Some Cowboys games are still fun to watch

[Jipper]

lol...I never watch past games when I already know the outcome, it's a waste of time. That's like reading a book all over again, no value in it. I mean how bored must you be to do that?

offseason...i found myself watching replays yesterday on NFL.com....less than 3 months till real meaningful snaps again

 

[KJJ]

The games are still fun to watch as long as the Cowboys are in contention and they’re competing. Unfortunately, these days a lot of Cowboys fans have become so disenchanted with the team they seem to enjoy watching the Cowboys lose. There’s one fan that only shows up on the board during the season when the Cowboys lose. He never comes around when the team wins. I question if he’s really a Cowboys fan.

I understand there’s a lot of angry fans but I can’t relate to those who are so upset with the organization that they pull for losses. They claim they want to watch the Joneses suffer when it’s really the fan base that’s suffering the most. If I ever get to the point where I get so upset with the organization that I’m pulling for losses then I’ll be done posting or following the team.

 

[DallasEast]

The games are still fun to watch as long as the Cowboys are in contention and they’re competing. Unfortunately, these days a lot of Cowboys fans have become so disenchanted with the team they seem to enjoy watching the Cowboys lose. There’s one fan that only shows up on the board during the season when the Cowboys lose. He never comes around when the team wins. I question if he’s really a Cowboys fan. I understand there’s a lot of angry fans but I can’t relate to those who are so upset with the organization that they pull for losses. They claim they want to watch the Joneses suffer when it’s really the fan base that’s suffering the most.

Just my opinion but I believe any fans fitting that description do not enjoy seeing Dallas lose. I think they enjoy any misery felt by the ownership whenever Dallas loses.

Additionally, some fans, within that particular category, presume losses (especially the 'devastating' variety) will prompt the Jones Clan into taking action they feel will reconstruct bona fide Super Bowl contending teams. This assumption has been long held despite observing what Jerry Jones and his kin have not done for decades.

 

[KJJ]

Right. I never watch replays of losses.

I have a lot of the 90's wins during the SB year, and some after that on VHS. But have not watched any of those for a good 20 years. As the SB's are on you tube. But I download those to an external disk drive. Where it is, not sure. Somewhere in the back of a drawer.

The only loss I have is when Emmitt got the rushing title overtaking Walter Payton.

I’ve only replayed one loss and it was a game I never saw, Super Bowl V. The very first Cowboys game I watched was Super Bowl VI. Started following the team during the 72 season.

 

[fivetwos]

The games are still fun to watch as long as the Cowboys are in contention and they’re competing. Unfortunately, these days a lot of Cowboys fans have become so disenchanted with the team they seem to enjoy watching the Cowboys lose. There’s one fan that only shows up on the board during the season when the Cowboys lose. He never comes around when the team wins. I question if he’s really a Cowboys fan.

I understand there’s a lot of angry fans but I can’t relate to those who are so upset with the organization that they pull for losses. They claim they want to watch the Joneses suffer when it’s really the fan base that’s suffering the most. If I ever get to the point where I get so upset with the organization that I’m pulling for losses then I’ll be done posting or following the team.

Can’t speak for others, but I’m to where I hate Jerry and his kid to an unhealthy level. My posts reflect that I’m sure.

However some strange phenomenon takes place once the tv goes on and I see that uniform. I forget Jerry exists.

I want to win badly, yet I know that winning only tells these two that what they are doing is good enough…and it isn’t. Not to win a championship anyway.

I honestly don’t know how to feel anymore and that contributes to the hatred.

They misevaluate too many things. I’m sure they think they’ve done enough to contend this season. Jeez…Jerry actually said he was “shocked” that they weren’t in last years SB. He was serious.

This is who runs the team. They have no chance. All the dumb luck in the world won’t buy you 3-4 consecutive playoff wins.

 

[KJJ]

Just my opinion but I believe any fans fitting that description do not enjoy seeing Dallas lose. I think they enjoy any misery felt by the ownership whenever Dallas loses.

Additionally, some fans, within that particular category, presume losses (especially the 'devastating' variety) will prompt the Jones Clan into taking action they feel will reconstruct bona fide Super Bowl contending teams. This assumption has been long held despite observing what Jerry Jones and his kin have not done for decades.

They “seem” to enjoy watching the Cowboys lose but deep down it’s killing them. Every season some fans pull for losses in hopes it will create enough misery for the Joneses that it will prompt some big moves. There’s also fans that pull for losses in hopes of gaining a high draft pick. If you believe what some fans post they claim they don’t care anymore but they continue to watch the games and post on this board, complaining about the team which contradicts not caring anymore.

Anger and frustration causes a lot of fans to post things they don’t mean, which creates some good comedy on this board. One minute they claim they’re done with the team after a loss and the next week they’re back on board posting with a renewed sense of enthusiasm after a big win. Fans are a fickle group especially Cowboys fans.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Can’t speak for others, but I’m to where I hate Jerry and his kid to an unhealthy level.

They misevaluate too many things. I’m sure they think they’ve done enough to contend this season. Jeez…Jerry actually said he was “shocked” that they weren’t in last years SB. He was serious.

This is who runs the team. They have no chance. All the dumb luck in the world won’t buy you 3-4 consecutive playoff wins.

 

[KJJ]

Can’t speak for others, but I’m to where I hate Jerry and his kid to an unhealthy level. My posts reflect that I’m sure.

However some strange phenomenon takes place once the tv goes on and I see that uniform. I forget Jerry exists.

I want to win badly, yet I know that winning only tells these two that what they are doing is good enough…and it isn’t. Not to win a championship anyway.

I honestly don’t know how to feel anymore and that contributes to the hatred.

They misevaluate too many things. I’m sure they think they’ve done enough to contend this season. Jeez…Jerry actually said he was “shocked” that they weren’t in last years SB. He was serious.

This is who runs the team. They have no chance. All the dumb luck in the world won’t buy you 3-4 consecutive playoff wins.

Once you see that uniform and star on the helmet, you see the team you grew up with that’s been around long before Jerry Jones owned the team. As much as I dislike the Joneses, winning during the regular season isn’t going to tell them they’re doing good enough. The Joneses are as bothered by our playoff struggles as much as anyone. They put the team together and our playoff struggles are a bad reflection on them. They hear the criticism.

 

[blueblood70]

I know a lot of us get down about our team's lack of playoff success, but that doesn't mean there aren't some fun moments week to week.

I stumbled across a 2014 game at Seattle, when the Seahawks coming off their Super Bowl victory were 3-1 and we were 4-1. Seattle had lost only 1 game at home in its last 21 (or 41), had not given up a 100-yard rusher all season (or even a 40-yard rusher) and on top of that our defense had not been great against the run and Seattle was a strong running team.

We handicapped ourselves in this one by giving up a blocked punt for a TD and Dwayne Harris muffing a punt that resulted in a TD. On top of that we had a bad snap in that loud environment that resulted in a turnover and Seattle field goal.

As much as Rod Marinelli has been maligned on here, his group of misfits and castoffs (George Selvie, Tyrone Crawford, Nick Hayden and Anthony Spencer was our starting DL) played outstanding in shutting down both Marshawn Lynch and Seattle's passing game. They were flying to the ball, getting pressure and the secondary was sticky in coverage.

DeMarco Murray not only surpassed 40 yards rushing (breaking 100 with 119), but Joseph Randle also had over 50. And Romo made a Romo play when we needed it most, spinning away from pressure, sliding to his right, directing traffic and delivering a great pass on third-and-20 on our winning TD drive. Even though it was a great pass, Terrence Williams had to go up and get it because it was thrown over Witten and a defender and Williams managed to drag his toes as he fell out of bounds (may have been the best catch of his career).

We know that season finished in disappointment, but just taken by itself, that game had all the things you want to see from your team in overcoming adversity.

I thought the Seattle game in 2023 was it word Prescott needed the score on almost every single possession given the fact that Dan Quinn's defense once again couldn't stop anyone but they went toe to toe that's a pretty nice game....

The Tony Romo game versus Manning in Denver if he doesn't get bumped at the end by his own lineman getting shoved into him who knows but that was one of his best games even though he lost the Buffalo game as well five interceptions but found a way to come back and win sure there's a lot and these are just off the top of my mind...

There's definitely a lot more than that I mean even in some losses they should have beat Miami in Miami prescott leads a late rally to take the lead by one point and what does the defense do yep easy walk down the field and kick a field goal to win the game it's the defense more than is anything else or lack of a run game or physicality...

I mean was that Lions game was that also in 2023 where they land broke free ,prescott threw it from like after getting caught up and hopped that ball up it was like a 70 plus yard touchdown to lamb...

How about the New England game I don't know when it was three years ago I remember that distinctly watching it with my family out at the pool in October having a little cookout prescott came back and tied the game in the fourth quarter in New England it went into overtime one play to lamb touchdown it's over I even jumped in the pool because I said if they wanted a game I would jump in a cold pool fully clothed and yeah I could keep going on and on there's always some fun games...

Anytime you beat the snot out of anybody in the nfcs what happens a lot and you beat Any of them didn't we score like 40 plus to open a game against the Giants a couple years back just absolutely beat the snot out of them after they just went the playoffs the year before and had high hopes and got stomped right back out into the dirt..

 

[fivetwos]

Once you see that uniform and star on the helmet, you see the team you grew up with that’s been around long before Jerry Jones owned the team. As much as I dislike the Joneses, winning during the regular season isn’t going to tell them they’re doing good enough. The Joneses are as bothered by our playoff struggles as much as anyone. They put the team together and our playoff struggles are a bad reflection on them. They hear the criticism.

I agree with this, but I don’t think most do.

I don’t at all buy that “they don’t want to win.” Semantics.

I’d say that they won’t risk a down cycle to get over the hump, but the bottom line is they just aren’t good at building a winning NFL roster, and/or recognizing when if and when that roster is ready for a real run, as in……what to do and when.

I suppose they find it difficult to believe that someone could be better since they think so highly of themselves.

Jerry and his kid have plenty of God-given talent. Putting together a winning NFL roster ain’t on that list. The depressing part is waiting them out probably won’t work.

 

[KJJ]

I agree with this, but I don’t think most do.

I don’t at all buy that “they don’t want to win.” Semantics.

I’d say that they won’t risk a down cycle to get over the hump, but the bottom line is they just aren’t good at building a winning NFL roster, and/or recognizing when if and when that roster is ready for a real run, as in……what to do and when.

I suppose they find it difficult to believe that someone could be better since they think so highly of themselves.

Jerry and his kid have plenty of God-given talent. Putting together a winning NFL roster ain’t on that list. The depressing part is waiting them out probably won’t work.

A lot of fans don’t believe the Joneses care about winning which is ridiculous. However, I do believe making money tops their list but they definitely want to win. Some will argue they’re winning by making money and keeping the Cowboys at top the Forbes list as the most valuable franchise. Jerry has been a control freak his entire life. He’s used to being in control and he doesn’t want anyone running his team outside his family. The Cowboys are his toy. It appears he’s trying to take small steps back. Stephen seems to be getting more control as Jerry ages. Not that Stephen gaining more control will improve things. It certainly hasn’t so far. It doesn’t look like the apple has fallen far from the tree.

 

[blueblood70]

A lot of fans don’t believe the Joneses care about winning which is ridiculous. However, I do believe making money tops their list but they definitely want to win. Some will argue they’re winning by making money and keeping the Cowboys at top the Forbes list as the most valuable franchise. Jerry has been a control freak his entire life. He’s used to being in control and he doesn’t want anyone running his team outside his family. The Cowboys are his toy. It appears he’s trying to take small steps back. Stephen seems to be getting more control as Jerry ages. Not that Stephen gaining more control will improve things. It certainly hasn’t so far. It doesn’t look like the apple has fallen far from the tree.

I agree,

every time I read the Joneses don't care about winning and that they're all about the money, do fans realize the more they win if they ever won a Super Bowl if they even got to an NFC championship game, how more money would come in???​

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I mean you can't have it both ways if they're that money hungry the salary cap is the same for every team for the most part giving small fluctuations everyone has the same pie to spend they just spend it in a different manner but that doesn't mean they like losing they don't like losing and if money was the key factor wouldn't they be getting rid of all the big contracts like other teams have in the past they don't pay their big players they always move on and just keep drafting..​

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I mean if the Cowboys really were that cheap, I don't think they'd be maxing out contracts like Prescott's without really blinking....​

They overpay for their own players on more occasions than they underpay... I just don't see them being cheap or the fact that they like losing..

its like you saidm, it's more of A this is the way I'm going to do it and one of these days it'll workout or it won't and they're just setting their ways.​

But winning big and money and more money go hand in hand the more you win in the playoffs the bigger games you win the more money you can make II don't get where anybody thinks that they're just biting their time with just being a bubble playoff team because they just love to make money that doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever the things they do outside of the team are not part of the salary cap they're not part of the team literally all the things they buy and you see them have that means nothing and all the billionaires in the league have the same things these guys are multi billionaires I mean it's insane they're like 7th in the nfl and money meaning there's six team owners that have a lot more money than Jerry especially if you look over there in Denver and it's been a long time since they won anything big...​

Billionaires will always have their toys they will always have their egos we just happen to have the one with the biggest ego and we hear about it more because he likes to put it all out there, but he definitely cares about winning but he wants to win Doing it his way.

Sad but true but I know Jerry cares but it doesn't bother him enough that we've fallen short for him to completely change his ways....

 

[fivetwos]

A lot of fans don’t believe the Joneses care about winning which is ridiculous. However, I do believe making money tops their list but they definitely want to win. Some will argue they’re winning by making money and keeping the Cowboys at top the Forbes list as the most valuable franchise. Jerry has been a control freak his entire life. He’s used to being in control and he doesn’t want anyone running his team outside his family. The Cowboys are his toy. It appears he’s trying to take small steps back. Stephen seems to be getting more control as Jerry ages. Not that Stephen gaining more control will improve things. It certainly hasn’t so far. It doesn’t look like the apple has fallen far from the tree.

You’re right. Throw in that being a celebrity is a priority, and being “relevant” is a must.

There are many conflicts of interest that take place, and while some can try to claim it doesn’t matter on the field, I disagree. It makes a huge difference in the attitude of the team and what the HC is able to accomplish message-wise when Jerry is the guy talking instead of him, and clearly yields the most power. The owner should be invisible. The GM sort of invisible, and speak only when necessary. Jerry seeks out mics.

Even a player that isn’t all that great would be allowed a direct line to Jerry if they wanted it. There’s no such thing as “that’s a question for the HC, etc” His ego wants it that way, and wants to be liked by the players and be in the spotlight.

If none of this is a problem, exactly what IS the problem? The futile results are reaching a crazy level. Two expansion teams and Miami are the only other teams that haven’t managed to win one lousy divisional playoff game in 30 years.

 

[Ranching]

I still like watching the 2016 game at Pittsburgh. Have not watched it for about 3 years, maybe 4 years.

I don't watch repeats, my VHSs and DVDs are still in their wrappers. I enjoy watching games, win, lose, close, blow out, preseason or post season....other than breaking film down and scouting my own team for tendencies, I don't even see my old games....don't know why, just always been like that

 

[JoeKing]

I used to rewatch certain games but no more. I'm moving on.

 

[pitt33]

You mean by Dez.

I knew it wasn’t a catch when it happened.

That was the rule at the time.

Now the Murray fumble was what really sucked.

 

[gimmesix]

lol...I never watch past games when I already know the outcome, it's a waste of time. That's like reading a book all over again, no value in it. I mean how bored must you be to do that?

I enjoy watching performances. To me, it's no different than watching a rerun of your favorite show. But if you are only interested in the outcome, that's your view of it. Some of the rest of it don't see it as a waste of time.