Your glass are a little rose colored when you look at the Landry years
random thoughts Send a noteboard - 21/01/2010 03:16:48 PM
The Cowboys didn't become America's team because they played from some higher moral ground the rest of the teams they got the name because both of the owners of the Cowboys were fist and foremost marketers. Tex Schramm volunteered to have the Cowboys play the Thanksgiving game every year when no one else wanted to play a disruptive Thursday game and it ended up being one of the most watched games of the year every year. That and they won a lot championships. Both owners were active owners in their team. The Cowboys were called America's team because their fan base dwarfed other teams and that is still true, Cowboys gear still out sells any other teams by wide margins.
One of the reasons the Cowboys put so much energy into building their cheerleader squad is Scramm liked to surround himself with beautiful women. The hole in the roof was from poor planning no matter what DD Lewis said.
You postulate about how Landry would have treated Aikman but look at how he treated White. He benched White after White took him to three championship games and made the playoffs four games in a row because WHite was taking heat for not being able to win the big game. Do you think he would have kept Aikman after Aikman stopped winning? If Aikman was treated so badly why does he still seem to be friends with Jerry and do commercials with him?
Don't get me wrong I loved Tom Landry and still do but lets not put him up saint. When one of his players was asked if he had ever seen Tom smile he said no but he had only been there 8 years. The Cowboys had one of the best runs in football history under Landry but he had not had a winning season in four years when Jerry bought the team it really. It was the way he fired that was the problem. He deserved a much better send off but that is water under the bridge.
One of the reasons the Cowboys put so much energy into building their cheerleader squad is Scramm liked to surround himself with beautiful women. The hole in the roof was from poor planning no matter what DD Lewis said.
You postulate about how Landry would have treated Aikman but look at how he treated White. He benched White after White took him to three championship games and made the playoffs four games in a row because WHite was taking heat for not being able to win the big game. Do you think he would have kept Aikman after Aikman stopped winning? If Aikman was treated so badly why does he still seem to be friends with Jerry and do commercials with him?
Don't get me wrong I loved Tom Landry and still do but lets not put him up saint. When one of his players was asked if he had ever seen Tom smile he said no but he had only been there 8 years. The Cowboys had one of the best runs in football history under Landry but he had not had a winning season in four years when Jerry bought the team it really. It was the way he fired that was the problem. He deserved a much better send off but that is water under the bridge.
For the Record, I Think Terry Was Right, not Jimmy.
18/01/2010 12:52:27 AM
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There is no running up the score in pro sports.
18/01/2010 01:24:24 AM
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Sure there is.
18/01/2010 01:59:16 AM
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I find it difficult to feel bad for a team of millionaires...
18/01/2010 01:52:57 AM
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It's less that I feel bad for the Cowboys (and more their fans) than I'm disappointed in the Vikes
18/01/2010 02:56:11 AM
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Wade Phillips should be thanking his lucky stars that the Redskins were so bad this year....
18/01/2010 04:57:32 AM
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It was stupid but they have the right to score if they want
18/01/2010 02:24:39 AM
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Less time than I remembered, underscoring the point.
18/01/2010 02:32:00 AM
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Naw I hope the Saints kick the snot out of them
18/01/2010 03:54:55 AM
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Favre got his ass kicking in '97; I just wish I had it on tape.
18/01/2010 04:38:54 AM
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two reasons you are wrong
18/01/2010 06:02:40 AM
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So it's OK to humiliate a good team, just not a horrible one?
18/01/2010 06:34:24 AM
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eh?
18/01/2010 07:11:25 AM
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The Catch didn't make up 32 points, and The Comeback took more than the two minute warning.
18/01/2010 08:12:54 AM
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um, not to put words in your mouth, but....
18/01/2010 03:48:55 PM
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If you think they're still in it, ice it with the FG; if you don't, kneel down and go home.
18/01/2010 05:48:19 PM
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Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
18/01/2010 01:32:30 PM
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great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
18/01/2010 02:09:13 PM
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pot meet kettle... *NM*
18/01/2010 04:05:47 PM
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hello kettle
18/01/2010 04:19:49 PM
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the problem being that you're criticizing someone for being emotional while doing the same
18/01/2010 04:42:09 PM
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speaking of sandy vaginas
18/01/2010 05:43:04 PM
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that was so incomprehensible i'm not sure how to respond....
18/01/2010 11:19:38 PM
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To be fair, some, though not all, of Dallas' critics take unconcealed glee in their misfortunes.
19/01/2010 12:49:35 AM
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I have no problem with the critisim
20/01/2010 06:56:38 PM
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When I'm criticizing Romo I'm really criticizing Jerry.
20/01/2010 11:51:50 PM
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For all of the boot Wade talk most people forget he is one of winning coaches in NFL
21/01/2010 05:10:50 AM
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His playoff record is wretched though, so every time he loses a playoff game someone will mention it
21/01/2010 02:10:58 PM
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You must think Barry Switzer is one the greatest coaches of all time then he is 5 of 7 post season
21/01/2010 04:28:29 PM
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Barry wasn't an NFL head coach, he was a placeholding yes man.
22/01/2010 06:56:43 AM
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No sorry either a coach is responsible for his teams record or he isn't
22/01/2010 04:39:09 PM
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I was saying stop winning because I call people out for stupid hate post
20/01/2010 02:38:46 PM
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Re: great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
18/01/2010 04:43:23 PM
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Re: great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
18/01/2010 06:57:47 PM
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They were within their rights, just as the Saints would be to do it to them.
18/01/2010 05:57:01 PM
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Re: They were within their rights, just as the Saints would be to do it to them.
18/01/2010 06:56:15 PM
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Re: Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
18/01/2010 06:50:06 PM
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Re: Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
18/01/2010 07:00:18 PM
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I had no problem with it.
19/01/2010 05:32:19 PM
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Seems it's just me, Brooking and Bradshaw on this one.
20/01/2010 09:28:03 AM
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What should happen...
20/01/2010 05:24:45 PM
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Wasn't Childress trying to bench Favre to protect him at the end fo the season...?
21/01/2010 02:20:30 AM
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Your glass are a little rose colored when you look at the Landry years
21/01/2010 03:16:48 PM
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Schramm marketed the hell out of them, yes, but Landry and the players made it credible.
22/01/2010 04:55:01 AM
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I think you confuse the press with the team
20/01/2010 02:55:53 PM
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It's not about "Can" or "Having the Right" or whether or not the Cowboys "should" stop them...
20/01/2010 04:43:36 PM
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"Character is who you are in the dark. "
20/01/2010 11:13:28 PM
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