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[Pantone282C]

Go Cowboys!
I'm tired of being right over being a fan. Hasn't changed anything but my attitude.

 

[acr731]

I'm hoping my wife doesn't put me on the sofa again tonight.

 

[Redball Express]

We’re a long shot.... I want Garrett gone, I want Linehan gone, I want Kellen Moore gone... Save that for the offseason...


But I’m rooting for this young defense who haven’t given up, I’m rooting for Zeke, rooting for LVE, Jaylon, Gregory, Jones, Woods, hell im rooting for Dak. Cooper, Let’s go!!!

Right.

I am abstaining from posting anything negative until the season is over..

one way or another.

Then we have the whole offseason to complain.

I want to enjoy this ride as long as it lasts.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Right, I was thinking more like you'd want your girlfriend to be a super model not your mom.

Perhaps a better example. The point is, it isn't necessary either way

 

[Tangle_Foot]

The only agenda I have is Cowboys success, it's the only thing I root for. I can't let a few name stand in the way of that, I don't know how anyone could.
Let's Go Cowboys....Shock The World

 

[Bleedblue1111]

One word defines this team....

Resilient.

I will root for that kind of team, any and every day of the week.

 

[Reality]

We’re a long shot.... I want Garrett gone, I want Linehan gone, I want Kellen Moore gone... Save that for the offseason...


But I’m rooting for this young defense who haven’t given up, I’m rooting for Zeke, rooting for LVE, Jaylon, Gregory, Jones, Woods, hell im rooting for Dak. Cooper, Let’s go!!!

I always root for the Cowboys. I know that my wanting them to win or lose has no bearing on the outcome of the game so I prefer to focus on the positives of winning games.

I did not like Deion, TO, Leaf, etc. players before they became Cowboys players, but while they were on the field in a Cowboys uniform, I supported them and hoped they played well. When they were gone, I was happy then as well

31 teams' seasons end in failure every year in the NFL so I prefer to enjoy the journey rather than dwell on the ending. I will complain about Garrett, Linehan, etc. and constantly tell Dak via my TV to "throw it! throw it! throw it!" when he holds it past 2.5 seconds but I will root for them every game and hope they exceed my expectations.

When the season is over however, the gloves come off and I want changes if we did not win a Super Bowl and big changes if we failed to make any noise in the post-season.

 

[Tommy]

We’re a long shot.... I want Garrett gone, I want Linehan gone, I want Kellen Moore gone... Save that for the offseason...


But I’m rooting for this young defense who haven’t given up, I’m rooting for Zeke, rooting for LVE, Jaylon, Gregory, Jones, Woods, hell im rooting for Dak. Cooper, Let’s go!!!

Garrett, Linehan, and Moore are also part of the team.

I’m rooting for all of them.

 

[CF74]

We’re a long shot.... I want Garrett gone, I want Linehan gone, I want Kellen Moore gone... Save that for the offseason...


But I’m rooting for this young defense who haven’t given up, I’m rooting for Zeke, rooting for LVE, Jaylon, Gregory, Jones, Woods, hell im rooting for Dak. Cooper, Let’s go!!!

You are a Super Fly Fan, let’s do this..

 

[Jipper]

Cracks me up how some would rather see this team lose just to get rid of Garrett than win and give him or jerry credit...wild

 

[ShortRound]

You are a Super Fly Fan, let’s do this..

Dang right!

 

[RoyalCowboy]

Should be rooting for the team, not just individuals. I would never want this team to lose, ever. Being a fanatic means you always want your team to find ways to win and succeed. Succeed = winning. Wanting your team to lose is blasphemy in my opinion.

 

[CouchCoach]

Oh, we'll all root for our team but some feel the need to hedge their bets for a "told ya so, you bunch of Kool-Aid drinkers". Predicting doom is the fail safe, at least they can come back with that should the team step in it.

The ones that predict a loss are not any happier than the other fans when that happens. If you've noticed, even the ones that are really down on them still get down on them when they prove them right. Can't even take any satisfaction in being right.

Fans are a weird bunch of ducks. Some try to diminish what is purely emotional with logic. Some just make the conscious decision to believe, regardless of the circumstances.

I was a card carrying pessimist most of my life, and proud of it and especially using that word "realist" against optimists, which inflamed them. I figured hey, either I will be right or pleasantly surprised, win-win.

But there's magic in believing, an additional payoff and it's not bragging rights. It's that satisfaction in believing in something, that was basically against the grain, and having that fulfilled. You actually feel a part of that happening, not just an observer. You know you didn't will them to win but can't help feeling a part of that victory.

One thing I have noticed different about the Cowboys, the Booger element. He tries to sell the team so hard that if someone believes in them, they feel they're being sold. When it doesn't happen, they feel duped and suckered. If I like what I bought, I bought it. If I don't like what I bought, it was sold to me. Too many call him a great salesman, he isn't. He's a pitchman, big difference in the two types.

Regardless of what fans put on this forum, they are all of the same mindset as that kick off approaches. Some have just, unsuccessfully, tried to galvanize themselves against disappointment. Lose and we're all disappointed but some go the extra step and are angry and often they're the ones that were most negative before the game.

Most valuable lesson this life long pessimist learned? It's OK to be wrong. That's when I gave it up.

 

[blumayne38]

We’re a long shot.... I want Garrett gone, I want Linehan gone, I want Kellen Moore gone... Save that for the offseason...


But I’m rooting for this young defense who haven’t given up, I’m rooting for Zeke, rooting for LVE, Jaylon, Gregory, Jones, Woods, hell im rooting for Dak. Cooper, Let’s go!!!

This.