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I usually get around to it at some point; you just have to dig through the tangents. Joel Send a noteboard - 06/10/2009 02:31:46 AM
I would've been perfectly happy with "oh, it's something the Dallas Cowboys coach once said on a press conference after his team amazed everyone", but I guess this did the trick as well. :P And yes, I did read it all, and even went "oh yes, I remember this" a few times. Aren't you proud of me? ;)

But you need the BACKSTORY, man! It's like that joke in The Hidden Game of Football where the little old lady shows up in the fourth quarter of a 14-14 game and says "oh, good, I haven't missed anything.... " And yes, I AM proud of you, especially the remembering.
Perhaps the most puzzling among a number of bizarre aspects of American sports (by which I mean the four major ones together, not just the bizarre aspects of individual sports) is the trade aspect in general, and a number of specific deals in particular. It doesn't make any sense that Minnesota would be prepared to offer anywhere near that much, just like the Phoenix Suns' trading away Shaquille O'Neal this summer in return for, well, essentially nothing, didn't make any sense (yeah, the NBA is the only one of the four I'm really interested in, and the Suns are the team I root for, blame Jessie :P ). It may have something to do with salary caps and team finances, as I'm used to European football teams that either have sugardaddies pumping millions into the team, run up massive debts, or both at the same time. But still, I can't imagine why someone would make trades that made their team weaker, as seems to happen surprisingly often.

It's the draft more than anything. Beyond that, blame these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NFL_strike#1987_strike_and_decertification

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrestricted_free_agent

Other than that it comes down to foolish owners most of the time, people who think this ONE all star is the LAST piece of a championship team, or are SO desperate for a great player at a given critical and empty position, or have decided "I HAVE to get Joe Blow out out East Podunk State, but I know he won't last past the 7th pick because x, y and z need that position, too, so I've GOT to trade up--somehow.... "

Bottom line is what P.T. Barnum used to say: There's a sucker born every minute. ;)
There we are. So it's Johnson we have to blame for the poor grammar, then. ;)

Well, IIRC, it originated with the fan base; Jimmy just alluded to it at the press conference.
After 30 years Dallas had played 16 Conference Championships, losing 8 (all but two to Super Bowl Champs) and winning 8 Super Bowl trips, where they won it all 5 times. One sixth of all Super Bowl wins; over a quarter of all NFC Super Bowl teams. According to Wikipedia, "Before the 2008 season an ESPN's Page 2 statistical comparison of all teams since the AFL-NFL merger had the Cowboys narrowly beating out the Pittsburgh Steelers for the top of its Ultimate Power Ranking.[6] " Whether that's true after Pittsburghs record sixth Super Bowl win last year I can't say.

Impressive statistics, alright.

Sadly, half my sentiments on NFL teams boil down to teams I like and the other half boil down to teams that played spoiler to them at some point. I do have a special hate for the Steelers though because they not only thwarted Dallas, they were in the same division as some very good Houston teams who were nonetheless forced to get into the playoffs as wildcard teams. Twice they went all the way to the AFC Championship Game--and had to play Pittsburgh for the third time that year, IN Pitt because the Steelers won the division. Game conditions in Pittsburgh around Christmas are VERY different than the climate controlled Astrodome.
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traditionaly its has been a polite ice breaker random thoughts - 05/10/2009 03:08:33 PM 394 Views
Right, but it's the ungrammatical aspect I'm wondering about. Legolas - 05/10/2009 03:49:50 PM 434 Views
well y'all just don't know how to speak good American random thoughts - 05/10/2009 05:40:37 PM 426 Views
It was basically the slogan of the Cowboys when they got good again under Jimmy Johnsons coaching. Joel - 06/10/2009 12:53:03 AM 643 Views
Okay... I suppose you did answer the question, somewhere deep down in that whole thing. Legolas - 06/10/2009 01:24:22 AM 560 Views
I usually get around to it at some point; you just have to dig through the tangents. Joel - 06/10/2009 02:31:46 AM 521 Views
as usual Joel is full of it random thoughts - 06/10/2009 03:40:25 AM 427 Views
"How do you like them apples?"/="How 'bout them [mascot]s. " Joel - 06/10/2009 03:54:36 AM 389 Views
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That I'll buy. Joel - 06/10/2009 04:43:02 AM 421 Views
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Did you notice the only games I'm confident we'll win are the Chiefs, Raiders and 'Skins? Joel - 06/10/2009 04:01:02 AM 389 Views
my team played like crap is hardly making excuses random thoughts - 06/10/2009 04:10:15 AM 435 Views
Orton doesn't "suck". TaskmasterJack - 06/10/2009 02:03:46 PM 424 Views
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To be fair, his accuracy will probably improve as the season goes on Brian - 06/10/2009 06:36:54 PM 474 Views
17-2 lifetime at home. Orton wins games. *NM* Joker - 06/10/2009 09:18:20 PM 158 Views
Honestly, it's too soon to say, about anyone. Joel - 06/10/2009 05:13:36 AM 430 Views
Buck the Froncos. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 07/10/2009 03:54:42 PM 186 Views
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