CFZ Sometimes silence is golden

[TwentyOne]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

Silence is golden is meant for relationships between people who care for each other. For the small people, for the personal relationships.
Maybe its also good for small businesses or politicians that are in trouble. Be quiet for 4 weeks and let the thing cool off.

In the NFL business the more hype you sell the better off you are.

Just my opinion because thats what i see since i follow the NFL.

I think it works because the people that bring the money dont care about the product they get. Its else when you buy real stuff.
The fans are emotionally so involved, they dont care about reality. As long as you sell them good news they will bite (and therefore bring money).

Dont misunderstand me, i like your approach. Thats how the world should work imo.
But it is just not like that. And i dont think it will every be like that (in the NFL) because the other way works so great.

 

[cristglo]

I agree what makes it sound even more unreliable is Broadus said Dak looked shaky.
Sick of hearing every year Im in the best shape of my Life.

 

[DallasEast]

I had almost forgotten Bill Belichick was the other major prediction proclamation for 2025 by some folks besides Trey Lance, lol. Per the thread topic though, perhaps the media could motivate the organization into giving more generic info during microphone time by posing harder, probing questions more frequently and decreasing the number of softball questions. Creating a more combative environment seeking deeper relevant knowledge might prompt less being propaganda released from the franchise in the process.

 

[Trendnet]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

Exactly -- they should all change to make me more comfortable.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

It would be awesome if they gave the "sale" a rest.

We are at the point where most Cowboys fans won't feel confident with a 17-0 one seed. Admit it, most of you would have that creeping feeling down inside, just waiting for the accident to happen.

We need to be shown, not told, not sold, but shown in the playoffs.

I agree but we need to make the playoffs first. Then we will see

 

[Hawkeye19]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

They could go 17-0 and it would be meaningless until their regular season success translates to success in January.

I think the mist frustrating thing following the playoff debacle, has been the team’s response to it.

Status quo. Apathy. Focus on contracts and salary cap.

Why would we believe anything has changed when everything points to more of the same?

There is zero urgency being showed by the FO. The attitude and posture of this franchise is wrong considering the magnitude of issues that were confirmed once again in how we were dismantled by a 7 seed at home in Jan

 

[sbark]

Cowboy ideology...words not matching actual performance with history of failure
Mentioned in post above....fans emotionally attached, then loose their desire to think it thru

Its called gaslighting.....age old tactic

 

[blueblood70]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

I don't really know what that's supposed to mean show us don't tell us we're in OTA's bro they're allowed to give a camp update or OTA's mini camps whatever they're calling this thing...


I mean I see it all day from other teams talking up how great the rookies looking shorts and how the bears offense is about to explode because of how great practices look..

I can tell you this Prescott doesn't need the hype, he finished second team all pro second MVP voting last year and led the league in scoring....

he did show you I mean you're gonna mention oh oh here it comes 123," how about the playoffs" well dude I'm sorry you can't skip the regular season, you literally earn your way into the playoffs by how you play in the regular season... This isn't Madden where you can double click and skip the season and let it choose how you finished and then go right to the playoffs...

So it's not hype it's simple report and he's allowed to and some of us just look at it as OK the guy shows up some veterans didn't at least he's a leader he's on a one year deal that he could risk injury and yet as a leader he showed up and he's encouraging the people that are there to play well practice hard and he's sending a message to the rest why aren't you here that's what I got from it some of us with positive attitudes which I know I don't seem like a positive dude but I do try to heads towards that side when I see these things you guys make a big deal when you see it because you're worried about the 20 year drought or is it 9 or 30I I don't know press cast not on the hook for that..​

I mean did Prescott write this story about himself????? is he trying to get a contract is that why it kind of hit a nerve with the fan base that any positive news coming out of the star is a bad story because there's no proof I mean show me where they have anything else other than that to write about... You remember last year everyone on the gravy train Prescott throwing interceptions in practice Prescott throwing too many interceptions in camp and they were counting them they literally with the dumbest thing I've ever seen in sports counting interceptions in practices and it's saying this is how it's gonna look in the regular season and guess who had egg all over their face those who chose to participate in the smear campaign...

 

[blueblood70]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

You know it's hard then to understand why you would say silence is golden when reports are coming out of every camp like this...

if you look at other resources like Twitter bleachers report and other places that are talking about sports they're not allowed to talk about in football other than what's going on in camp. Ohh over i'm hearing stories about how great people look in shorts how they look great coming back from injuries and whatever it's just standard it's just standard I I don't get why you have a problem with it they do have to report to reporters there everyday at every camp and I realize a lot of you wish everybody was like beast mode and showed up and was an *** and didn't say anything..

But the league requires you to talk, I realized less can be said,

but dude this is normal operating procedure for sports!

you got microphones in your face they're looking for little quotes and tidbits that throw up on social media because there's way too much saturation of social media and everybody needs something to report on a daily basis because they're content creators.

Most of this stuff is not coming out of the star, NOT like they didn't hold a special press conference, these are scheduled for media people rolling up there and need to write something because that's their job by the way the hypocrisy here is that's what you're doing you're using their story they should not be talking about to start your own content about your own story I mean do you not see the parallel here?

You literally would have nothing to talk about if they didn't write something for you to debate literally if they had no reports we wouldn't have much to talk about if they just closed their doors and didn't say a thing for three months there would be nothing here to talk about nothing new I mean I I don't get the problem here they're not talking about how they're looking forward to the Super bowl because they feel like they're the best team in the league type reports...

 

[blueblood70]

Cowboy ideology...words not matching actual performance with history of failure
Mentioned in post above....fans emotionally attached, then loose their desire to think it thru

Its called gaslighting.....age old tactic

sorry dude but these are scheduled press conferences or media up there during media time that's required by the NFL for you to talk and give reports on a daily basis because there would be nothing else to talk about about football right now if they just went silent and shut their doors that's not how you market the NFL this is not marketing the Cowboys every team is having these stories come out every one of them I mean do you not read Bleacher reports or other things on ESPN you get notifications from other sports even Twitter and social media literally every team is about how great things look with camp and some of the young players and draft picks and guys coming off injury they literally talk about this on a daily basis no this is not gaslighting anything if you don't like it don't discuss it you would have literally nothing to discuss if these reports didn't come out I don't know what you guys would do with your time... This is year round normal operating procedures and some of you still think the Dallas Cowboys are the ones that leading this charge and they are not this is a requirement by the NFL most sports major sports what open media sessions so they can keep the marketing train going because that's how it works...

 

[Bobhaze]

I don't really know what that's supposed to mean show us don't tell us we're in OTA's bro they're allowed to give a camp update or OTA's mini camps whatever they're calling this thing...


I mean I see it all day from other teams talking up how great the rookies looking shorts and how the bears offense is about to explode because of how great practices look..

I can tell you this Prescott doesn't need the hype, he finished second team all pro second MVP voting last year and led the league in scoring....

he did show you I mean you're gonna mention oh oh here it comes 123," how about the playoffs" well dude I'm sorry you can't skip the regular season, you literally earn your way into the playoffs by how you play in the regular season... This isn't Madden where you can double click and skip the season and let it choose how you finished and then go right to the playoffs...

So it's not hype it's simple report and he's allowed to and some of us just look at it as OK the guy shows up some veterans didn't at least he's a leader he's on a one year deal that he could risk injury and yet as a leader he showed up and he's encouraging the people that are there to play well practice hard and he's sending a message to the rest why aren't you here that's what I got from it some of us with positive attitudes which I know I don't seem like a positive dude but I do try to heads towards that side when I see these things you guys make a big deal when you see it because you're worried about the 20 year drought or is it 9 or 30I I don't know press cast not on the hook for that..​

I mean did Prescott write this story about himself????? is he trying to get a contract is that why it kind of hit a nerve with the fan base that any positive news coming out of the star is a bad story because there's no proof I mean show me where they have anything else other than that to write about... You remember last year everyone on the gravy train Prescott throwing interceptions in practice Prescott throwing too many interceptions in camp and they were counting them they literally with the dumbest thing I've ever seen in sports counting interceptions in practices and it's saying this is how it's gonna look in the regular season and guess who had egg all over their face those who chose to participate in the smear campaign...

Blue, just my opinion but the biggest point I had in the OP was I’m tired of being sold a bucket of hype. I feel it would actually help the team for the organization to just talk less and let the results speak for themselves. I know it’s “normal” this time of year to hear about who’s looking great or “in the best shape of their lives”.

I just think after last year’s embarrassing defeat in the wild card game with a NetFlix crew filming a story during the prep week for the packers game would suggest maybe the PR machine is part of the problem. Maybe a guy like Micah Parsons should talk less too and let the on-field results speak a little louder.

Of course I know that will never happen. This is the most hyped team in professional sports by an owner who could sell sand in the desert. And I’m aware the NFL is all about selling its product. I get it. I’m just offering the opinion that for once maybe this team would benefit from a little less talk and a lot more humble pie.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Today Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said at a brief presser that QB Dak Prescott is “having his best offseason program that we’ve had.” He later said that Dak’s “connection with receivers is better.” Went on to say “The real test will be when we get to training camp,” but “the passing game has met all spring thresholds.” Yada yada.

Note to Cowboys front office, coaches and players: Sometimes silence is golden. When your fan base has been hyped, sold, re-sold and hyper-hyped again and again and again….just give it a rest. Especially after the most embarrassing playoff loss in the 64 year history of this franchise.

What should McCarthy, the players and especially the Jones boys be saying? Maybe just once they could simply make generic, simple statements with ZERO hype and ZERO salesmanship and ZERO bravado. For example:

• “These press conferences will be brief this season.”
• “This season we are going to let the results do all the talking. We are not going to comment on any specific players right now.”
• ”These guys are working hard.”
• ”We’re focused on our work, getting better at each position.”
• ”When you have a disappointment like last year, you show up to work hard, stay humble and get better.”
• ”Most practices are open to the press. You can observe who looks good and report accordingly.“

It will never happen. But I would sure welcome a change from the usual over-hyped gobbledy-goop we get starting this time of year. We don’t need to be sold anything.

Show us…don’t tell us.

It doesn't matter what they say, people will still find fault in whatever gets said. They could say some of those exact same phrases you posted and would still get picked apart. There's no real news in any of these pressers anyway unless someone gets injured, contract announcement or roster move. It's OTA's there's nothing to show us or tell us, but they're still expected to say something.......lol

 

[Chuck 54]

I agree with the original premise, but it’s hard to not answer specific questions.
Unless you are Bill Belichick, it’s hard to avoid giving an answer if the media asks how a player or unit looks.

 

[Bobhaze]

It doesn't matter what they say, people will still find fault in whatever gets said. They could say some of those exact same phrases you posted and would still get picked apart. There's no real news in any of these pressers anyway unless someone gets injured, contract announcement or roster move. It's OTA's there's nothing to show us or tell us, but they're still expected to say something.......lol

As a Cowboys fan since 1964 I can honestly say, the results a team gets is all that most of us really remember in the end. In the glory years of the 70s and the 90s, there are few sound bites or hype lines I remember other than Jimmy‘s guarantee in 6 inch headlines. And then they went out and backed it up.

What I wish our PR obsessed organization would realize is this: winning speaks for itself. And when you are winning, whatever hype is being served tastes much better. It makes sense. Winning is the greatest sales pitch in sports.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Pressers aren’t where the news is made. I’m not even sure why they bother. It’s social media and players podcasts that make the news. Micah , in the worst contract pressure ploy in history, is publicly talking about where he would like to play next. ‍♂️

 

[Cowfan75Lives]

It would be awesome if they gave the "sale" a rest.

We are at the point where most Cowboys fans won't feel confident with a 17-0 one seed. Admit it, most of you would have that creeping feeling down inside, just waiting for the accident to happen.

We need to be shown, not told, not sold, but shown in the playoffs.

And we have a walkabout head coach who says the real test is...training camp. You can't make this up. Good thing Jerry won't have to worry about "dead coach money" next year.

 

[Bullflop]

It's clearly obvious that McCarthy is offering optimistic opinions as encouragement for his players to put their best foot forward. I'm also optimistically hoping that there's more than just a shred of truth to his words. In any case, TC and the preseason games are just around the corner. Here's hoping they prove that what Mike McCarthy is boasting about is for real. To be sure, it's to the players' advantage that it's all proven true. Stay tuned.

 

[fivetwos]

And we have a walkabout head coach who says the real test is...training camp. You can't make this up. Good thing Jerry won't have to worry about "dead coach money" next year.

He actually said that “it’s a major problem around the NFL.”

I don’t hear any other owners complaining.

Also, if he offered MM a four year deal instead of five after the sleepover, would he have said no?

 

[Roadtrip635]

As a Cowboys fan since 1964 I can honestly say, the results a team gets is all that most of us really remember in the end. In the glory years of the 70s and the 90s, there are few sound bites or hype lines I remember other than Jimmy‘s guarantee in 6 inch headlines. And then they went out and backed it up.

What I wish our PR obsessed organization would realize is this: winning speaks for itself. And when you are winning, whatever hype is being served tastes much better. It makes sense. Winning is the greatest sales pitch in sports.

This isn't just a Cowboys thing, it's an NFL thing and every NFL team is PR obsessed, the Cowboys just are better than most at it. The NFL is marketing 365/12/7/24, they are always selling, even when there's nothing to sell, every team has these pressers and hyping/selling the team. Yeah, it was an ugly loss to end the season, but the team and players have moved on, turned the page to the next season. No sense dwelling in the past and sure don't want to hear them keep talking about it.

NFL reporters are starved for anything to write about even the most generic pressers, if only to get a break from trying to come up some kind of lists/rankings/rumors/hypotheticals to justify and keep earning a paycheck.

If it truly bothers you this much, don't listen to the pressers this time of year, there is next to nothing to report. I'd quote Allen Iverson "We're talkin' bout practice", but it's not even practice, they're doing some drills and some classroom work, that's it. The NFL markets so successfully, even when nothing is happening people still want to hear the details of the nothing going on.......lol

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

When in Rome sure but the ethic of being quiet, worrying about what people might think or do, and 'knowing your place' has always struck me as what Nietzsche described as slave morality.