Yakuza Rich
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T.O. was a different situation. The sports media loves the Eagles and loved McNabb. They hate the Cowboys, Jerry Jones and were turning on Parcells for being Cowboys-ized. T.O. spurned the Eagles and it drew tremendous ratings for them.
Now, he was going to Dallas…a major rival to the Eagles and a ratings juggernaut w/o T.O. So now you had T.O coming to Dallas for the ‘evil’ Jerry Jones and the narrative that ‘Parcells didn’t want him but was forced to take him’ and another story of ‘how long will Parcells take of Jerry controlling him?’
Personally, I believe most of it was nonsense from the media. But, that was the multitude of stories that the media could pull from with T.O. coming here (not to mention T.O.’s bad past with QB’s) and the public would buy into.
When Roy Williams (WR) came here, it was about his poor attitude and that the Cowboys traded some hefty picks to get him. And how Roy thought he was better than he actually was. Lesser stories = less media scrutiny.
With Dez it has been his ‘checkered past’ (although I would not personally label it ‘checkered’) and the media has tried to perceive Dez as a shiftless thug that is just going to blow up in Dallas’ face. They know that Dez isn’t media savvy and is an emotional player on the field, so they prey upon that in hopes of drawing people to that. In many ways, I think the Jeff Ireland incident has helped Dez because people can sympathize with Dez being treated that way and they think that the media treatment of him is no different than how Ireland treated Dez.
McClain will have it easier for the short-term. First, he isn’t going to cost much. We basically swapped 6th and 7th rounders…and that is if he makes the team. That is far different from T.O., Roy and Dez. T.O. wasn’t a huge cap killer, but was paid good money. Roy we spent a ton on and even Dez was a 1st round pick.
The MLB position isn’t nearly as glamourous as WR. And McClain has not even established himself as an impact player on the team. T.O., Roy and Dez were all immediate starters that were expected to contribute to the team.
The only story the media has with McClain is if he becomes the starter. They can possibly go with the ‘he shouldn’t be the starter, but Jerry is forcing the coaches to start him.’ Or the ‘he’s a starter, but he’s a locker room cancer.’
For now, the media will just stick with the old standby’s ‘Jerry is evil’, ‘Romo is a choker’, ‘Why does Garrett get so many chances?’
Not the most creative industry that you will come across.
YR
Now, he was going to Dallas…a major rival to the Eagles and a ratings juggernaut w/o T.O. So now you had T.O coming to Dallas for the ‘evil’ Jerry Jones and the narrative that ‘Parcells didn’t want him but was forced to take him’ and another story of ‘how long will Parcells take of Jerry controlling him?’
Personally, I believe most of it was nonsense from the media. But, that was the multitude of stories that the media could pull from with T.O. coming here (not to mention T.O.’s bad past with QB’s) and the public would buy into.
When Roy Williams (WR) came here, it was about his poor attitude and that the Cowboys traded some hefty picks to get him. And how Roy thought he was better than he actually was. Lesser stories = less media scrutiny.
With Dez it has been his ‘checkered past’ (although I would not personally label it ‘checkered’) and the media has tried to perceive Dez as a shiftless thug that is just going to blow up in Dallas’ face. They know that Dez isn’t media savvy and is an emotional player on the field, so they prey upon that in hopes of drawing people to that. In many ways, I think the Jeff Ireland incident has helped Dez because people can sympathize with Dez being treated that way and they think that the media treatment of him is no different than how Ireland treated Dez.
McClain will have it easier for the short-term. First, he isn’t going to cost much. We basically swapped 6th and 7th rounders…and that is if he makes the team. That is far different from T.O., Roy and Dez. T.O. wasn’t a huge cap killer, but was paid good money. Roy we spent a ton on and even Dez was a 1st round pick.
The MLB position isn’t nearly as glamourous as WR. And McClain has not even established himself as an impact player on the team. T.O., Roy and Dez were all immediate starters that were expected to contribute to the team.
The only story the media has with McClain is if he becomes the starter. They can possibly go with the ‘he shouldn’t be the starter, but Jerry is forcing the coaches to start him.’ Or the ‘he’s a starter, but he’s a locker room cancer.’
For now, the media will just stick with the old standby’s ‘Jerry is evil’, ‘Romo is a choker’, ‘Why does Garrett get so many chances?’
Not the most creative industry that you will come across.
YR
