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This is one of those articles where the author goes through several categories, giving the advantage to either Dallas or Arizona. I can deal with it when they give the advantage to the Cowboys opponent just fine. I actually prefer it when Dallas is the underdog going into a game.
What I can't stand though, is flat-out hateful writing that doesn't even reflect the current state of the franchise. He is hitting on the same old points that Dallas haters have been harping on since the late 90's. He mentions Garrett "icing" his own team, which has nothing to do with this game except that it was Wisenhunt's Cardinals that it happened against. Zero bearing on tomorrow's game.
He uses Jerry going on the sideline to discuss Romo's health with Garrett and says that Jason's authority has been undermined and he's been "cut off at the knees". This kind of tripe I would expect in a bad season, but reading it just one week removed from being talked about as the best team in the league is ridiculous.
The writer (David Fleming) is hinting in the piece that Arizona is going to win and possibly their fans are going to tear down the goal posts in AT&T Stadium. He is saying that the Arizona win is going to put the Cardinals on the road to several seasons of consistent winning and send Dallas down the tubes for a long time (much like "The Catch" sent the 49'ers on to greatness in the 80's and Dallas down to the bottom of the league.)
All-in-all, it is a ludicrous piece that reminds us just how biased some of those in the media can be, even though they're supposed to be neutral.
Usually, I take this kind of stuff in stride and don't give it a second thought, but considering how well the team has been doing, I just can't believe this stuff is being written after Dallas' first loss in 7 weeks.
Here's a sample:
Coaching
It wasn't that Jones took it upon himself to diagnose Romo's back or to relay the information directly to Garrett, but the way that, after the fact, the Cowboys' coach just shrugged and took it (like he did after handing over his play-calling duties last season), saying, naw, shoot, I'm not bothered at all by my owner's actions. Jones just can't seem to help himself: He's taken a potentially great coach and, once again, cut him off at the knees by constantly undermining his authority.
The numbing effect this creates was on display against the Commanders, when the Cowboys were so slow and cumbersome adjusting in real time to Washington's barrage of blitzes. It was like no one on the sidelines felt they had the authority to make a bold decision.
On the flip side, over in Arizona, you've got the super-chill 62-year-old Bruce Arians, who,based on a recent story by ESPN The Magazine's Tim Keown, seems to coach kinda the same way we all would if someone gave us an NFL team to run. Arians is 25-10 as a head coach (including his 9-3 interim stint with the Colts), but he's never tried to make coaching or football seem more complicated or important than it really is. In four decades, he's only spent one night sleeping in his office. This year, he trained Stanton in the art of sliding by bringing a Slip 'N Slide to practice. And, he responded to the Cards' great start by saying this: "It's a short elevator ride back to the s---house. All of a sudden I'm the greatest damned coach in the world. I've been a sorry son of a ***** for 17, 18, years now. I mean, I ain't changed just because we won a couple of games."
Arians won't ever change -- and thank God for that.
But if his Cardinals beat the Cowboys on Sunday and take control of the NFC, nothing will ever be the same in Arizona.
LINK: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11788472/flem-file-arizona-cardinals-dallas-cowboys-tale-tape
What I can't stand though, is flat-out hateful writing that doesn't even reflect the current state of the franchise. He is hitting on the same old points that Dallas haters have been harping on since the late 90's. He mentions Garrett "icing" his own team, which has nothing to do with this game except that it was Wisenhunt's Cardinals that it happened against. Zero bearing on tomorrow's game.
He uses Jerry going on the sideline to discuss Romo's health with Garrett and says that Jason's authority has been undermined and he's been "cut off at the knees". This kind of tripe I would expect in a bad season, but reading it just one week removed from being talked about as the best team in the league is ridiculous.
The writer (David Fleming) is hinting in the piece that Arizona is going to win and possibly their fans are going to tear down the goal posts in AT&T Stadium. He is saying that the Arizona win is going to put the Cardinals on the road to several seasons of consistent winning and send Dallas down the tubes for a long time (much like "The Catch" sent the 49'ers on to greatness in the 80's and Dallas down to the bottom of the league.)
All-in-all, it is a ludicrous piece that reminds us just how biased some of those in the media can be, even though they're supposed to be neutral.
Usually, I take this kind of stuff in stride and don't give it a second thought, but considering how well the team has been doing, I just can't believe this stuff is being written after Dallas' first loss in 7 weeks.
Here's a sample:
Coaching
It wasn't that Jones took it upon himself to diagnose Romo's back or to relay the information directly to Garrett, but the way that, after the fact, the Cowboys' coach just shrugged and took it (like he did after handing over his play-calling duties last season), saying, naw, shoot, I'm not bothered at all by my owner's actions. Jones just can't seem to help himself: He's taken a potentially great coach and, once again, cut him off at the knees by constantly undermining his authority.
The numbing effect this creates was on display against the Commanders, when the Cowboys were so slow and cumbersome adjusting in real time to Washington's barrage of blitzes. It was like no one on the sidelines felt they had the authority to make a bold decision.
On the flip side, over in Arizona, you've got the super-chill 62-year-old Bruce Arians, who,based on a recent story by ESPN The Magazine's Tim Keown, seems to coach kinda the same way we all would if someone gave us an NFL team to run. Arians is 25-10 as a head coach (including his 9-3 interim stint with the Colts), but he's never tried to make coaching or football seem more complicated or important than it really is. In four decades, he's only spent one night sleeping in his office. This year, he trained Stanton in the art of sliding by bringing a Slip 'N Slide to practice. And, he responded to the Cards' great start by saying this: "It's a short elevator ride back to the s---house. All of a sudden I'm the greatest damned coach in the world. I've been a sorry son of a ***** for 17, 18, years now. I mean, I ain't changed just because we won a couple of games."
Arians won't ever change -- and thank God for that.
But if his Cardinals beat the Cowboys on Sunday and take control of the NFC, nothing will ever be the same in Arizona.
LINK: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11788472/flem-file-arizona-cardinals-dallas-cowboys-tale-tape
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