahomes (she doesn't inherently bother me but I don't need to see and hear about her every time there's a game on). Eagles/Chiefs was always the least watchable Super Bowl for me. I'll watch it bc it's the Super Bowl most likely but and I know I'll regret saying this, I'd as soon see Philly win. No I don't want them to win a Super Bowl but it'd be a nice gotcha (couldn't come up with a PG phrase for what I really want to say) to the NFL and Jerry Jones needs as many wakeup calls as he can get.

Yes, and I'm not a happy customer anymore with the way the NFL is being run. If only Jerry was successful with his attempt to get a new commissioner a few years ago.

 

[Whirlwin]

I find myself to be very lucky that I was able to live through the five rings. I feel bad for younger fans. Who haven’t experienced a Super Bowl. but I enjoy watching games. I love watching the teams. I like win as much as the teams I don’t like lose. Football was a way of life now it’s just an enjoyment of passing the time. There’s just not enough super talent to go around throughout the league today, you need the super organization,

 

[wecasa]

There should be a sign over the facilities in Frisco and at&t, "abandon hope all ye who enter here."

 

[kskboys]

I totally agree tbh. Tired of Taylor Swift and the Kelce brothers and Brittany Mahomes (she doesn't inherently bother me but I don't need to see and hear about her every time there's a game on). Eagles/Chiefs was always the least watchable Super Bowl for me. I'll watch it bc it's the Super Bowl most likely but and I know I'll regret saying this, I'd as soon see Philly win. No I don't want them to win a Super Bowl but it'd be a nice gotcha (couldn't come up with a PG phrase for what I really want to say) to the NFL and Jerry Jones needs as many wakeup calls as he can get.

Yeah, this is like putting a mosquito and a flea in the ring to fight and deciding which one you want to win.

 

[Jumbo075]

I'm staying a Cowboys fan, but my NFL interest is waning. As a 32 year old, I've never seen the Cowboys in an NFCC game since becoming a fan. Heck, I have to use YouTube to watch the Cowboys actually win. That said, I'm not going to ditch. However, I have to admit my NFL interest is waning.

Firstly, it helps that I enjoy other sports, particularly European/Premier League football/soccer and WC football/soccer, and I'm also a big hockey fan. Specifically, my Premier League team, the AFC Bournemouth Cherries have been spectacular. Here's a team that was collecting money in buckets in 2008 to stay alive, and now they are 6th in the Premier League after thumping Nottingham Forest 5-0. Oh, and Bournemouth's home ground has only got a maximum seating capacity of 11,307. Compare that to AT&T Stadium, and it really puts the Joneses to shame. Then there's my hockey team, the Vegas Golden Knights (who share an owner with Bournemouth, maybe he can buy the Cowboys?) who have only existed since 2017. They went to the Stanley Cup their first year and then won it a few years ago. So yes, having other sports helps me wane my interest in the NFL.

Secondly, the NFL feels like a recycled product at this point. I don't know how else to say it, but it just feels......dull at this point. I mean, I enjoy watching the sport. I'm still a diehard Cowboys fan. I still enjoy going to the pub every so often to watch some games like I plan to do tonight for one of the championship games. However, I can't say I enjoy the NFL as much as I used to. Between the officiating being crap and the Cowboys being useless, I can't say it's as intriguing as it used to be for me. Hopefully my joy watching the Cowboys will be rewarded some day and I'm not going to ditch. However, I much prefer world football and hockey. Also, I must say, I enjoyed the college season, and I do like to watch the Japanese X League when I can. But, all in all, especially with the NFL, it's getting a bit boring.

It's hard to break a habit of 50-plus years. So of course I will remain a Cowboys supporter. I don't know if I qualify for the moniker "fan" anymore, because I'm surely not fanatical about the Cowboys the way I once was. Honestly, I tuned out of many sports when they started getting political, in the same way I stopped watching films and listening to songs by "stars" who were blatantly antagonistic toward what I believe. Football should be only about football.

I don't enjoy all the money focus either. I realize football is a business, but I don't watch football to get insights on my investment portfolio. I don't care how much athletes get paid anymore than I care what singers or movie stars earn. None of my business. Just give me good football - something the Cowboys haven't done enough of in recent decades.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

It's hard to break a habit of 50-plus years. So of course I will remain a Cowboys supporter. I don't know if I qualify for the moniker "fan" anymore, because I'm surely not fanatical about the Cowboys the way I once was. Honestly, I tuned out of many sports when they started getting political, in the same way I stopped watching films and listening to songs by "stars" who were blatantly antagonistic toward what I believe. Football should be only about football.

I don't enjoy all the money focus either. I realize football is a business, but I don't watch football to get insights on my investment portfolio. I don't care how much athletes get paid anymore than I care what singers or movie stars earn. None of my business. Just give me good football - something the Cowboys haven't done enough of in recent decades.

That's a fair point, but I mean, I'm still very much a fan/supporter of the team. I'm hopeful that Schotty will be a good coach for us. He's at least a coach who has paid his dues, unlike Moore.