Most NFL owners are already billionaires. Owning a team is like a hobby or fulfilling a fantasy. It’s not their main source of income like it is for Jerry.
I wonder how the Bills or Vikings fans feel, would they give up 3 of the 4 trips to just have 1 ring? I've never asked any but if that was me, just being in 4 was a hell of a ride.
Super Bowl XII currently on NFLN...cracked me up how so many people thought the Broncos would win. Not only did the Cowboys beat them in the regular season, their QB was Craig Morton. There was no way they were going to win the biggest game.
You admit your disgust for Jerry is greater than your love for three Super Bowl Championship but we shouldn't dare question your level of fandom?The Cowboys were my co-team, along with the Cards from 1960-68. The Ice Bowl pretty much made them my sole team because of how they played that game. One of the most inspirational performances I have ever witnessed.
From 1988-91, I lived in Harrisburg, PA. That was the time of Buddy Ball and the most venom filled Eagles fans fueled by his hatred of the Cowboys. I wore my colors during the 1-15 season.
I returned to Dallas in 92, just in time to see my team return to glory so yes, I was around for that and if you think living in PA for those 3 years won't galvanize your fandom, try it.
I am not arguing the financial success of the franchise but without Johnson, I do not think that springboard happens. And him having the hottest name in college coaching at that time, who is to say another owner of the Cowboys doesn't hire him and then doesn't get in an ego contest with with his employee? And without Parcells, the stayjum doesn't happen. Why do you think he hired the one HC that would bury him in the background?
Do not question my level of fandom because my disgust for this person is greater than my love of 3 rings. I can't even wait for him to go toes up because there's one behind him being groomed to be just like him.
The bigger point in this rhetorical question is being so disgusted and frustrated that you’d even conjur up such a thought that normally we’d never even think of.
Here’s one that’s much easier. Has the Jerry era been greater to fans than the Landry era?
Some fans on the surface would say 3 Rings to 2.But that doesn’t tell the whole story. For those that it does I wouldn’t be interested in their opinion. I can only assume they didn’t live thru the Landry era which isn’t their fault .
SB's are not the end all for me. Not one of this rings ever did anything for me.You admit your disgust for Jerry is greater than your love for three Super Bowl Championship but we shouldn't dare question your level of fandom?What if I question your sanity?
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Trying to wrap my head around this. Winning doesn’t do it for you. Ok, no big deal.SB's are not the end all for me. Not one of this rings ever did anything for me.
One point I left out in comparing which era was better for fans the Landry era or the Jerry era is how fan friendly Jerry has made things. Training camp has been night and day more fan friendly during the Jerry era than it was during the Landry era. I attended camps under Landry and Jerry and Jerry’s camps are much more enjoyable for fans. Everything Jerry has done from training camps to his stadium to his training facility is to make for a great fan experience. The teams performances certainly haven’t been nearly as consistent during the Jerry era as the Landry era but as I mentioned the Landry era didn’t have to deal with a salary cap and free agency.
The Landry era didn’t have to deal with the high-priced contracts we see today. Had free agency and the salary cap never arrived the Cowboys could have very easily won 5 championships during the 90s. Those teams were torn apart by free agency. Ken Norton and Alvin Harper who were key contributors to the Cowboys 92 and 93 Super Bowl wins weren’t even around during our 95 Super Bowl win. If it wasn’t for free agency and the salary cap the teams during the Jerry era wouldn’t have been as inconsistent as we’ve seen. We’ve lost some very good players over the years that we wanted to keep like Demarco Murray and DWare. Free agency and the salary cap hurts your depth which is something the Landry era had plenty of.
Because most believe that Jerry’s insistence on remaining as GM and not bringing in more proven HC while staying out of their way not meddling is limiting or has stymied our chances of winning championships this era.Trying to wrap my head around this. Winning doesn’t do it for you. Ok, no big deal.
Most people have an issue with Jerry’s decisions which they feel prevent the team from winning. If winning doesn’t matter, why does his decisions matter?
If just competing is good enough, then Jerry has been good enough. While I don’t believe the team has been good enough to win it all, they have been good enough to compete. They just underperformed.
Good point.Landry's 20 straight winning seasons were remarkable in any era. You talk as though it was easy to win in those days and yet plenty of teams did not, just like today. Landry won with Meredith, Morton, Staubach, White and Gary Hogeboom. It wasn't like he had a great run with one future HOF QB, not much else.
Landry's 20 straight winning seasons were remarkable in any era. You talk as though it was easy to win in those days and yet plenty of teams did not, just like today. Landry won with Meredith, Morton, Staubach, White and Gary Hogeboom. It wasn't like he had a great run with one future HOF QB, not much else.
I’d argue there’s been several teams with consistency this era.If you drafted well which the Cowboys did it was easier to stay consistent in those days because there was no free agency or salary cap to tear your team apart. Teams had great depth back in those days because they were able to hang on to players. The good teams had backups that could start for other teams. You didn’t have the huge contracts back then that you see today. There were several teams that were able to win consistently for a number of years during those days. During the 70s you had the Cowboys, Vikings, Rams, Steelers who were always in contention.
You had 4 teams the Dolphins, Cowboys, Vikings and Steelers that appeared in 3 or more SB’s during the 70s. The only team that shows that kind of consistency today is the Patriots. By the way Landry didn’t win crap with Gary Hogaboom. He got his only starts with the Cowboys in 84 and 85 when the team was heading in deep decline and went 6-6.
I’d argue there’s been several teams with consistency this era.
Steelers with 3 SB appearances with Ben.
Packers with 8 straight playoff appearances and 2SB appearances.
Colts with Peyton had 12 straight playoff appearances and 2 SB’s.
Seahawks had 5 straight playoff appearances and 2SB.
Still need to draft well this era . You just cant retain your core talent for a decade needing to continue to draft well. So, it could be argued that the great coaches of that era who had great eyes for talent would have also done well this era.
In the NFL, SB's are what it's all about. The fact that you don't get that, explains everything.SB's are not the end all for me. Not one of this rings ever did anything for me.
I agree those 20 straight winning seasons were remarkable but we never got the most out of all those winning seasons. We should have won more than two championships with those teams. If you drafted well which the Cowboys did it was easier to stay consistent in those days because there was no free agency or salary cap to tear your team apart. Teams had great depth back in those days because they were able to hang on to players. The good teams had backups that could start for other teams. You didn’t have the huge contracts back then that you see today. There were several teams that were able to win consistently for a number of years during those days.
During the 70s you had the Cowboys, Vikings, Rams, Steelers who were always in contention. You had 4 teams the Dolphins, Cowboys, Vikings and Steelers that appeared in 3 or more SB’s during the 70s. The only team that shows that kind of consistency today is the Patriots. By the way Landry didn’t win crap with Gary Hogaboom. He got his only starts with the Cowboys in 84 and 85 when the team was heading in deep decline and went 6-6.
Losing twice to Lombardi's Packers and twice to the 70s Pittsburgh Steroids - by one score each time - is no shame. Those were epic teams.
What still bugs me to this day is losing to the Browns in the '68 playoffs after crushing them in the season, and the biggest of all - Super Bowl V. Those 3 straight NFC title games losses in the 80s sucked too, although "the catch" stung me the most since it cost me a trip to the Super Bowl. Hate the Niners.