Making or Keeping Cowboys Fans Happy

[sonnyboy]

Proof is in the posts homer.

IMO this worthy of a ban.

 

[Primetime42]

OH SNAP!

That just happened.

 

[bbgun]

IMO this worthy of a ban.

Surely you can't be serious.

 

[DallasEast]

Surely you can't be serious.

He is serious. And stop calling him Shirley.

 

[RS12]

I figured it out years ago. Have Jerry step down from football operations and do only what he does best, make money for the franchise. I know I'd be much happier.

 

[Hostile]

Proof is in the posts homer.

Tell you what Spanky, you give a definition of blind homer that you think fits me to a T, then be prepared to back it up with nothing. Because Spanky, I'll blow your theory so full of holes that Swiss cheese will be embarrassed. All your little butt kissing billboard brethren can help you and you'll still be proven dead wrong.

And guess what Spanky? The proof will be in the posts.

 

[Bleu Star]

:laugh2: Gotta love a good pissing contest. I'll admit... I only read the first page but that was all I needed. I heart this thread.

 

[Don Corleone]

I think I have finally figured this out. All the Cowboys need to do to make and/or keep the fans happy is the following.

1. Win every game by covering the point spreads no matter how big.

2. Hire only the best coaches and have them committed to this team with no desire to become a Head Coach or Coordinator somewhere else and still not a be a puppet to the GM somehow.

3. Draft Pro Bowl caliber players in every round and somehow manage to keep all of them despite future drafts where we acquire more Pro Bowl caliber players, Free Agency, and a salary cap.

4. If we somehow miss on a Pro Bowl draft pick, trade him to someone else for their Pro Bowl player who will play here for less money because when we fart little rainbows fly out of our bum.

5. Win every Super Bowl.

I am quite fond of saying "learn the game." I think I finally have. This is fun.

How about winning more than one playoff game every 15 years? That would make me happy.

 

[Hostile]

How about winning more than one playoff game every 15 years? That would make me happy.

No it won't. I'd bet money on it.

 

[DallasEast]

How about winning more than one playoff game every 15 years? That would make me happy.

It's 2025

 

[Doomsay]

Rebuilding and improving with a real coach that seems to be strong enough to stand up to the dysfunctional owner / playtime GM.

 

[bbgun]

How about winning more than one playoff game every 15 years? That would make me happy.

The always sad vs. the never mad.

 

[Don Corleone]

No it won't. I'd bet money on it.

Well, you called my bluff. The standard is Super Bowl victories. Not playoff wins. I don't expect one every year, but a Super Bowl a decade for the rest of my life would be great, and a more realistic expectation than many have. Hopefully I have many more decades to come.

It's 2025

If anyone would have told me that the Cowboys would go from January 1997 to January 2010 with only one playoff win, I would have called that person crazy. I honestly can't believe it took that long. However, I do feel that Romo will win one Super Bowl before he retires, so it will happen in the next 4-5 years.

The always sad vs. the never mad.

:laugh2: You lost me on that one bro. No worries though. It is late and I've had a few. I'm sure it'll come to me in the morning.

 

[Hostile]

Well, you called my bluff. The standard is Super Bowl victories. Not playoff wins. I don't expect one every year, but a Super Bowl a decade for the rest of my life would be great, and a more realistic expectation than many have. Hopefully I have many more decades to come.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your honesty. For the record, I was going to suggest a what if scenario (I am terrible at them) of us beating the Cardinals in the 1998 Wild Card Playoffs and then losing in the Divisional Round the next week to the #2 seed Atlanta Falcons (this actually is who we would have played). I bet you would not be happy with 2 post season wins in the past 15 years any more than I would and I hate the Cardinals like no other poster on this forum.

We all want the ultimate success. I am no more suggesting we should all be happy than I am suggesting we all get ourselves castrated. That has never been the point of this thread.

I am suggesting it is high time a lot of Cowboys fans woke up and took a look at the real world and stop the fantasy nonsense that has run amok, especially the last 4 or 5 years.

 

[bbgun]

:laugh2: You lost me on that one bro. No worries though. It is late and I've had a few. I'm sure it'll come to me in the morning.

I was tweaking the allegation that some fans are "always negative." Even assuming this is true (and I can think of a few members who fit this profile), the "cynical" sorts are vastly outnumbered by the "high hopes/no need for a new GM" crowd, which is itself a form of extremism. Some people refuse to believe that their **** smells.

 

[2233boys]

Tell you what Spanky, you give a definition of blind homer that you think fits me to a T, then be prepared to back it up with nothing. Because Spanky, I'll blow your theory so full of holes that Swiss cheese will be embarrassed. All your little butt kissing billboard brethren can help you and you'll still be proven dead wrong.

And guess what Spanky? The proof will be in the posts.

Names not Spanky homer.

 

[2233boys]

IMO this worthy of a ban.

Then you are a sad person.

 

[Hostile]

Names not Spanky homer.

Mine isn't Homer Spanky.

If you're going to call me a name, I'm going to retaliate. It's really just that simple.

 

[2233boys]

I figured it out years ago. Have Jerry step down from football operations and do only what he does best, make money for the franchise. I know I'd be much happier.

That would make the franchise instantly better, but try getting some to admit that.

He is the biggest problem with this team.

 

[Don Corleone]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your honesty. For the record, I was going to suggest a what if scenario (I am terrible at them) of us beating the Cardinals in the 1998 Wild Card Playoffs and then losing in the Divisional Round the next week to the #2 seed Atlanta Falcons (this actually is who we would have played). I bet you would not be happy with 2 post season wins in the past 15 years any more than I would and I hate the Cardinals like no other poster on this forum.

We all want the ultimate success. I am no more suggesting we should all be happy than I am suggesting we all get ourselves castrated. That has never been the point of this thread.

I am suggesting it is high time a lot of Cowboys fans woke up and took a look at the real world and stop the fantasy nonsense that has run amok, especially the last 4 or 5 years.

Funny that you mention the what-if scenario with regards to 1998. That would be horrible, and that thought crossed my mind after I posted.

I just remember an announcer during SB 27 saying, "The Cowboys are back in the big game after 15 years." We're back to the 15 year mark, and it didn't happen. No guarantee that it would.

I agree. We do need to wake up. The playing field in the NFL is pretty level (no pun intended), and scheme, coaching, and luck (lack of injuries really) have more to with winning than ever before. Many fans dream of what 2007 could have been, but the Giants were simply the better team that day. I don't really think about "what could have been" anymore. I'm just trying to enjoy the game and my team for as long as I can. Just a SB appearance once every decade is all I can ask for...not even a victory.