Marshall Faulk's night ruined?

[BourbonBalz]

Most former players make TERRIBLE analysts. That much has been proven over and over. Back in the day in the 70's, the coverage was much better though obviously there was much less of it. I long for the days of the NFL Today on CBS with Brent Mussberger, Irv Cross, Jimmy the Greek, etc. The problem today is that all these so-called experts have to create so much junk just to fill all the air time on both TV and the radio, and their biased agendas are embarrassing.

 

[Coy]

Michael and Marshall were having there "M&M" segment this morning and were arguing about D. Revis vs. C. Woodson in terms of who was a better shutdown corner. Marshall kinda gave up and told Michael that he'd give him the last word. Michael says his piece and then proclaims "And the Cowboys win again."

 

[Coy]

He's annoying along with Warren Sapp, and Rod Woodson. Dukes gets a pass because he's been on our bandwagon for a few years now. Woodson ate his crow last night and gave us our props, but Big Sapp and Faulk were looking stupid this morning.

Actually he is on TO's not the Cowboys, he is a hater nowadays.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I sent an email to the NFL Network pointing out how unprofessional and embarrassing Faulk's "analysis" has become. Sure it won't do any good but it made me feel better. I urge everyone on here to do the same. Again, I'm sure it won't do any good but at least they will know how stupid Faulk appears to many viewers.

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Marshall Faulk hates Dallas because nobody will tell him he's better than Emmitt Smith. Only Faulk thinkss he's better, regardless of the reality that, next to Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk is the greatest FRAUD on turf!

 

[heir]

Was it me, or did Marshall look really ticked off after the game? As soon as Rich Eisen hands Dallas an atta boy, Faulk throws in "Wait til next week" with a chuckle. Faulk really showed his bias toward the Saints.

He looks like someone tinkled in his corn flakes when Ware was sitting next to him.

Al last week he was talking about Romo not coming up big in a big game. "He's got to show me something" was what I believe he said. Well?

nothing.

I like Faulk, and think he's one of the best on NFL network, but that was really lame. I expected better.

There, my friend, is where you went wrong

 

[Beast_from_East]

yeah I heard that and was puzzled

we go on the road to beat the best team in the NFC but that isn't impressive, we now have to win next week

With the Cowboys the test always comes next week

So what is Faulk going to say when we punch the Skins in the mouth???

Faulk...."beating a bottom feeder like the Skins doesnt impress me, I want to see how they are going to play against their nemisis the Eagles".

 

[TheCount]

Then again, when I see Tony Dungy constantly going out of his way to insult Romo, a part of me thinks this is just a thing among African American coaches and players

Are you serious?

 

[SaltwaterServr]

Those guys are noticeably absent.

Not as noticeably as the member who had to settle for a second rate school in College Station. Ah, good times, good times.

 

[birdwells1]

Just to paraphrase what Faulk said word for word this morning...

"Let's wait and see what they do against Washington this week, because let's remember what happened the last time they faced Washington ... they just barely got out of that game with a win. Im not that impressed with the Saints game, because it was basically a blowout. Now let's see if they can win a close game in Washington"

To boil down this amazing football analysis for you...

a) Dallas aint that great because they just barely beat Washington, which is not impressive

b) Dallas aint that great because they blew out the Saints, I'll be more impressed if they can just barely beat Washington.

Yes, he basically made those two points back to back within seconds of each other without a hint of irony.

Oh, and throw in some convoluted theory about how Gregg Williams is going to take time out of his responsibilities with the Saints to help Greg Blanche design his gameplan for the week.

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It looks like Williams should have called Blanche before Saturday.

 

[tyke1doe]

Are you serious?

Sadly, he is.

 

[tyke1doe]

LOL, that would be a great idea for us fans. But the network would lose all credibility when all of these former players end up looking like fools. Yes, they played the game. But that doesn't make them experts on analyzing football. Especially Faulk.

So who are better experts? Arm-chair fans who've never played football on an NFL level?

I can't stop laughing at that.

Exactly.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

He's an idiot. Before the game he was saying the Cowboys would lose and had no shot at this game. Then at half time when the Cowboys were up Rich asked him if he was surprised. He said "No, not really."

What a dope.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

As I said in another thread, Faulk, Dukes and Woodson have a seething hatred of Romo. It goes way beyond just generic Cowboy hatin' ... it's something personal. I don't really know where it comes from, because Romo is the farthest thing from an unlikable person. Maybe it's because they constantly have Deion in their ears with his TO agenda sliming Romo. Then again, when I see Tony Dungy constantly going out of his way to insult Romo, a part of me thinks this is just a thing among African American coaches and players (professional athletes by rule are generally pretty stupid and under-educated people who have been coddled most of their lives at a young age).... they resent Romo because TO was ran out of Dallas for some sort of ridiculously perceived racial reasons.

WTH are you talking about?

They replaced TO with a black guy. All of his WRs are black guys. How do you get anything racial from this?

And Dungy is the farthest thing from a racist. Man, I can't believe I am even typing a response like this.

 

[tyke1doe]

WTH are you talking about?

They replaced TO with a black guy. All of his WRs are black guys. How do you get anything racial from this?

And Dungy is the farthest thing from a racist. Man, I can't believe I am even typing a response like this.

These are the type commentary you get when people see blacks and think race. We can't just give commentary or hire those whom we feel are most qualified - even if they're of the same color. It's usually interpreted that we are the ones being racist. Ironicially, it's the laden racial perceptions of the observer.

 

[dfense]

There are many Cowboy haters on TV. The two biggest are Faulk and Tom Jackson. I can't stand either of them. They always have this stupid looking grin on their faces when talking about the Cowboys, especially when things aren't going well. It's just so obvious they love to see us lose. Really unprofessional considering they're "supposed" to be experts providing unbiased analysis.

I'd really have to disagree with you on Tom Jackson. He's a pretty professional guy.

Especially when MeShawn, Carter and Berman sitting next to him. He's probably the most respectable guy there.

 

[TX_Yid]

Black and White aside (I'm pretty sure Dungy's problem with Romo isn't that he is white), how do you explain his attitude towards Romo?

The numbers just don't lie, Romo is elite. Period.
Sure he struggled late last year and certainly took a while to get it together this year but even at his worst Romo still gave his team a shot to win games.

I don't understand Dungy's bashing of Romo, never have.

And I've noticed Faulk's chip on his shoulder when it comes to the Cowboys since before this season. The dude HATES us. I thought you guys would have a reason for it but it sounds like no-one really knows.

 

[DTK]

So who are better experts? Arm-chair fans who've never played football on an NFL level?



Exactly.

I agree that football players in general should make better experts than the average joe that watches football. The problem with that is that it's a false generalization. Just because the guy played and was great, doesn't make him great at analyzing it. Not all great players make great coaches or great GM's.

The problem with these networks is they rush out to hire the great players as soon as they retire and hope they help their ratings. Look at guys like Faulk, Emmitt, Gannon, etc. Being a star doesn't equate to knowing the game or the English language for that matter. Some of the better experts weren't stars: Solomon Wilcotts, Collinsworth (though he was good, but he also has a JD which shows he's intelligent), Millen, Green, etc. My favorite color guy is Dan Fouts, so that shows that stars can be good analyst. But you have to also be educated, something Faulk appears to be lacking. I'm sure he has a degree, but to say what he said proves his common sense is very low.

 

[LatinMind]

Was it me, or did Marshall look really ticked off after the game? As soon as Rich Eisen hands Dallas an atta boy, Faulk throws in "Wait til next week" with a chuckle. Faulk really showed his bias toward the Saints.

He looks like someone tinkled in his corn flakes when Ware was sitting next to him.

Al last week he was talking about Romo not coming up big in a big game. "He's got to show me something" was what I believe he said. Well?

nothing.

I like Faulk, and think he's one of the best on NFL network, but that was really lame. I expected better.

well u have to remember. faulk was abused by demarcus ware. u dont remember him being basically body slammed and embarrassed

 

[tyke1doe]

There are many Cowboy haters on TV. The two biggest are Faulk and Tom Jackson. I can't stand either of them. They always have this stupid looking grin on their faces when talking about the Cowboys, especially when things aren't going well. It's just so obvious they love to see us lose. Really unprofessional considering they're "supposed" to be experts providing unbiased analysis.

They are commentators. Commentators are supposed to give their opinion. Opinions are inherently biased.