Someone should tell Deion he's not a Cowboy

[leeblair]

Remember guys- this is just my opinion. Was Deion a top notch athelete? Sure.

But, when he does his interviews and commentary, he plays too much 'mr nice guy" to me.

Does he know football? Absolutely. But, he quietly tries to influence the game as if his opinion should count.

The day he left Dallas was a good day for us- freeing up money that needed to be freed up for us to move on. He can't help that he was injured, but he can help that he didn't work with the Cowboys in a contract to stay with the Cowboys.

He chose to go to Washington of his own free will, after standing on the sidelines and taking his pay in Dallas for two or three years.Then, he even came out of retirement to go to the Ravens.

But, in his "Primetime"- there wasn't a better cornerback in the game.

 

[Concord]

Deion's a Cowboy to me.



Loved him!

 

[The Panch]

At times, he annoys the hell out of me, but he's done far more good for this franchise than bad. He still maintains a sense of loyalty towards the franchise and the city of Dallas. And if Pacman ends up delivering for us in the future, Deion will deserve as much credit as anyone.



And last time I checked, I dont remember Deion ever claiming he was a Cowboy. He's stated before that he considers himself a Falcon.

 

[links18]

Deion Sanders a bust? Seriously? You may not like him, but a bust? Talk about more revisionist history. Not surprising this is coming in the same week we get an article from a professional writer claiming Brett Favre was overrated. So much revisionist history these days. People really are struggling to come up with stuff. Deion will go down in NFL history as a Cowboy. I always thought we could have used him more on offense when he was here, but he made great contributions in all three aspects of the game throughout his time in Dallas. A bust, really are you serious?

 

[Everlastingxxx]

this is just my opinion.

I think when a player is part of a Super Bowl team, that creates a bond that never goes away. Deion’s personality probably rubs you the wrong way and i understand that, i couldn’t stand Keyshawn and still can’t. But i really do think Deion loved his time as a Dallas Cowboy and wants the best for the current team.

 

[BHendri5]

actually TO admitted it. He was interviewed on the field after the game and asked point blank if he spit on him and he said yes.

No he did not, I saw the interview after the game as well as millions of others. He admitted that as they were yelling at each other some spittle got on Hall, he also said that you know how it is when you have your mouthpiece in and you are jawing with an opponent.

So you were right in a way, but not like you were trying to make it seem like T.O. did it on purpose.

 

[kTXe]

I will bet you dimes to doughnuts that when he goes into the hall, and he will, it will be as a Cowboy!

I will bet you everything I own that he doesn't.

 

[ladiewolve]

Long time no see. Where ya been hiding?

Hi there!
I read the forums alot , but I must admit while the draft was going on ( to which I am completely green ) I didnt post. I'm getting an itch tho....and I am ready for some football! So instead of debating on if we are superbowl material or not...I choose to believe we are.

Go Cowboys!:starspin

 

[Mansta54]

I say he is a Cowboy and will always be one in my opinion.

Enough said!!!! This a stupid thread....

 

[Zaxor]

In my book Deion is the best CB I have ever seen and I am glad he played with the Dallas Cowboys

 

[BuckyG]

He chose to go to Washington of his own free will, after standing on the sidelines and taking his pay in Dallas for two or three years.Then, he even came out of retirement to go to the Ravens.

But, in his "Primetime"- there wasn't a better cornerback in the game.

Opinions are opinion, but facts are facts. Sanders played five season for the Cowboys, and did miss seventeen games, but almost half of those were in his first year, when the Cowboys won the Super Bowl, and even then he came back from arthroscopic surgery to finish out the season. He missed eleven games over his last four years in Dallas (less than Terry Glenn missed last year), made the Pro Bowl every one of those years, and was first-team All Pro in three of them (he even first-team made All Pro teams in 1995 and 1999, Sporting News, but just wasn't consensus All Pro).

That you didn't like his "Prime Time" act is obvious, and I have no issues with that. But your dislike for Sanders is coloring your perception of the truth of his year-in, year-out outstanding play in Dallas. He was never a malingerer and never had a year in which he just stood around and cashed a check. He missed games along the way--many due to lingering turf toe problems, a chronic, extremely painful condition--but he wouldn't be the first superstar to have injury issues.

Sanders played great ball in Dallas, and the Cowboys were lucky to have him.

 

[leeblair]

I don't resent his 'primetime' image.

I thought it was an excellent marketing strategy by a college kid.

If you look at his production, his interceptions diminished after the first year here.

To me- and this is my opinion only- he never achieved after his first year here in Dallas.

But, I don't deny his ability. I don't deny he knows the game.

It's just a personal issue I have with some of the things he's said in commentary, and especially the deal with T.O..

 

[IndianaCowboyFan]

In my book Deion is the best CB I have ever seen and I am glad he played with the Dallas Cowboys

I have to second this. Best CB by a large margin.

 

[Biggems]

I will say this about Deion.....he sure as heck wasnt the playmaker in Dallas that he was in Atlanta and SF....but then again, it is hard to make plays when teams won't throw the ball to your side of the field for the entire game.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I may be in the minority, but I can't stand Deion Sanders acting like he's got the keys to Valley Ranch, and that he's one of the most loved Cowboys in our history.
...Just a rant. It's the off season.

Breath deep. Serenity now!

 

[bbgun]

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[Clove]

Well I dont know about all that stuff in that post.

But I loathe Deion Sanders more than any athlete in the history of sports. The day he was off our roster was a great day.

I'm sure Deion is shaking in his boots, or about to jump off of the AAC right about now.

 

[links18]

I don't resent his 'primetime' image.

I thought it was an excellent marketing strategy by a college kid.

If you look at his production, his interceptions diminished after the first year here.

To me- and this is my opinion only- he never achieved after his first year here in Dallas.

But, I don't deny his ability. I don't deny he knows the game.

It's just a personal issue I have with some of the things he's said in commentary, and especially the deal with T.O..

If you have problems with Deion's commentary, what must you think of Aikman's (who many feel goes out of his way to make sure he doesn't come off as pro-Cowboy) or what about Moose who threw Jerry under the bus when he signed Tank? Deion may have had his best year here his first year, but the team as a whole went into a decline after 1995

Deion was one of the few bright spots on a team that was in decline. Do you remember him gutting it out in the 1996 playoff game in Carolina after Irvin went down at WR and he himself was carted off on a stretcher? Or how about his 2 TD performance against the Giants in 1998? Or how about coming back from an illness to almost take a punt return to the house against the Colts in 1999? Or his pick six against Favre in a frozen Lambeau field in 1997 (one of the only bright spots that day!) These are all great moments in Cowboys history, all the more outstanding in that they happened when the team was in decline.

 

[DeaconBlues]

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If you look at his production, his interceptions diminished after the first year here.

To me- and this is my opinion only- he never achieved after his first year here in Dallas.

His ints diminished due to opposing QBs wisely looking away from his side of the field.

 

[alby]

Hell, if I had it my way, Deion's 21 would be retired in the new Cowboys stadium =P


as far as the number of interceptions goes, when you are being thrown at once.. maybe twice a game--it's pretty tough to pick balls off.