This dude Easterbrook really hates the Cowboys

[Boyzmamacita]

I don't know if you guys are familiar with Gregg Easterbrook of ESPN2, but he is one of the leaders of the Cowboys haters in today's media. He accuses the franchise and its fans of being unemotional of all things. He even stoops so low as to put down the Cowboys Cheerleaders. He does it a lot! This dude has an agenda like no other. Here's an excerpt from his latest rantings.

Dallas

Remember when the Cowboys were a monster team? If you do, then you probably remember when Robert Goulet was synonymous with beefcake. The Dallas Cowboys, who took home three Lombardi Trophies in the mid-1990s, have not won a playoff contest since 1996 and are 40-57 in the 21st century.

The Cowboys' decline has been strangely unemotional. Dallas has fielded three consecutive strangely unemotional coaches -- Chan Gailey, Dave Campo and Bill Parcells. All seemed unfazed by letdown after letdown; Parcells gives the impression of being annoyed that he must attend Cowboys' games. Fans have been strangely unemotional: There's been no rending of garments, no gnashing of teeth, no Texas angst. Owner Jerry Jones has been strangely unemotional, enduring disappointing season after disappointing season without tirades, seemingly not even particularly concerned. Even the cheerleaders no longer look like the league's hottest. They look bored and late for something they would rather be doing.

Into this strangely unemotional landscape we introduce -- Terrell Owens.

TMQ is tired of talking about this gentleman.TMQ is sick of T.O.'s act and does not know anyone who isn't. Yet maybe this guy is what the Cowboys need to reconnect with their emotional selves. Dallas seems to lack enthusiasm about football, and who would have thought that would ever be said about a Texas city? Owens isn't exactly what the doctor ordered, more like what the meshuggener ordered. Perhaps he can light the fire in Dallas, if only by making the rest of the team want to perform in order to shut him up. Of course, first he must make the team. When Owens signed his Cowboys' contract, he released a rap song in which he boasted, "I got what I wanted up front, 10 mil," the amount he demanded in Philadelphia. Actually, Owens got only half upfront. He must be on the Dallas opening-day roster to receive the second $5 million, and with Owens, nothing is certain until it happens.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/060829

 

[Wimbo]

Unfortunately, he is not far off.

Easterbrook isn't all bad... he is the one who calls the Washington Commanders the "Lower Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons". Quite clever.

 

[YosemiteSam]

What did you expect from him? Look at the bottom of the page.

I've quoted and made bold the part I'm talking about:

In addition to writing Tuesday Morning Quarterback, Gregg Easterbrook is the author of "The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse," and other books. He is also a contributing editor for The New Republic, The Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Monthly, and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. Sound off to Page 2 here.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

What did you expect from him? Look at the bottom of the page.

I've quoted and made bold the part I'm talking about:

In addition to writing Tuesday Morning Quarterback, Gregg Easterbrook is the author of "The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse," and other books. He is also a contributing editor for The New Republic, The Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Monthly, and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. Sound off to Page 2 here.

I expect professionalism, but maybe that's asking too much. A writer is entitled to his opinion, but to accuse Jerry Jones and fans of the Dallas Cowboys of not being emotional? That's just a lie told to portray the team in a negative light. Criticize the lack of Super Bowls lately, but don't say that we don't care. Lord knows we do. Just look at this board.

 

[Wimbo]

All of his articles are toung-in-cheek. He has a warped sense of intellectual humor.

 

[WV Cowboy]

Easter - who ?

His opinion should not concern us.

 

[Danny White]

I like Gregg Easterbrook and his writing. He's got a snarky sense of humor and takes equal-opportunity shots at most teams/personalities... his nickname for Dan Snyder is priceless: Lord Voldermort!

I also get a kick out of his Tennessee Titans nickname... the Flaming Thumbtacks!

 

[jazzcat22]

What else do you expect from ESPN...like I said in another post. You have to be a Cowboy hater to be hired at ESPN or your out (Irvin gets the exception clause).

 

[Cowboys22]

Sounds like a story written by a Cowboys hater who just realized that if he wanted to right a story bashing the Cowboys, he better go ahead and do it because the team may be on the verge of being a powerhouse again!

 

[boysfanindc]

Putting down JJ, BP & the fans is one thing, but putting down the cheerleaders, well that's just un-american!

 

[Yeagermeister]

I like Gregg Easterbrook and his writing. He's got a snarky sense of humor and takes equal-opportunity shots at most teams/personalities... his nickname for Dan Snyder is priceless: Lord Voldermort!

I also get a kick out of his Tennessee Titans nickname... the Flaming Thumbtacks!

I have used that nickname since they became the Titans.

 

[Echo9]

I expect professionalism, but maybe that's asking too much. A writer is entitled to his opinion, but to accuse Jerry Jones and fans of the Dallas Cowboys of not being emotional? That's just a lie told to portray the team in a negative light. Criticize the lack of Super Bowls lately, but don't say that we don't care. Lord knows we do. Just look at this board.

If you expect "professionalism' from Easterbrook, you are looking in the wrong place. And that's not a bad thing, especially when so called 'professionals' turn out the dreck that's been pumping out lately. Easterbrooks lack of so-called professionalism makes him a better writer IMO.

Easterbrook is similar to Bill Simmons. A somewhat satirical tongue-in-cheek wrtier who is not supposed to be taken 100% seriously. From Easterbrook, you have to expect some kind of dig. He pokes fun in a harmless manner.

The only thing that disappointed me about this years preview article is that is was kinda dull. I think he could have done a better job poking at the Cowboys but just coasted with the dull stuff.

But to look at this as the usual ESPN mindless bashing is missing the point of Easterbrooks writing.

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

anyone who uses unemotional that many times in a paragraph needs a dose of originality.

and any guy who implies the cowboys cheerleaders are ugly needs to turn in his *****.

 

[WV Cowboy]

anyone who uses unemotional that many times in a paragraph needs a dose of originality.

and any guy who implies the cowboys cheerleaders are ugly needs to turn in his *****.

Ugly ? ... no.

As good as they used to be ? ... no.

As good as some other NFL cheerleaders ? ... uh, no.

I'm not turning mine in, I'll hold on to it thank you. (maybe I should reword that)

 

[Danny White]

I have used that nickname since they became the Titans.

Are you saying Easterbrook stole it from you?

 

[Dale]

Easter - who ?

His opinion should not concern us.

No kidding.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Ugly ? ... no.

As good as they used to be ? ... no.

As good as some other NFL cheerleaders ? ... uh, no.

I'm not turning mine in, I'll hold on to it thank you. (maybe I should reword that)

What does "as good as" mean? You mean the amount of silicone in their bodies? I agree the DCC use less surgery and padding than other squads, but "as good as"? Have you ever seen a DCC performance? They are awesome! I'm a big fan of theirs (and the Boyz of course) as my avatar attests to. It just kills me when guys say "who has the best cheerleaders?" or "the best cheerleaders are" because when you guys say that, all you're talking about is T & A.

 

[wileedog]

It just kills me when guys say "who has the best cheerleaders?" or "the best cheerleaders are" because when you guys say that, all you're talking about is T & A.

Uh, is there another point to cheerleaders?

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Uh, is there another point to cheerleaders?

I knew that was coming. Obviously, sex appeal is a big factor, but there is more to cheerleaders than that. They actually put a lot of work into what they do. But of course, you guys don't care about that.

Back to this guy Easterbrook. He's a jerk who hates the Cowboys, satire and all.