The difference between hope and faith

[Corso]

Rebellions are built on hope

But mainly guns. Lots and lots of guns.

 

[Bobhaze]

My Cowboys experience does not impact my life in the least bit. I just hate seeing a once proud franchise hit decades of playoff irrelevance because the fuhrer and son do the same things over and over and expect different results.

I’m the same. I no longer get upset at losses or overly excited with wins. I enjoy watching the games very much but I’m not as affected either way. I want them to win, and I always have hopes for their success but I don’t have that emotional connection to the team. Hope is the best thing for me at this point.

 

[Jake]

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.

Hope is believing in something because you have legitimate reasons for it. Faith is just believing in something because you want to believe it.

I'm not a man of faith, but I'm always looking for hope.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

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.

Hey! What happened to "want to" and "have to"????

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Hope is the shy one with big eyes and plumb lips who wears her hair in a beehive. Faith is chubby and smells really good, works at Wal-Mart and has a camper for our dates.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I’m the same. I no longer get upset at losses or overly excited with wins. I enjoy watching the games very much but I’m not as affected either way. I want them to win, and I always have hopes for their success but I don’t have that emotional connection to the team. Hope is the best thing for me at this point.

I feel you, B. I have gotten used to at least 8 losses a season, and like to watch me Cowboys team for personnel improvement, new plays and defensive alignments.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Hope is believing in something because you have legitimate reasons for it. Faith is just believing in something because you want to believe it.

I'm not a man of faith, but I'm always looking for hope.

Have you considered Hare Krishna or Scientology or rock climbing?

 

[Redball Express]

I agree- I think Dan Quinn is a good hire from what I’ve seen. I’m hoping he has quick success and stays long enough to establish some kind of continuity for this defensive philosophy. We’ve been changing DCs and schemes like changing underwear, lol.

When talking about Quinn.it has to be obvious to all of us that Q is going to get hired as a HC next year. Especially if Dallas improves and returns to contention.

So I believe it would behoove us to not think of a few years as the amount of time Q has. not in Dallas. Jerrah is using Q knowing Q has the best chance of succeeding in his rebuild elevating the team while Quinn will get a lionshare here of the credit. He is using Jerrah and Stephen as they are using him. I just say Q will succeed.Enough to catch another HC gig..Maybe. But I say watch it. Success is a double edged sword coming. We succeed mean's losing Q as a result. Then we are back to more search for our DC. Just what I see.

On the other hand...if Quinn is here more than 2-3 yrs..then that means we probably are not winning enough and we will not see our assistants being hired away for HC openings. Starting with Quinn. Followed by Mooore if Dak returns to his play of early 2020. Moore will become a hot hire then in 2012.for a H position.

At that point if hit happens that way..we stand to lose both of our coordinators at the same time. Some conundrum hey?

 

[Pantone282C]

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.

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