CFZ Where The Cowboys Are At On The America's Team Deal

GINeric

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Sure, he knows what it feels like. But 29 years and counting he still hasn't figured out what Jimmy did to get him those Lombardi's. In other words, he doesn't know how to duplicate what Jimmy accomplished.
Jimmy didn't get him anything.... they got them together.

If it was all Jimmy's doing, why didn't he get another 3 superbowls in Miami?? Exactly. Jerry won a superbowl without Jimmy, but Jimmy didn't even make it to another superbowl without Jerry.

Hold on to that one for a minute.....
 

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Over the past few decades, the NFL has been dominated by a handful of teams at the playoff to Super Bowl levels of play. When New England took control away from the Oakland Raiders in 2001, dominance of teams started to change as to the previous eras.

Teams who have won their own Lombardis from that point are:

New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnatti Bengals, and Carolina Panthers all have made it to the Super Bowl.

The one team left out of the transitional picture has been the Dallas Cowboys.

This doesn't mean that fans and media have stopped talking about them.

As a team, it does have 5 Super Bowl trophies.

The team has iconic players that transcend time periods over it's very existence.

Quarterbacks: Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman
Wide Receivers: Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens
Running Backs: Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett

Even Executive Hank Schramm is part of NFL greatness

According to Forbes, Jerry Jones franchise is the most valuable in all of American sports.

From Jimmy Johnson to Deion 'Prime Time' Sanders are iconic.

During that very period up to 1977...The Cowboys were enjoying a nice patch of success, having won the 1977 Super Bowl over the Denver Broncos and returning to the Super Bowl in 1978, though they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to the 1979 NFL season, the folks over at NFL Films were putting together a highlight film for the Cowboys. Bob Ryan (not the sportswriter) was working at NFL Films and was struck by the vast expanse of the Cowboys fan base. He saw stands full of Cowboys jerseys even when they were on the road, and they were on national television as much as any NFL team. Hell, somehow their cheerleaders were nationally famous! This put a phrase into Ryan's head: America's Team. The nickname was spoken into existence in that highlight film by legendary voice of NFL Films John Facenda. In the first Cowboys game of the 1979 season — which was nationally televised of course — the CBS broadcast used the America's Team nickname, and it was locked in.

"I saw all these fans in away stadiums. Hey, they're the most popular team in the country. How can I use that? Why don't we call them 'America's Team?'"
That label weathered the picture until around the arrival of New England around that transition point in 2001. Since the turn of the millenium, Dallas has won the NFC East only five times and have not made it to the NFC Championship Game since 1995.

Cowboys fans have watched the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowls in that time. These days, the Cowboys would be unlikely to earn the nickname of America's Team. The one chance to go unquestioned today, probably disappeared when Tony Romo fumbled a field goal hold and the strongest team of this era was eliminated from further playoff level play.

Many of us on site have drawn a line in the sand this very season. We have made it known that we are holding both Mike McCarthy and Dak responsible here and now, to at least show and prove they remain competitive to receive a beloved term any longer, to be known further as America's Team.

This group making up the franchise for the Dallas Cowboys needs to become once again known for actually being competitive again, and realistic in such a conversation here and now. Just winning a NFC East Division Championship means little more than they showed up and played. They are professionals...and losing the label of Championship Competitors.

Unless this season arrives at the NFC Championship level, they are at best in a race with Buffalo in salvaging a current name alongside the term of competitive relevant further.

Teams that have never won a Super Bowl:

Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns
Atlanta Falcons
Tennessee Titans
Detroit Lions
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Minnesota Vikings
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals


Las Vegas may have the Bills as slight favorites over the Bengals heading into the season to win the Super Bowl, but that sounds like a sucker’s bet. Because while Buffalo is obviously an extremely talented team—with stars like Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs, the Cincinnati Bengals have some pretty dynamic players of their own…Cough, cough… Joe Burrow… Ja’Marr Chase… Tee Higgins… And that’s just on the offensive side of the ball. Cinci also has some serious game changers on D as well—guys like Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard, and Germaine Pratt. Beyond the personnel—and even beyond the X’s and O’s, Cinci just sort of seems to be better equipped for playoff football than the Bills—or any other team on this list. After all, we have seen them become perennial Super Bowl contenders since Joe Burrow’s ascension. Coming off two consecutive AFC Title Game appearances—the Bengals are a Super Bowl favorite. No doubt about it. And they have far and away the best chance of any team that hasn’t won a Super Bowl to get the job done in 2023.

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/ranking-every-nfl-team-never-won-super-bowl-2023-chances/

This points to talent that is challenging here and now.

Dallas is again at this tier of teams. The Cowboys here and now are on the level of San Francisco, as well as Philadelphia.

The current picture falls upon the shoulders of Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott...but now, Jerry Jones can't get further by not owning up fully to the remainder of the picture for the Dallas Cowboys franchise...let's at least watch.
Jerry Jones legally owns the naming rights to Americas team and nothing can be done about it!
 

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The Dallas Cowboys have the largest national audience, that is what "America's team" means. That is what it has always meant.

That doesn't mean everyone loves them, they are popular to watch because many hate them, a sign of respect, one of the weird side effects of being a diehard fan of an NFL team.

Yes, they are both loved and hated intensely. Very few NFL fans are indifferent to the Dallas Cowboys.

Nationally televised Cowboys games bring in a larger market share of the audience than any other NFL team. They practically saved Monday Night Football at some point.

Tex Schram also did an excellent job in marketing Cowboys games to military audiences. He was keenly aware of the effect, down the road of military men choosing to be Cowboys fans and then going home after their service while continuing to be loyal to our team.

It is no coincidence that the very first Cowboys quarterback was a decorated Korean War veteran, Eddie LeBaron. . They risked a draft pick on Roger Staubach, partially for the same reason, Staubach was an academy graduate who served abord a ship in the war zone during the Vietnam War.

Tom Landry, himself, was a 19 year old officer and co-pilot of a B-17 bomber during World War II. Chad Hennings, an Air Force Academy graduate and pilot serving in the first Persian Gulf war, was a backup and then starting DE for the Cowboys during early 90's Super Bowl seasons.

This all sounds pretty American to me.
 

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Tom Landry and Roger Staubach made the Dallas cowboys America's team in the 1970s.

These special men who served their country made the cowboys the franchise by which all others were judged. Till they left the game.

Now it's just Jerry's team that America likes to poke fun at.
A shadow of its former dominant self that is routinely ridiculed by the media but more profitable than ever
 

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It's just a nickname FFS....(not at you OP)
Green Bay is Titletown even if they never win anything again
Cleveland makes steel, they will never have the "Steel Curtain" defense
the lion is the "king of the jungle" even though they don't live in jungles and they certainly can't tell elephants and hippos what to do
it's just a damn nickname lol
Exactly. It is not an official title that gets passed around like employee of the month.
 

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Tom Landry and Roger Staubach made the Dallas cowboys America's team in the 1970s.

These special men who served their country made the cowboys the franchise by which all others were judged. Till they left the game.

Now it's just Jerry's team that America likes to poke fun at.
A shadow of its former dominant self that is routinely ridiculed by the media but more profitable than ever
Not where there is ethics and accountable pride. The play on the field has remained, even if the top reward is not resumed yet...but there are still 13 teams that don't have a single Lombardi in their own trophy case. Jerry has THREE.
 

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This group making up the franchise for the Dallas Cowboys needs to become once again known for actually being competitive again
12-5 last two seasons and a couple of playoff wins suddenly became chopped liver.
 

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12-5 last two seasons and a couple of playoff wins suddenly became chopped liver.
Not at all...and a lot of assuming stereotyping. I'm guilty of rooting for improving and not before things start proving out. Let's get precise here!
 
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The Dallas Cowboys have the largest national audience, that is what "America's team" means. That is what it has always meant.

That doesn't mean everyone loves them, they are popular to watch because many hate them, a sign of respect, one of the weird side effects of being a diehard fan of an NFL team.

Yes, they are both loved and hated intensely. Very few NFL fans are indifferent to the Dallas Cowboys.

Nationally televised Cowboys games bring in a larger market share of the audience than any other NFL team. They practically saved Monday Night Football at some point.

Tex Schram also did an excellent job in marketing Cowboys games to military audiences. He was keenly aware of the effect, down the road of military men choosing to be Cowboys fans and then going home after their service while continuing to be loyal to our team.

It is no coincidence that the very first Cowboys quarterback was a decorated Korean War veteran, Eddie LeBaron. . They risked a draft pick on Roger Staubach, partially for the same reason, Staubach was an academy graduate who served abord a ship in the war zone during the Vietnam War.

Tom Landry, himself, was a 19 year old officer and co-pilot of a B-17 bomber during World War II. Chad Hennings, an Air Force Academy graduate and pilot serving in the first Persian Gulf war, was a backup and then starting DE for the Cowboys during early 90's Super Bowl seasons.

This all sounds pretty American to me.
Great picture points...there's enough room again for winning as well. That is a much broader picture of being a fan, even today...rooting because that IS sport.
 

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Right after you hold this W for being Weak.... then you hold your own L for being Lame...

After that, hold that S for being Soft.

Enjoy all of that lil guy!!
I don't get it...did he say Dallas would win today or not?
 

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Over the past few decades, the NFL has been dominated by a handful of teams at the playoff to Super Bowl levels of play. When New England took control away from the Oakland Raiders in 2001, dominance of teams started to change as to the previous eras.

Teams who have won their own Lombardis from that point are:

New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnatti Bengals, and Carolina Panthers all have made it to the Super Bowl.

The one team left out of the transitional picture has been the Dallas Cowboys.

This doesn't mean that fans and media have stopped talking about them.

As a team, it does have 5 Super Bowl trophies.

The team has iconic players that transcend time periods over it's very existence.

Quarterbacks: Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman
Wide Receivers: Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens
Running Backs: Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett

Even Executive Hank Schramm is part of NFL greatness

According to Forbes, Jerry Jones franchise is the most valuable in all of American sports.

From Jimmy Johnson to Deion 'Prime Time' Sanders are iconic.

During that very period up to 1977...The Cowboys were enjoying a nice patch of success, having won the 1977 Super Bowl over the Denver Broncos and returning to the Super Bowl in 1978, though they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to the 1979 NFL season, the folks over at NFL Films were putting together a highlight film for the Cowboys. Bob Ryan (not the sportswriter) was working at NFL Films and was struck by the vast expanse of the Cowboys fan base. He saw stands full of Cowboys jerseys even when they were on the road, and they were on national television as much as any NFL team. Hell, somehow their cheerleaders were nationally famous! This put a phrase into Ryan's head: America's Team. The nickname was spoken into existence in that highlight film by legendary voice of NFL Films John Facenda. In the first Cowboys game of the 1979 season — which was nationally televised of course — the CBS broadcast used the America's Team nickname, and it was locked in.

"I saw all these fans in away stadiums. Hey, they're the most popular team in the country. How can I use that? Why don't we call them 'America's Team?'"
That label weathered the picture until around the arrival of New England around that transition point in 2001. Since the turn of the millenium, Dallas has won the NFC East only five times and have not made it to the NFC Championship Game since 1995.

Cowboys fans have watched the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowls in that time. These days, the Cowboys would be unlikely to earn the nickname of America's Team. The one chance to go unquestioned today, probably disappeared when Tony Romo fumbled a field goal hold and the strongest team of this era was eliminated from further playoff level play.

Many of us on site have drawn a line in the sand this very season. We have made it known that we are holding both Mike McCarthy and Dak responsible here and now, to at least show and prove they remain competitive to receive a beloved term any longer, to be known further as America's Team.

This group making up the franchise for the Dallas Cowboys needs to become once again known for actually being competitive again, and realistic in such a conversation here and now. Just winning a NFC East Division Championship means little more than they showed up and played. They are professionals...and losing the label of Championship Competitors.

Unless this season arrives at the NFC Championship level, they are at best in a race with Buffalo in salvaging a current name alongside the term of competitive relevant further.

Teams that have never won a Super Bowl:

Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns
Atlanta Falcons
Tennessee Titans
Detroit Lions
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Minnesota Vikings
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals


Las Vegas may have the Bills as slight favorites over the Bengals heading into the season to win the Super Bowl, but that sounds like a sucker’s bet. Because while Buffalo is obviously an extremely talented team—with stars like Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs, the Cincinnati Bengals have some pretty dynamic players of their own…Cough, cough… Joe Burrow… Ja’Marr Chase… Tee Higgins… And that’s just on the offensive side of the ball. Cinci also has some serious game changers on D as well—guys like Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard, and Germaine Pratt. Beyond the personnel—and even beyond the X’s and O’s, Cinci just sort of seems to be better equipped for playoff football than the Bills—or any other team on this list. After all, we have seen them become perennial Super Bowl contenders since Joe Burrow’s ascension. Coming off two consecutive AFC Title Game appearances—the Bengals are a Super Bowl favorite. No doubt about it. And they have far and away the best chance of any team that hasn’t won a Super Bowl to get the job done in 2023.

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/ranking-every-nfl-team-never-won-super-bowl-2023-chances/

This points to talent that is challenging here and now.

Dallas is again at this tier of teams. The Cowboys here and now are on the level of San Francisco, as well as Philadelphia.

The current picture falls upon the shoulders of Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott...but now, Jerry Jones can't get further by not owning up fully to the remainder of the picture for the Dallas Cowboys franchise...let's at least watch.
Cowboys have the most fans.

"The Raiders were the second best-selling NFL team in sports merchandise this season, trailing only the Dallas Cowboys, according to the retailer Lids.Feb 7, 2023"

The Franchise value is another indicator.
 
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