You Know Your Team Hasn't Been Successful For A Long Time When

[erod]

1. The NFL draft is more relevant for team fans than the Super Bowl.

2. Every time another team cuts a veteran, his name becomes the title of the next thread on your team's discussion forum with the first sentence, "We need this guy!"

3. The draft becomes a topic six games into the regular season.

4. The most polarizing issue is the starting QB and options for his replacement.

5. Veteran free agency is a method of improvement.

6. You don't see any team players in national commercials.

7. Winning the division is considered an achievement and even celebrated.

8. When defending your team's historic relevance, you have to reference their accomplishments before you were born.

9. Team friendly contracts are an unfamiliar phenomenon.

10. Postgame show interviews feature the very players you were rooting against a half hour ago.

11. Game highlights routinely end with two of your team's DB's pointing fingers at each other or your QB walking off the field with his head lowered.

12. Your teams MVP candidates for the season include the punter.

13. News of your teams players are limited to their off-field charity work with half a paragraph acknowledging that he is indeed, an NFL player.

14. Fans of the other teams can only name three of the players on your team if they used to play for their team.

You know because the last time this team did anything meaningful, nobody here had a cell phone and the internet wasn't really a thing yet.

 

[erod]

So too do the self-styled definers and defenders of 'comedy.'

Reminds me of comics self righteously acting like what they say has no consequences other than making people laugh.

Comedy is illegal now.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Comedy is illegal now.

Hardly. I just hear Rogan and other acting like how what they say affects people should not matter constantly.

 

[plasticman]

You know we're not going to agree on this because I'm going to keep bringing this up,,​

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in the last 33 years Jerry Jones has three, now stack up all the other teams in the last 33 years who have 3 Super Bowls, just leave the drought out of it... it's just about Super Bowls, total Super Bowls, again if they hadn't won one every 10 years instead of three early and then have a drought what's the difference it's still 33 Super Bowls is more than three total championships by our other three pro sports teams here in DFW... So since 1989 how many teams have had three Super Bowl wins in the NFL that's how I look at it I realize we want it but again there are teams that have longer droughts and there are teams who have not won any Super Bowls and there are a whole lot of teams that I've only won one....​

Try that on for size,

stop with the theoretical hypotheticals and all the other nonsense because that's why you all have a big problem with this and I just rather look at it is each year is a new year, each year is a one off you never know when it's going to be your cycle..

it's ridiculous to put this all on them because other sports teams have had longer droughts including the chiefs 52 years and then you have to add the ones in have never won a Super Bowl your theory is wrong because most of the teams who are winning are a fraction of the 32 teams it literally is a a handful of teams that are winning all those championships and you know why I know this here's the last little actual fact that you need to remember when we're debating how is it that the Cowboys are on this long drought and still third all time in Super Bowl wins it shows that you lots of teams are not winning Super Bowls that top heavy top five the same teams that were top five ten years ago... The 49ers have had a nice little run here except for the fact that they haven't won a Super Bowl since 1994 and you keep glossing over it even them making a lot of championship games and Super Bowls they haven't won any since 1994... That's two years longer than the Cowboys so stop using several wins and start using proper arguments which would be getting to the NFC championship game and at least making a Super Bowl...

Apparently you didn't read the most important part is if you just changed the word from winning Super Bowls to actually making a Super Bowl then maybe you'd have an argument again the NFC championship games I get it we need to get there we need to get over the hump but those teams are not winning Super Bowls the 32 teams in the NFL are not cycling every 32 years to winning a championship that is not how it works it's the same fraction of teams with an outlier every once in a while....

But most of the teams who are known to have multiple dynasties in our winning Super Bowls are the ones that keep winning Super Bowls in certain cycles the chiefs are new to it but then you add in the Steelers, Packers, Cowboys, 9ers, pats into a certain extent the giants. That is hardly a large portion of the NFL... Yes the cycle over 32 years the is that more teams have made the championship game or at least got to a Super Bowl over that cycle and the Cowboys are in a drought but again the chiefs had a much longer drought it was twice as long and now they've cycled into a nice little run again the Cowboys will eventually get there if they don't they don't but I'm tired of hearing about the past or the future I'm a one year person..

The NFL is full of parity, it is become a week-to-week league during the year and it's a year-to-year league full of one offs, there isn't a lot of carryover especially for the larger part of the NFL...

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The reason we won't agree is because Jerry Jone had jack to do with the creation of that team. In fact, I would submit that he shortened the success period of that team the moment he took over the actual football operation aspect. I can't make my point if you have already fallen victim to his revisionist propaganda.

That last Super Bowl was a dynasty on auto-pilot. Aikman actually had to go complain to Jerry Joines that Switzer's practices were too soft.

As for the rest of your explanation, I don't argue semantics because being right really isn't that important to me, its about finding out more about my team through interesting discussion with fellow fans. "Theoretical hypotheticals and all the other nonsense" is what we do here.

With that said, it is never my intention to insult, demean or belittle any of my fellow Cowboys fans. I try to contribute something of interest but I know I'm not perfect. I make mistakes but there was no deliberate intent to create friction.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The reason we won't agree is because Jerry Jone had jack to do with the creation of that team. In fact, I would submit that he shortened the success period of that team the moment he took over the actual football operation aspect. I can't make my point if you have already fallen victim to his revisionist propaganda.

That last Super Bowl was a dynasty on auto-pilot. Aikman actually had to go complain to Jerry Joines that Switzer's practices were too soft.

As for the rest of your explanation, I don't argue semantics because being right really isn't that important to me, its about finding out more about my team through interesting discussion with fellow fans. "Theoretical hypotheticals and all the other nonsense" is what we do here.

With that said, it is never my intention to insult, demean or belittle any of my fellow Cowboys fans. I try to contribute something of interest but I know I'm not perfect. I make mistakes but there was no deliberate intent to create friction.

So when you banter with your friends, if you were to go after what really bothers them -like say they are struggling with being overweight and you call them fatty- do you expect them to take it well?

And exactly how does posting a bunch of gratuitous, factually incorrect claims as to why we were in this predicament "find more about my team with interesting discussion?"

There is what you claim and then there is what you actually do.

 

[buybuydandavis]

8. When defending your team's historic relevance, you have to reference their accomplishments before you were born.

lol

I'm spared that indignity by being old.

 

[blueblood70]

The reason we won't agree is because Jerry Jone had jack to do with the creation of that team. In fact, I would submit that he shortened the success period of that team the moment he took over the actual football operation aspect. I can't make my point if you have already fallen victim to his revisionist propaganda.

That last Super Bowl was a dynasty on auto-pilot. Aikman actually had to go complain to Jerry Joines that Switzer's practices were too soft.

As for the rest of your explanation, I don't argue semantics because being right really isn't that important to me, its about finding out more about my team through interesting discussion with fellow fans. "Theoretical hypotheticals and all the other nonsense" is what we do here.

With that said, it is never my intention to insult, demean or belittle any of my fellow Cowboys fans. I try to contribute something of interest but I know I'm not perfect. I make mistakes but there was no deliberate intent to create friction.

Really??? LMAO

we're watching sports and we're debating sports and you want to call me a victim, huh??!

like I fell for something important?

we're watching football games people, get over yourselves,

This isn't real life this is not a priority in my life whether I take sides with an owner or a fan, I am a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, I've been so since 1980 my first game I watched another quarterback who made a ton of mistakes and wasn't very good in Danny white who gets a lot more credit around here than Prescott or Romo did nothing but throw interceptions on a better team but that was my first game to watch him lose with Joe Montana the 49ers winning on the last throw of the game the catch game.. yes my fandom started on a loss, i came from NY/NJ so me becoming a DC fan didn't sit well with my family but itgot me and been there ever since..

it doesn't matter that star is what I stick up for ,the star the people in the uniforms don't really matter as much it's the uniform, it's the logo its Americas Team , I'm a passionate Dallas Cowboys fan and I don't need to take sides and split the team up between ownership and management and coaches and players or players versus players.

I'm speaking facts and I'm saying that we're a relative team is that words like unsuccessful and embarrassing cannot be used with this team..​

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if you want to use disappointing, I'm OK with that yes we all feel completely let down upset, it it feels like a kick in the balls, yes it's a gut wrenching, losses that we've had to experience its understandable some of the reactions.. However I choose to make this much more simple I look at this as a year to year one off league I don't care what happened last year now we're going into 2024 and that's all I care about I don't care to hold on to baggage this isn't a relationship this is a sports game that I follow passionately and I choose to discuss games I choose to see this as a week to week league during the year and once it's over and we get to discuss the actual disappointing losses and how it went it's over March 14th it's a reboot it's a new year and I choose to look at it that way so it doesn't hang on to me and I'm sitting here listening to people turn on their own teams... You don't need to be part of the Dallas Cowboys if you don't like it if you can't stand Jerry Jones and this family they're not going anywhere so you might be good for some of y'all just to root for Kansas City the ones that think that Kansas City should move to Dallas and that you would jump ship and be a fan of theirs maybe you should just be the flavor of the month bandwagon fan because the real fans will stick around no matter how long it takes like the Texas Rangers took since 1970 for them to win a championship they stuck around and it paid off... It's not like teams in DFW are winning championships hand over fist literally there's only three of them amongst 3 teams that is why I can have better perspective on why this drought is not that big a deal, even though it hurts....​

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I just mentioned other teams have gone through this the Kansas City Chiefs to 52 years between their Super Bowl wins ,it happens there are not regular teams making it to the Super bowl and winning.​

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yes it's disappointing that We're not going further in the playoffs, I've already said that but I'm not going to sit here and turn on my team and call them names that they don't deserve , those labels do not fit what this team has done the last five years.... I don't care what they did before that right now we're in the dak Prescott era along with the Mike McCarthy era whenever that closes, we'll start a new one,​

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but I prefer not to go back further than five years but the last three years we've been a top six team with 2 division titles 36 wins and earned a 2nd seed,​

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that means we're not embarrassing and we're not unsuccessful, we're literally just falling short in the playoffs which is very disappointing...​

 

[Shane612]

It's been 28 years since their last Super Bowl.
A hole generation of kids were born, married and had kids of their own...not necessarily in that order.


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I'd be content with one championship every 20 years.

 

[Shane612]

That's just sad.

 

[Shane612]

19. When your team last won a championship, 95% of your current team wasn't even born yet.

20. My 90's crush, Heather Locklear, was still a HOTTIE.

 

[kskboys]

Hardly. I just hear Rogan and other acting like how what they say affects people should not matter constantly.

Kathy Griffin is the worst.

 

[kskboys]

So when you banter with your friends, if you were to go after what really bothers them -like say they are struggling with being overweight and you call them fatty- do you expect them to take it well?

And exactly how does posting a bunch of gratuitous, factually incorrect claims as to why we were in this predicament "find more about my team with interesting discussion?"

There is what you claim and then there is what you actually do.

Then why are you in this thread, since that is what it clearly is? Looking for a reason to be upset?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Then why are you in this thread, since that is what it clearly is? Looking for a reason to be upset?

What is clearly what? You just seem intent to take umbrage and have no idea how to do so.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Then why are you in this thread, since that is what it clearly is? Looking for a reason to be upset?

He must be or just needs attention.

 

[KJJ]

You know your team hasn’t been successful for a long time when you click on this board and look at all the bellyaching about the QB, the Joneses and everything else with the team. Nothing but complaining, ranting and fans fighting with each other. Even members of the players families are voicing their displeasure on social media. Most of the fans seem prepared for a miserable 2024 season.

 

[shabazz]

. Clinton was pres when we last won a div playoff game.

"Eatin ain't cheatin"

 

[kskboys]

What is clearly what? You just seem intent to take umbrage and have no idea how to do so.

And another swing and a miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The hypocrisy is strong in this one!!! Put some medicine on your own warts before making up warts on others.

 

[shabazz]

He must be or just needs attention.

Or maybe just a group hug where we all confess our guilt that we don't find everything offensive?

 

[shabazz]

And another swing and a miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The hypocrisy is strong in this one!!! Put some medicine on your own warts before making up warts on others.

So is the guilt. Perhaps shedding all his wealth and creature comforts and giving it to a less fortunate one will ease this affliction.

Send it my way and I'll personally absolve him from his purgatory of shame and self loathing......

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

And another swing and a miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The hypocrisy is strong in this one!!! Put some medicine on your own warts before making up warts on others.

I am asking you what you are talking about and this is your response?

I am not afraid of criticism. Bring it. This passive aggressive attempt is little better than a whimper and considering you are white knighting for others: hilarious.