When Men Were Men

[jwooten15]

And we had the coolest jerseys in the history of football.



Seriously though, these types of games/rivalries is what made football so unbelievably popular for so long.

There was a genuine dislike, maybe even a healthy hatred, for the other teams. Players truly cared about the outcomes of games, and weren't in the sport JUST for a paycheck. They played the game with heart and didn't follow each other on social media or sign each other's jerseys after the game. Of course I'm speaking in generalities. There are still guys who care today, but nothing like yesteryear.

Real hits. Real grass. Real loyalty. Real, raw emotion. JUST football.

I'm not one of those "old guys" who think the past is always better or that technology is the downfall of society. But in this case, the NFL was light years better back then.

Can we ever come close to this again?

 

[Vanilla2]

Those were not the coolest jerseys anywhere or ever

 

[TheSkaven]

Rivalries are only rivalries when your team is good. That '94 team won three Superbowls, and our biggest obstacle was always the 49ers. Thus, the rivalry. We also remembered "the catch" a decade before.

This current team hasn't made a championship run since, well, the '95 team. So how are we supposed to develop rivalries?

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

And drooling all over the mortal enemy (Eagles) in a Cowboys forum got you banned.

 

[jjktkk]

Rivalries are only rivalries when your team is good. That '94 team won three Superbowls, and our biggest obstacle was always the 49ers. Thus, the rivalry. We also remembered "the catch" a decade before.

This current team hasn't made a championship run since, well, the '95 team. So how are we supposed to develop rivalries?

Huh? What are you're talking about?, the Cowboys have great rivalries with our divison opponents the Eagles, Giants, and Commanders.

 

[noshame]

I think the salary cap ruined football

used to be able to keep your team pretty much together and now it's just every man for himself fans like to cheer for Heroes

Guys like Bill Bates would have been cut in today's NFL

 

[Hook'em#11]

Agreed. Coolest uniforms. Period.