CrazyCowboy
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I am pulling for Wade....he is a nice person....and he will show those type of people can win a SB
Chief;2157875 said:Not even winning a playoff game and then talking about the "Elite 8" is like throwing gas on the fire.
Wade has to know this.
Chocolate Lab;2157739 said:Really, if winning the most games and the division for the first time in forever won't stop it, what will? Nothing that I can see.
DallasCowpoke;2158156 said:And you're satisified with that!? Wow, please shoot me when I become ok as an also-ran.
InmanRoshi;2158092 said:As the Hardline were discussing yesterday, Dallas .. at least when it comes to the Cowboys ... there is almost no turnover in the media. Hansen, Galloway, JJT, Babe, Steve Dennis, Norm, Coop, The Ticket personalities. etc. Whereas most most markets the beatwriters turnover every 2-3 years and sportstalk radio channels go under after 3-5 years, 90% of the faces out there this week covering the Cowboys were out there 10, 15, 20 even 25 or 30 years ago.
So there is an arrogant attitude among the Dallas media of "Coaches are here today, gone tommorrow. We'll still be here long after the this one has come and gone." mindset of self-importance that prevails. I won't deny that. And as such, they expect the coaches to kowtow to them to a certain extent that you don't see with other teams and markets. When they feel they're being patronized or not being told the truth, they take it as a sign of a lack of respect that they believe they're entitled to. They are self important and they do take themselves too seriously. Hanson thought he was Ghandi, MLK and Nelson Mandella all rolled into one the way he was sanctimoniously protesting when Parcells wouldn't let him take footage of the players practicing. I thought he was going to shave his head, go on hunger strike and sing "We Shall Overcome" outside of the Alamodome.
But I think a turning point with Wade and the local media was in December when the team was obviously not playing well, and they were asking Wade about his concern and he just kind of brushed it off with a condescending tone and kept bringing up the overall record. So then the team carries that poor play into the playoffs and get beat, now the media is out for blood after 4 weeks of being talked down to. And instead of falling on his sword, Wade brings up the infamous "Final 8" defense, almost as an act of defiance. When Wade did that he lost the day-to-day beatwriters. Dale and Galloway might have been "Norv guys", but they're just blowhards that even the people in Dallas don't take all that seriously. They hardly even attend the press conferences. Most people know that they've just taken on the personality of the old, curmudgeon blowhard to be entertainers. So I don't know that their opinion holds any weight among local Dallas fans. They're the court jesters. But the beatwriters are another story.
But this is also a quirk of Wade's personality, because he is stubborn, and he is defiant and he does say stupid stuff trying to get an unnecessary jab or quip in. He won't just fall on his sword and plead mea culpea when the situation calls for it, and that's how he lost his job in Buffalo.
And of course, Jerry is certainly doing Wade no favors with Garrett and the "most talented team I've ever had that didn't go to a Superbowl" remarks.
theebs;2157705 said:The national media is going to run with everything wade has said, true or not. Perception is reality.
Chocolate Lab;2158175 said:So if we'd gotten to the Super Bowl and lost, you'd say the same thing?
Because as Cowboys fans, we only are satisfied when we win Super Bowls, right?
Chocolate Lab;2158240 said:That's fine if you feel that way.
I tend to have more realistic expectations. When a team improves in almost every area and has the best year it has in a decade, I don't get too upset.
jazzcat22;2158305 said:Dallas can win less games, but be a better team. By virtue, other teams are better and just won the games, giving us 4 or 5 losses. we can still win the Division, and a playoff game. But the media will still come down on Wade, no matter what.
It's the media that is SB or bust, not the team or JJ, or at least publicly speaking about it.
Boysboy;2158317 said:For the most part-Parcells got a pass from the media for just about everything.
With all the flack Wade got for allowing Romo and Witten to go to Cabo during the bye weekend, less not forget it was Parcells who ALLOWED Romo to bring Carrie Underwood onto the field for pre-game warmups before that '06 Eagles game.(but noone in the media ever gave him flack for it)
Chocolate Lab;2158402 said:FWIW, Mosley was saying a few minutes on 103.3 that he couldn't believe the way Wade was attacked by the media from the start yesterday. Said that Wade may not be perfect and certainly isn't above criticism, but that some of the media almost seem to have something personal against him. Pointed out that it was like the media wanted to force him to say something, almost like a cross-examination.
So even someone who's a pro at this admits that it was over the top.
Oh well. With Jerry's Big Top beginning, something will happen soon to give us something else to talk about. Probably in the next couple hours. :
Chocolate Lab;2158402 said:With Jerry's Big Top beginning, something will happen soon to give us something else to talk about. Probably in the next couple hours. :