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[PAPPYDOG]

I was hoping you would discourage it and not encourage it.

You were hoping he was changing the name of the site to CowboyHomers......

 

[Aviano90]

It's the unrealistic negativity that is toxic and takes over some threads. This is one of the best teams we have put on the field in 20+ years and we are going back to the big dance!

Here is the thing about unrealistic negativity…it is painfully obvious who those posters are and should be well known there is absolutely nothing that will change their minds…even superb play. The problem is that many of the vocal anti-negative posters can’t differentiate between legitimate concerns and unrealistic negativity. All criticism gets lumped in with the extremes.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

The brilliance of Jerry is that he retains more unhappy customers than any other business in the world. Can you name one other company you give your business to on a consistent basis and continue to feel like the service or product is not up to the standard that the company created? If you’re a non paying, or even little paying customer, it’s not that big of deal. But, if you are a patron that feels like you truly support the business financially, you might have a different outlook on what you feel you deserve as a customer/supporter, or in this case “fan”

Jerry is the owner and general manager, so he does have quite an impact on the team.

But he doesn't draft the players. He doesn't run practices. He doesn't design all the plays. He doesn't coach the team in games. He doesn't supervise the players' off season workouts. He doesn't watch the players 24/7 in their homes, or "on the town".

Like quarterbacks, Jerry gets more credit and more blame than he should.

 

[Runwildboys]

What's funny is that some fans/posters think this is new, I can assure you it is not.

The only fans that hate on Cowboys fans more than fans of other teams, mainly the East, are other Cowboys fans. Before the internet was even a gleam in someone's eye, this was going on.

Blaming everything on the Cowboys not being good, including the refs' bias and the NFL, in general, is nothing new. Accepting that another team is just better has been a struggle for a lot of Cowboys fans I have known. They have to have an excuse for not being as good.

This ongoing "26 years of hell and misery" is the funniest part of all of this. What other fandom had 20 winning seasons in a row and 8 trips in their first 35 years?

The best way to not get frustrated is to accept the fact that you are deserving of nothing in return for your fan loyalty. We choose to be Cowboys fans and that "26 years", had that all been bad? Is it really all 26 years because you didn't get a trip to the Big Dance?

The funniest part of all of this is the frustration when we all know who owns and operates the team. Some fans' frustrations are the direct results of expectations that deny the existence of the owner and his family. Hell, maybe some should be ecstatic with even the good years sprinkled in those 26?

Anyone who lives in enemy territory, rather than the DFW area can tell you that every team's fans are the same way, other than those who've gotten used to being perennial losers, and even then, some expect to win every game, every year.

Here in New England, as soon as Tom Brady left the house, there was a noticeable decrease in Patriots gear and displays. They've made a slight comeback since the team has been doing better than expected, but before Brady ever came along, you could drive through every New England state and maybe see a dozen Patriots logos along the way.

Cowboys fans are everywhere, and they're by and large, the most loyal fans I know of. Sure, a lot of them are extreme in one direction of the other, but they're not shy to show their Blue and Silver blood.

I think the ones who complain the most about the 2 and a half decades of futility are the ones who've never experience the success. I give them credit for sticking around, in spite of the fact that they've never had a lot to brag about.

 

[kskboys]

Jerry is the owner and general manager, so he does have quite an impact on the team.

But he doesn't draft the players. He doesn't run practices. He doesn't design all the plays. He doesn't coach the team in games. He doesn't supervise the players' off season workouts. He doesn't watch the players 24/7 in their homes, or "on the town".

Like quarterbacks, Jerry gets more credit and more blame than he should.

Look up CEO/GM.

 

[Runwildboys]

Here is the thing about unrealistic negativity…it is painfully obvious who those posters are and should be well known there is absolutely nothing that will change their minds…even superb play. The problem is that many of the vocal anti-negative posters can’t differentiate between legitimate concerns and unrealistic negativity. All criticism gets lumped in with the extremes.

Hater

 

[Rockport]

Here is the thing about unrealistic negativity…it is painfully obvious who those posters are and should be well known there is absolutely nothing that will change their minds…even superb play. The problem is that many of the vocal anti-negative posters can’t differentiate between legitimate concerns and unrealistic negativity. All criticism gets lumped in with the extremes.

Nothing wrong with being critical of a player or the coach or the owner. It’s posters like yourself who are ALWAYS negative about EVERYTHING that bring down the forum.

 

[Aviano90]

Hater

I have embraced my hater title.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Look up CEO/GM.

Don't have to.
Since when have we seen him on the sideline calling plays?

You missed my point entirely...

 

[Cydios]

It's when you know the pieces are there but yet, there's a history of not puting those pieces together.

 

[Aviano90]

Nothing wrong with being critical of a player or the coach or the owner. It’s posters like yourself who are ALWAYS negative about EVERYTHING that bring down the forum.

Yeah, you have said that hundreds of times, if not thousands. Problem is you never seem to see any positive posts from posters you claim are ALWAYS negative. Your eyes only see negative, even when things aren’t negative. For example, when you posted about Dak being in the “best shape of his life” this offseason and posters were spreaking about the cliche on a high level. You lost your mind thinking people were hating Dak. Even when it was explained to you, you still kept up with your schtick. Being called a hater by you is a badge of honor.

 

[Runwildboys]

Nothing wrong with being critical of a player or the coach or the owner. It’s posters like yourself who are ALWAYS negative about EVERYTHING that bring down the forum.

If that's what you think of him, you're not paying close enough attention. Next time you see one of his posts, ask yourself, "Is this statement going to bring another angle to the conversation?"

 

[Rockport]

Yeah, you have said that hundreds of times, if not thousands. Problem is you never seem to see any positive posts from posters you claim are ALWAYS negative. Your eyes only see negative, even when things aren’t negative. For example, when you posted about Dak being in the “best shape of his life” this offseason and posters were spreaking about the cliche on a high level. You lost your mind thinking people were hating Dak. Even when it was explained to you, you still kept up with your schtick. Being called a hater by you is a badge of honor.

Didn’t expect you to like it. The truth hurts sometimes.

 

[Rockport]

If that's what you think of him, you're not paying close enough attention. Next time you see one of his posts, ask yourself, "Is this statement going to bring another angle to the conversation?"

I’ve been paying attention.

 

[Crown Royal]

Can it be annoying at times when the level of frustration in some fans severely exceeds your own? Of course, but I would rather be surrounded by fans who care enough to be frustrated than bandwagon fans who simply disappear when things go bad.

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It doesn’t really have to be either or. There are all types of fandom. Complaining is one thing. Living in misery because you double check every minute decision made by the team coaches and players, or just creating a confirmation bias of “see I told you” in a league this hard where the price of winning is losing is just a terrible way to live.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

If any fan base in the NFL deserves to be frustrated it is Cowboys fans. Constantly the butt of every joke, a team that has gone no where in 25 years, literally an entire genre of sports reporting dedicated to trashing the team, I could go on.

I will say this though, there may not be “bad fans” on this forum, everyone here undeniably cares about the Cowboys more than an average fan, but we definitely have a vocal few of whom most of us probably consider terrible forum members. Troll behavior doesn’t get a pass just because we’re all ‘frustrated’.

 

[shabazz]

its the moving goalpost that gets me

Dak cant do this....
Dak proceeds fo do it

oh he did it against inferior comp

Dallas wont make the playoffs
Dallas makes the playoffs

oh well they havent played any real teams

Dallas cant score against top defenses
Dallas proceeds to score 30

Oh but they didnt hit any Doubles it was all small ball and no home runs

If Dallas wins the superbowl they'll complain it was only bu 4 points they shouldnt have won

Going better than 1-2 in the playoffs in 6 years should dispell any sensitivity about alleged "goalposts being moved "

 

[shabazz]

The site would improve by a factor of 10 if people would stick to talking football instead of arguing about whether someone’s post is negative or positive. If someone thinks Dak sucks, explain why you think differently instead of saying the poster sucks because he thinks Dak sucks.

 

[kskboys]

Don't have to.
Since when have we seen him on the sideline calling plays?

You missed my point entirely...

No sir, it was you that missed the point. The GM is responsible for all that you are naming. It doesn't matter if he is calling plays or not, he is responsible. The GM hires the people who take care of the minutae. It is up to him to hire competent people and get good players. He insists on having this responsibility, BTW. Jerry is fully responsible for the 3 super bowls, and fully responsible for the 27 years of ineptitude following.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

This is a great thread and I agree with everything @Reality is saying, but it's a shame that Rockport is on here just being a trouble maker on an otherwise very well thought out thread.