Dallas Cowboys: Not America’s Team

Terri: You suck.

D22Cowboys: I wouldn't go that far. Tomlin has to have some bad years. I even wouldn't say that after this season because he managed to come through with a Super Bowl with tons of issues at running back. But yes, do go get the book.

cowboys suck. nuff said

MBIIIEffect-

ok so going by that mike tomlin obviously isnt a winner because he picked up cohwer's team and i will read the book

And I would call Switzer in the NFL a lot of things, but winner would be a way down the line. He picked up a team that needed a let up from Jimmy Johnson, won a Super Bowl, then proceeded to run the team into the ground. You should read Boys will be Boys by Jeff Pearlman. It's a great account of the start of the Jerry Jones' ownership of the Cowboys through their three most recent Super Bowl wins and that team's decline. I think having read that book and seeing the state of the team now has a lot to do with my thinking that we might not be America's Team anymore.

Those points are good, Bevomav. I just think that a lot of those watching those games now are Dallas haters, people tuning in from the city we're playing and a lot of other people who watch in hopes of seeing us lose. We have a consistent, die-hard fan base that isn't going anywhere, but the number of people who flat out hate the Cowboys is growing. Of course people are going to say that the Cowboys are America's Team because they've heard it before. Ask them who the most popular team in America is, though, and you might get a different answer. Also, I think that last year's big run and our early-season standing as a Super Bowl favorite had a lot of people out supporting the Cowboys. I'm interested to see what happens with merchandise sales next year. If we snag Ray Lewis and Jerry makes a big push with some new stuff for the new stadium, we could have a huge year.

um no dickhead......let me guess ur one of those intelligent fans who think jerry jones did nothing for this franchise i mean he only has 3 rings but ya he is an idiot? well its hard to not call switzer a winnner after all he almost had 2 rings and a national championship in oklahoma....sure you already knew that though but he's not a winner at all CLEARLY

He didn't build that team, smarty pants. Dude, that's like calling guys like Seifert or Callahan winners. And you're the essence of smart? You aren't Jerry Jones in disguise are you?

hmmmmmmmm for the dumb asshole in post 8.......pretty sure barry switzer won a super bowl AND took to almost another but ya hes a non winner. please can we get REAL knowledgeable fans on this site

to bevomav-
o no doubt but im a diehard rowdy fan brother. i am just as bad as the iggles fans. i rep the cowboys in a very loud way man.

dallas22cowboys9..

We are kewl..Just having some fun..

bevomav-
dude i only stole one of ur points

i was a kid when roger threw that hail mary.....i believed it could happen and it did. that is what made that moment so special. well maybe there is still some kid left in this old man that still wants to believe it can happen again. i can be jumpin and screamin like an idiot for my cowboys one more time.......thats what the cowboys mean to me. and if the rest of america loves or hates them.....or if what ever any of you guys think, you know what it really does'nt persuade me one way or another........cause i ain't part of the crowd, i'm dave the best damn cowboy fan in N.Iowa, and you can ask em here, and they'll tell you i ai'nt bullshit. i'm a cowboy fan and they know it.........when they know who you are, then you've made a statement

well if i speak for the majority, and i'm not sure of that.?  i could give a flyin pile of cow shit what they call the cowboys. i could personally give another flyin piece of shit what anypart, or as a whole, what america thinks of this team. i fell in love with the dallas cowboys that were heros like roger staubach, bob lilly, calvin hill, jethro pugh, leroy jordan......then the next generation.......r.white, martin, 2-pearsons, dupree, dorsett.......you get the idea. well those guys are long gone......we've even said goodbye to another generation of heros with aikman, smith, irvin, allen, maryland, haley, bates.......so now we sit on the hill with another group of young heros that can and will win........so if you love the dallas cowboys like i do, what the hell does it matter if we are called americas team or not. i don't want everybody to like the cowboys anyway. we are a special fraternaty and i don't want some damn band wagon fans on our ride this year and gone with the wind of the latest superbowl winners. that's bullshit and i detest "fans" like that. they make me puke. so you either like the cowboys or not, cause i'm movin on. because these ai'nt americas cowboys, these are dave's cowboys as far as i'm concerned

Bevo, funny, I have no freaking idea. Right about now, I could say I am hiding in New Foundland.

BTW..Dan are you routed through Newfoundland?..I posted at 11:42 CST...and the post shows 1:42..Newfoundland right?

dallas22cowboys9..Thanks for using my points in an argument..and giving no credit..but I agree with you points..even if I did make them two posts earlier..

for mbIII effect

Go ask any moron on the street who is America's Team and thier first response would be the Dallas Cowboys. Everyone who hates the Cowboys are jealous because they want to be a fan. Ask any oppposing team about the prestige of playing the Cowboys. Everyhere I look I see Cowboys fans and I live north of Pittsburgh. Like it or not, as Tony Cornheiser put it when we played the iggles, " The Dallas Cowboys have surpassed the Yankees as the prestigious name in sports"  The Cowboys are worth the most money in the NFL according to Forbes magazine. We probaly have the biggest fan base out of any team. We sell the most apparel out of any team, which I am pretty sure that is how a team makes a lot of money.I just don't honestly see how you can't say the Cowboys aren't America's Team. Wait and see how many dormant fans and supporting media members come out after we get #6. Its going to be a freaking riot.

i just cant stand when "fans" of the cowboys bash their own team. it pisses me off. and all u redskins fans can go root for your average underacheving team. o wait that has all that piece of sh^t franchise had ever been. get off our board and our site and go have a circle jerk with dan the man snyder.

Points..

1)..Dallas ..#1 in apparel sales
2)..Dallas vs GB..most watched game ever on NFL network
3)..Dallas vs NYG..most watched game ever on Sunday Night
4)..Dallas vs Phi..most watched game ever on ESPN

These all happened last season..So they sell the most apparell..and..have the most watched games ever..Looks like America's team to me..

RG is a sniper. He'll pop up and hit you really hard, then he's gone and you have no clue where he is. I like his style. Quick and dirty.

dallas22cowboys9 Says: "dude ru f^cking serious…..i am so sick of ur BS whining about the cowboys…the only time u point out anything positive is when they are winning….the cowboys could could 5-11 and i would still talk them up….ur a bandwagon…….pretty sure the cowboys are still america’s team douche"

While you might think that Dan is whining, I think he's going at this with a degree of realism. What made us America's Team is being the most popular team in America. Are we still the most popular? No, and for good reason. Teams lose fans when they lose. It's as simple as that. You or I could talk up a 5-11 Cowboys team, but we'd be one of only a handful doing so. When the boys are winning, all the glitz and glamor is tolerable. When they aren't winning, all the glitz and glamor becomes the topic of discussion on ESPN and people get disgusted at a team full of playboys that can't win an playoff game. We're one of the most detested teams in sports right now, and even neutral fans that we would have won over 10-15 years ago hate the Dallas Cowboys because there's a perception that they're just a group of divas that can't win a playoff game. We just aren't as popular anymore. So, by that definition, we aren't America's Team anymore. That's plain and simple. I haven't seen any kind of argument from you about how they're still America's Team, but I'd like to.

Deadskin Sparky...In the purest Texas vernacular..Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out..

The Hat doesn't need my defense..but..it seems Dan's point is to create a discussion..Not so much just throw out opinions..and it is hard to post when no matter what is put up..we have all read it..Try setting down and writing anything of interest when your readers are well ..readers..

The Hat does a good job and I enjoy coming here..but..it is a free country..and as for the "all or nothing fan" comment..guilty here also..Fan..short for fanatic..

Get it Sparky?

Got it! I can feel the love!
If you need to fabricate a target to vent your frustrations I understand.  But if I had more inclination Dan I'd compile a list of your headlines and some quotes of yours to contrast your articles.  You really are an all or nothing fan.  Either the team is in the toilet or they're going all the way this year.  No room in between.

You make Sybil look downright stable.

Yeah, Sparky. Got it?

Hey Skins guy..So what the f**k have the Skins don't to be so damn judgemental..Except Suck..and with the nut job you have for an owner..don't even talk about JJ..

Go back to the Skins board..Wait..No one gives a sh*t about the DeadSkins..not even their fans..that is why you are here..

So ..Spare us the analysis of the Boys..Our QB is better..Our receivers are better..Our running backs are better..Our owner is better..The only thing better that the DeadSkins do is whine about the other teams..Mainly because Boys fans are all about the Boys..not The DeadSkins..

Got it Sparky?

I know. I am getting crushed. Work is killing me. And tonight I might not even be able to do it. It's coming you guys. I am right on this. Calling me a bandwagon fan is hilarious. Now, we are having locker room scandals at the landry hat.  This is crazy. MBIII Effect has a good piece to post too. So I am behind and have neglected by friends here.

Redskins Guy, this was a better place when you were in hibernation. You always seem to pop in and the "perfect" times. Like a damn vampire. Always seeking blood

OK..Hat where is the new post?..You promised you would have some more news to post..along this line..

We await..Ole Exalted One..and I hope you have thick skin..LOL..

It does seem like you Cowboys fans have two modes:

1. "The Cowboys are the best team in the NFL! We're winning the Superbowl! Woo Hoo! Our owner is awesome and won us a zillion superbowls.  Tony Romo is a STAR!  Jason Witten walks on water. The rest of you suck! The Cowboys are the greatest team EVER!!!! THIS IS OUR YEAR BABY!!!"

And

2. "The Cowboys have the worst team ever.  We don't even have a team, we have a mob of personalities who all care only about 'me first'.  The owner is horrible and hasn't won a playoff game in a decade.  They'll never amount to anything.  Everyone on the team should be lined up and shot.  And then fired.  And then shot again."

A little perspective might be in order.   You guys have turned bipolar disorder into an art form.  :)

dude ru f^cking serious.....i am so sick of ur BS whining about the cowboys...the only time u point out anything positive is when they are winning....the cowboys could could 5-11 and i would still talk them up....ur a bandwagon.......pretty sure the cowboys are still america's team douche

Dude, I'll change the headline illustration quote. Just because this is a Cowboys blog operated by a 30 year fan, doesn't mean I can't tell the truth.

How could you write that...?  Even if you do live close to Redskins country.  I use to live in D.C. in Bolling Air Force Base, right before we settled in Dallas, and I am proud to say never was a Redskins fan!   You gotta think twice before you post something like this, especially with the headline illustration quote "New Coach, Same America's Team".  I gotta say you lost some cred.

I had to emerge from the rock I crawled under to chime in. I think the overall problem is that there's a varying definition of the term "America's Team."  Without an operational definition of the term, it's really not possible to intelligently argue one way or another because people are talking about different things.

If you want to define "America's Team" as the nickname given to them by the media/Dandy Don Meridith/whatever, then I think it's fair to say that's a Cowboy nickname just like the Steel Curtain is a Steelers nickname and the Hogs are the Redskins.   I don't think anyone can dispute this.  If someone uses the phrase America's team, people understand that you're talking about the Cowboys.  That won't change anytime soon.

If you want to define "America's Team" as the most popular team in America, that's a different story. That can obviously fluctuate.  I hate to burst your bubble guys, but there are just as many Steelers fans out there as there are Cowboys fans, especially these days.  The Steelers fans invaded Fed Ex field this year like the Cowboys fans never could.  So if you want to argue that the Steelers are now "America's Team" because they're the most beloved team across America, that's a little more open to debate.

God, I just vomited a little bit in my mouth typing that last sentence. Freaking Steelers are really starting to annoy me. 

don't worry boys the america's team started way before nfl films gave it to us. it really started back in the days of don merideth as qb. i'm teeling the truth, because your dealin with a cowboy grandfather here guys. i know what i'm sayin cause i was there and heard it and saw it myself. don merideth lost 2 championship games and was called the "loveable loser". everybody loved don merideth. thats why abc hired him for mondaynite football in 1970. there was a sports writer that dubbed dandy as americas qb, cause he's always fighting for a championship. he's always the underdog that everyone is rooting for. well the cowboys lost those first 2 championship games lost in the playoffs to the colts who lost to the jets in the bowl 3. losy next to the vikings in the playoffs who lost to KC in bowl 4. and then lost to the colts in bowl 5. they got called next years champion. but this sports writer dubbed them then, americas team, because, get this; everybody in america admired the cowboys spirit and drive to continue to be the best and keep fighting for that elusive championship which thaey won the next year defeating the dolphins in bowl 6. bob lilliy said it; "it was like we had all of america pulling for us and we could'nt let everybody down again. but it was more than that, we had to do it for us and live up to be the team that americans loved." you see it happened.  it was history. it was destiny. no one gave us that name. we earned it. and we still fight and won't give up till we got #6 as well. hold your head up landry, you carry a proud name there, son.......we'll be back in the saddle again.......that is americas team

Doh =P I was gonna say cause the Cowboys have fans everywhere, shoulda been alive back then to avoid foot in mouth.

Colorblind, I heard about that! Listening for details on the ticket now.

Did anyone else see those Four Horseman coming? :-(

ATTENTION:

Dan Reeves has already quit the Cowboys.....
He had an official office at Valley Ranch for all of two days before turning in his keys and leaving. 

Told to me by an acquaintance on the training staff.

This is sad.  Inever thought I'd see the day when the LH would so freely relinquish his cherished "America's Team" moniker.  If LH actually has any friends, now is the time for them to come to his rescue. I am seriously concerned that he might hurt himself.

MeanJoeGreen thanks for understanding more than most people. The Steelers have 6 SuperBowls so they are now at the top until someone can knock them down. Dont have nothing against the Steelers just dont think the meaning of America's Team has anything to do with wins. Great Job making it to 6.

Relax Cowboys fans. Steeler fans don't want the title of America's Team. That one belongs to the boys. We don't need it.

As far as the SB XLIII officiating is concerned...yeah...that sure was one sided in favor of the Steelers. So one sided the Cardinals took the lead with 2:37 left in the 4th and the only penalty during the comeback drive was a holding call against the Steelers.

Don't be bitter Cowboy fans. There is always next year. Wish you guys the best of luck.  

Eric..It gets worse..Pittsburg was given both their last two games..Arizona and Seattle..

Now go back and remember the Boys were screwed out of the Baltimore game..The Cowboys fumbled on the Baltimore one yard line..Ralph Neely recovered the fumble..Got up holding the ball...but..Norm Schecter game the ball to the Colts..and never called another game for the NFL..He was fired in the off season..

Hosed..pure and simple..by an incompetent referee..

New total..Dallas Cowboys 6 rings...Pittsburg Steelers...4

Now Dan..bring it on..Cause I expected more than this lame post..We will be watching..

xactly landry hat it stuck HARD..it will take more then another free SB given to the steelers from the refs to take that away from us the fans

Yes, KD. It all came from an NFL film that dubbed the Cowboys of the 70s "America's Team" and it stuck---hard

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Every year there's a new "America's Team" hahahaha

The Saints get their trashy city TRASHED and they're suddenly America's Team.

Does no one know the reason the media dubbed the Cowboys America's Team?

Horrible thing to say the Cowboys will be ((AMERICA'S)) team as long as we have the fan base that we STILL have. This title was more for the fans. Bevomav is right they gave us this name not the Cowboys. You will never be able to take this name away from the Cowboys until the fans decide it time to let it go. As it look like to me so far the fans are not letting it go.

I hope not.

Colorblind, Love you man, and I was expecting most of my readers to disagree with me, but I'm not done. I'm not done.

Just when I was beginning to regain faith in The Landry Hat........

Check the TV ratings for games, check merchandise sales nation wide, and check which franchise's every little move is headline news across the nation both on TV and Print media.

Any talk of the Cowboys no longer being "America's Team" are absolute hissy fit garbage from a frustrated, self-entitled fanbase.

bevomav i completely agree with you..the title was given to the cowboys not to the steelers because we all know they were given a free SB by the referes so in my book they are not better then the cowboys and dont talk about having class because this is not a chess match its freaking football not a tea party. They are the steeler nation and thats it they next thing you now they will be calling their defense doomsday defense and call ben roethsberger or however you spell his damn name captain america..is that what you want? kill the legacy of staubach?  I didnt think so..

number 9,..you sir are correct..but..America's team was..imho..not about winning and losing..it was and is about being the most talked about..love and hate wise..in sports..

That holds true today..and that is with a team that hasn't won a playoff game..let alone a SB in years..Yet remain popular..#1 in team apparel sales..I can't explain it..but it exists..and no protesting will change  that..

To me the cowboys are still america's team but you can see the fast decline under Jerry Jones and it can only get worse from here on out unless major changes are made.

ET Tu Hat..Please don't confuse team with America's Team..They are not one in the same..IMHO..and all the stuff you poo poo is the reason..
Television ratings..apparel sales..are a reflection of the fascination with The Boys..The NFL is all about the Boys..They are the Yankees of football..They are the subject of more articles in one month than all other teams get in a year..
There was the Patriots..Giants and now the Steelers..all whining about how the Boys aren't America's team..and yet bad losses and all..They are still the focus of Football..Vegas has them as the betting favorites in the NFC to go to the SB..
Dallas didn't dub itself "America's Team"..NFL films did..and I see nothing to take the moniker away..They are the team to love or hate..and nobody outside of Pittsburg or Hatville gives a rats ass about the Steelers..Just like no one cares about any other team..outside their fan base..but everyone has an opinion on the Boys..
Still America's Team and always will be..and when they win it all..This season or the next..maybe just maybe we won't be subjected to such nonsense as any team other than the real team being America's Team..
The king is alive ..Long live the king..