2024 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

[Genghis Khan]

I love 72. It's weird, apparently Travis Frederick wore it also and I didn't even notice. It hits different on a DE, probably because of Too Tall.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

I love 72. It's weird, apparently Travis Frederick wore it also and I didn't even notice. It hits different on a DE, probably because of Too Tall.

Just as long as it's not a Louis Cheek rehash.

 

[p1_]

 

[Simpleton]

They'll dick around for a few more weeks and end up giving him the same 34/year or so that they could've gave him two months ago.

 

[boozeman]

They'll dick around for a few more weeks and end up giving him the same 34/year or so that they could've gave him two months ago.

Well, giving up that kind of money is painful.

You don’t just do it to do it. You have to make the process pay through itself via relevance.

 

[p1_]

They'll dick around for a few more weeks and end up giving him the same 34/year or so that they could've gave him two months ago.

and theyll ease him into the offense so as not to induce exploding hamstrings. He ought to be at full capacity sometime in October.

 

[P_T]

They'll dick around for a few more weeks and end up giving him the same 34/year or so that they could've gave him two months ago.

I read that CeeDee is good w/ the money, it's the structure that's holding things up... but who knows.

 

[p1_]

 

[Irving Cowboy]

I’m tempted to temporarily scale that paywall for .99.

 

[Cotton]

I’m tempted to temporarily scale that paywall for .99.

As Cowboys’ value soars to new heights, fans’ frustration with postseason failures remains
The Dallas Cowboys are the first sports team to ever exceed $10 billion in value. Do its fans care?


By David Moore
Cowboys Insider


1:47 PM on Aug 15, 2024

OXNARD, Calif. — The Cowboys are the first professional sports franchise to cross the mythical $10 billion valuation.

Mythical, because unless the Jones family sells the franchise — something patriarch Jerry Jones swears won’t happen in his lifetime — the value is on paper only and not a reality. Value is determined by what a buyer is willing to pay.

Name a sports franchise that has sold for less than its estimated valuation in your lifetime. You can’t.

Here’s the problem. While the Jones family may be tempted to break out a few bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue to celebrate, it has the opposite effect on the team’s long-suffering fan base.

The Jones family profiting from fan angst? Great.

Here’s some salt. Please rub it in the gaping wound that is the franchise’s postseason performance for the last 29 years.

Do you think loyal Cowboys followers care how much the franchise is worth?

“They don’t,’’ executive vice president Stephen Jones acknowledged. “And I don’t blame them.

“But I do think part of the value is there because we do provide our fans a great experience, short of postseason football. We know that doesn’t change that frustration.

“The only one thing that is going to change that frustration is to have success in postseason football.’’

There’s no logical link to suggest the franchise’s increasing worth is responsible for the divisional round ceiling that has been imposed on the team’s postseason success. But fandom isn’t about logic.

It’s about emotion. So when Sportico estimates the club’s value at $10.32 billion or when Forbes puts the Cowboys at the top of the list for the world’s most valuable sports franchises, some fans grumble.

A common refrain: Jerry Jones cares more about franchise value than he does about winning. Jones adamantly and consistently argues that’s not true, but a significant portion of those who follow the team don’t believe him. Why?

Because the Cowboys haven’t won a Super Bowl since the 1990s. It’s meaningless to fans if ownership makes all the right moves off the field then fails to win on it when it matters most.

“I think it’s great for our brand,’’ Stephen Jones said of the franchise value. “It shows we do things the right way.

“The only thing we’re missing is we need the Super Bowl trophy right out beside it from the year before, too. Then we’ll feel really good about where we are.

“That’s the missing link.’’

Stephen Jones said he and his father discuss these rankings when they come out publicly. They don’t dismiss them. Beyond that?
Well, there’s not much else to say.

“We have no intention of doing anything with the team,’’ Stephen Jones said. “But it’s nice to know it.’’

These rankings are an indicator of a franchise’s overall health. They show ownership is proceeding in a fiscally responsible manner.

Fans? They’re fine with the Jones family being a little fiscally irresponsible to get this team back to the Super Bowl.

Jerry Jones — this may be hard to believe — has an analogy. He compares the Cowboys fan base to a wood floor soaked in kerosene. He’s convinced all it will take is one match to ignite enthusiasm to another level.

Fans of the franchise have been waiting for that postseason spark for a long, long time.

“Obviously, business-wise, and I hope our fans feel that way, we do things the right way for them and their experiences,’’ Stephen Jones said. “I know they get frustrated when we don’t have the Super Bowl out beside it.

“We’ve got to continue to work to get that done.’’

Catch David Moore with The Musers every Monday-Friday at 9:35 a.m. and on the Hardline every, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:35 p.m. on The Ticket (KTCK-AM 1310 and 96.7 FM) during training camp.

 

[Genghis Khan]

and theyll ease him into the offense so as not to induce exploding hamstrings. He ought to be at full capacity sometime in October.

That's the frustrating part. These dolts say there's no urgency because they know that a deal will be done eventually.

But that's completely ignoring the main issue.

I have no concern that they won't sign him eventually. But the real issue is - much like with Martin last year - whether Lamb will be operating at his peak for part or all of the year after missing all this time.

Which is why I'm mad at both sides.

 

[ravidubey]

Lambs going to need time to play into regular season form

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Lambs going to need time to play into regular season form

Didn't you hear, he is working hard on his own. No concern at all. I'm sure he is practicing against the local high school players or something.

I love Lamb but I'm feeling unfortunately confident that this ends in a big new deal and then an injury. That's what always happens with these things.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

“But I do think part of the value is there because we do provide our fans a great experience

 

[boozeman]

Didn't you hear, he is working hard on his own. No concern at all. I'm sure he is practicing against the local high school players or something.

I love Lamb but I'm feeling unfortunately confident that this ends in a big new deal and then an injury. That's what always happens with these things.

Thanks for cursing things, asshole.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Simpleton]

I don't mind calling his bluff because I agree, is he really going to go to some shitbox team like the Raiders or Giants?

Maybe, but I'll believe it when I see it, and if it does happen it's most likely simply because the FO decides they don't want to match.

Either way he's getting 55-60/year though, which is preposterous but hey.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Sorry to be Cynical Guy again, but Dak would easily leave to go get paid more. That's what these guys care about.

Sure, they'd rather win than lose. But the real game to them is getting paid as much as possible. Doesn't matter if it's as a Raider or a Cowboy.

 

[bbgun]

But you can make way more in endorsements as a Cowboy compared to the Titans. Lombardi is right when he says most of the QB jobs are already taken by vets or young guys, which leaves Vegas, Jets/Giants, Titans and the Saints. Maybe Seattle if Smith regresses this year.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

But you can make way more in endorsements as a Cowboy compared to the Titans. Lombardi is right when he says most of the QB jobs are already taken by vets or young guys, which leaves Vegas, Jets/Giants, Titans and the Saints. Maybe Seattle if Smith regresses this year.

He'd get plenty of endorsements in Vegas or New York.

He might even get more starting over and helping a bad team rather than staying here where many are tired of him.