The difference between hope and faith

[Bobhaze]

The difference between hope and faith is a fine line...

Every year, I hope this team has finally put together a strong roster, a collection of motivated coaches, and Lady Luck’s maximum blessing to drive a deep playoff run. I’m not getting any younger, so my patience to wait on this happening is fraying like an old rope. When you’ve waited a quarter of a century for even a divisional playoff game win, patience is not something I have with this team. No Cowboys fan should be expected to have patience at this point.

But I do have hope.

• I hope this team can build at least a middle of the pack defense that forces TOs and gets key stops.
• I hope Dak’s leg is fine.
• I hope Tyron Smith has at least 20 good games left in his aging body.
• I hope the OL can return to form.
• I hope this draft and collection of FAs has at least 4-5 players who make an immediate impact, especially on defense.
• I hope Big Mac got all the stupid in-game decisions out of his system last year.
• I hope Dan Quinn is able to rebuild and motivate this defense.
• I hope having a more normal off season helps implement good change.
• I hope Jerry can somehow talk less and let his coaches work with less interference. (I doubt it)
• I hope the injury pestilence stays far away this year.

Yes, I have hope all or most of those things can happen. Do I have faith they will? No. To me, faith involves more certainty than hope. When I look at who’s running this organization, with all their fat cat arrogance, hubris, and long history of mediocrity (at best) on the field, faith is not available to me. My mantra with this team since about 2008 is “I will believe it when it happens.”

But I have hope. Here’s hoping we have a great 2021.

 

[MikeB80]

If Jerry were here he would pour a drink and tell you about the time his credit card was cut up.

 

[jazzcat22]

I hope the positivity from good news on here happens. But I have no faith it will.

Only on here positives are turned into negatives.

 

[Bobhaze]

If Jerry were here he would pour a drink and tell you about the time his credit card was cut up.

I wish Jerry would tell a new story about the time he realized he was the reason this team has been in this drought and decided to go fishing with Jimmy on the high seas in his yacht. That’s a story I would love to hear.

 

[Risen Star]

Bob, on a personal level I like you but your incessant hate has forced me to do this.

I must flash the Rock Signal. ---------> @Rockport

Godspeed to you. Hater.

 

[Risen Star]

I wish Jerry would tell a new story about the time he realized he was the reason why this team has been in this drought and decided to go fishing on high seas in his yacht. That’s a story I would love to hear.

Sometimes I fantasize about Jerry being caught out on the Grand Banks in a canoe during the Perfect Storm.

 

[MikeB80]

I wish Jerry would tell a new story about the time he realized he was the reason why this team has been in this drought and decided to go fishing on high seas in his yacht. That’s a story I would love to hear.

the only time he admitted fault in a non humorous way was when he hired parcells and let parcells doe why he wanted that first year. Firing Larry lacewell was Jerry admitting he had no idea what he was doing.

that was short lived. As soon as we all voted yes to the stadium they went right back to who they are.

 

[Bobhaze]

I hope the positivity from good news on here happens. But I have no faith it will.

Only on here positives are turned into negatives.

Hey hope is positive Jazzy!

Bob, on a personal level I like you but your incessant hate has forced me to do this.

I must flash the Rock Signal. ---------> @Rockport

God speed to you. Hater.

Hate is my middle name bro,

 

[fivetwos]

If Jerry were here he would pour a drink and tell you about the time his credit card was cut up.

Ahh yes Love Field. Classic.

I wonder how many times he told the whole team that one at halftime thinking it was the first time.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Good list. Out of the 10 things mentioned, I can see at least 7-8 easily happening.

 

[Rockport]

The difference between hope and faith is a fine line...

Every year, I hope this team has finally put together a strong roster, a collection of motivated coaches, and Lady Luck’s maximum blessing to drive a deep playoff run. I’m not getting any younger, so my patience to wait on this happening is fraying like an old rope. When you’ve waited a quarter of a century for even a divisional playoff game win, patience is not something I have with this team. No Cowboys fan should be expected to have patience at this point.

But I do have hope.

• I hope this team can build at least a middle of the pack defense that forces TOs and gets key stops.
• I hope Dak’s leg is fine.
• I hope Tyron Smith has at least 20 good games left in his aging body.
• I hope the OL can return to form.
• I hope this draft and collection of FAs has at least 4-5 players who make an immediate impact, especially on defense.
• I hope Big Mac got all the stupid in-game decisions out of his system last year.
• I hope Dan Quinn is able to rebuild and motivate this defense.
• I hope having a more normal off season helps implement good change.
• I hope Jerry can somehow talk less and let his coaches work with less interference. (I doubt it)
• I hope the injury pestilence stays far away this year.

Yes, I have hope all or most of those things can happen. Do I have faith they will? No. To me, faith involves more certainty than hope. When I look at who’s running this organization, with all their fat cat arrogance, hubris, and long history of mediocrity (at best) on the field, faith is not available to me. My mantra with this team since about 2008 is “I will believe it when it happens.”

But I have hope. Here’s hoping we have a great 2021.

At this point in Jerry's reign with the Cowboys it's impossible to have faith that things will turn around. His track record dictates that belief. However like you I do have hope. I hope that Jerry continues to relinquish control, although slowly, and continues to trust his football people. We're seeing the signs of it the last few years giving more and more control to Stephen. We saw a huge example of it in the draft just recently completed with drafting 8 defensive players. This is what Jimmy did, he drafted BP for need. So I do have hope. Otherwise, why be a fan? Just to come here and commiserate with other miserable people? Many, not you, here do exactly that.

 

[CouchCoach]

When faith leaves, hope remains behind that we were wrong to lose faith.

Those that retain their faith, that is their reward. These eternal optimists among us, I envy them. They do not become discouraged and will even double down.

In order to have faith, we must believe something is going to change. This is a pattern and there's not been one like this before. Nothing these people can do to derail the financial growth and success of this team and the relevance is baffling. There is no reason for change; therefore, no faith that it will.

I don't really have faith or hope, I just watch the games for entertainment because I like the game.

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

"faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."


Biblical reference from the book of Hebrews but is certainly applicable when considering the Jerry Jones Cowboys.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

@Bobhaze Another front office rant. You just can’t stop yourself, can you? Same old, same old. Did Jerry go ‘Hollywood Knights - Don’t drink the punch’ in your wheaties again this morning?

Hope has nothing to do with the outcome of a game. No amount of hope will change anything. Faith is a different animal and forum rules probably do not allow me to speak on that topic.

“When I look at who’s running this organization, with all their fat cat arrogance, hubris, and long history of mediocrity (at best) on the field, faith is not available to me.”

Jerry has a bigger boat than me.
Jerry has more money than me.
Jerry has a football team.
I hate Jerry.

 

[Bobhaze]

@Bobhaze Another front office rant. You just can’t stop yourself, can you? Same old, same old. Did Jerry go ‘Hollywood Knights - Don’t drink the punch’ in your wheaties again this morning?

Hope has nothing to do with the outcome of a game. No amount of hope will change anything. Faith is a different animal and forum rules probably do not allow me to speak on that topic.

“When I look at who’s running this organization, with all their fat cat arrogance, hubris, and long history of mediocrity (at best) on the field, faith is not available to me.”

Jerry has a bigger boat than me.
Jerry has more money than me.
Jerry has a football team.
I hate Jerry.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

[Risen Star]

Thanks for stopping by.

Bob, sometimes it takes more than 25 years. Even with the best front office.

 

[Sydla]

@Bobhaze Another front office rant. You just can’t stop yourself, can you? Same old, same old. Did Jerry go ‘Hollywood Knights - Don’t drink the punch’ in your wheaties again this morning?

Hope has nothing to do with the outcome of a game. No amount of hope will change anything. Faith is a different animal and forum rules probably do not allow me to speak on that topic.

“When I look at who’s running this organization, with all their fat cat arrogance, hubris, and long history of mediocrity (at best) on the field, faith is not available to me.”

Jerry has a bigger boat than me.
Jerry has more money than me.
Jerry has a football team.
I hate Jerry.

Blue Ribbon to you for oddest post in the thread.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Thanks for stopping by.

Always here to help with your JDS - Jerry Derangement Syndrome. Free of charge too.

You don’t seem to be improving. Might want to consider alternate therapies.

 

[Bobhaze]

Always here to help with your JDS - Jerry Derangement Syndrome. Free of charge too.

You don’t seem to be improving. Might want to consider alternate therapies.

And thanks for keeping this thread alive...

 

[TwoCentPlain]

And thanks for keeping this thread alive...

Sorry for keeping the thread alive, but I can see why you would want the thread to go away.