Is anyone else just indifferent with this team anymore?

[ClappingCarrot]

I was a die-hard for most of my life. Would spend ridiculous amounts of money on merchandise and Cowboys tickets and related travel. I even paid money at one point to be in the official fan club of the Cowboys, which had next to zero benefits for fans that are out of state. I would re-arrange any and every aspect of my life to ensure I was near a television to watch the Cowboys play. I once took a completely inconvenient and needlessly expensive trip to New York City to watch the Cowboys play the Giants on MNF (the "Black Cat" game).

My wife's aunt died young in January 2024 of a brain aneurysm. She was only in her 40's. And I spent that weekend driving from NC to the funeral service in the Tidewater area of VA, to the celebration of life in Upstate NY, back home. I woke up at 2AM that morning on little sleep to drive 10.5 hours home so that I could watch the Cowboys play the Packers in the playoffs. I was so amped up for that game and was running on adrenaline. I made it home barely in time for kickoff. Then the wheels came off the franchise that day, and that's when my fandom changed. They finally broke me. I vowed that day to never be fooled again and to never give this gang of losers any of my hard earned money again. I would no longer scream and yell at my television or allow myself to come unglued at home. They played the Panthers last season at Bank of America Stadium, which is less than 15 minutes from my driveway- and I had no interest in even accepting a free ticket. I knew they were going to lose the game, and they did in extraordinary fashion.

You can't depend on this team for literally anything but nostalgia and fond memories of long ago.

 

[QuincyCarter]

Come on now. this **** isn't that important. sheesh.....I bet you try to burn down McDonald's when they forget to put the fries in the bag. dang..

I appreciate your concern. I didn't realize Jerry Jones had a personal security detail monitoring Cowboys message boards.

 

[Captain-Crash]

I appreciate your concern. I didn't realize Jerry Jones had a personal security detail monitoring Cowboys message boards.

I hope someone is keeping an eye on you. I hope I don't see you on the news, again.

 

[nhcowboyfan]

The sad truth is that this team is actually a lot worse than a 2-3 record would indicate. They could be 0-5. Think about it. Had Daniels not gotten injured at the end of the first half against the Commanders, that game may have come down to the final minute. As it was, there were a handful of situations that Washington failed to take advantage of costing them several points.
Then there was last week against the Texans. I didn't get to see the game until yesterday - NFL Network rerun. Remember on that last drive that resulted in us scoring the go-ahead and eventual winning TD - the very first pass that Dak threw could have been intercepted. If the CB Pitre had not dived for the ball his teammate likely would have made the INT as he had inside position on Lamb. An INT there and the Texans may have ran off the final couple of minutes off the clock.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Yea...I'm getting to that point where I could Care less... To be totally honest. Sick of this team making me sick. I really don't need a SB. Just be tough and respected. I guess in Dallas. Even this is too much to ask for.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Why was that?

I genuinely liked the fact that we had been drama free for once this offseason. I figured that would be helpful for us to not have drama for once. The division looked weaker (and is). I figured, at the very least, we should win this division. The fact we're behind the Giants who, sure, they're okay, but they shouldn't be winning the division this early into the Harbaugh experience, says a lot.

 

[sunalsorises]

I'll get back to you on that one after Tampa's opening drive ends.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I'll get back to you on that one after Tampa's opening drive ends.

That...was brutal!

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Is anyone else just indifferent with this team anymore? I used to get highly emotional and let the game ruin my day/night. Now I just shake my head and go to bed. I think it’s been a decade since I was really invested.

Pretty much. I don't get worked up over this crap anymore. I even took two seasons off from watching. Now I'm back and see it's the same old thing. The problem is it's not possible to fire the person most responsible for this team's lack of success: Jerry. Jerry Seinfeld could probably run this team better.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

The real joke is fans like you laughing at us when we all suffer lol.

... and the truth is that Jerry DOES actually want to win. He's just not any good at running a team. It's not a problem of desire. It's a problem of ability. I have no doubt that Jerry wishes he had the most Lombardis of any owner. He just doesn't have the ability to attain that goal. He thinks he knows this game better than he actually does.

 

[Mannix]

I told y'all more than once that there was a time where by the middle of August I would already have our first part of the schedule memorized... home and away....and would study the schedules of our biggest NFC competitors. That started to end about 15 years ago, to the point where I actually saw we were playing last nite by accident....assumed it was Sunday. But the final straw that broke the camal's back was 100% the Dak extension...I found out about it while eating lunch, and later that day didn't watch ONE second of the Cowboys/Browns game in protest. Up until that day, I had missed seeing only ONE game in 35+ straight years.