2024 NFL Thread

[FearlessF]

46-55???

I wasn't even alive then
Only Cincy is that old

[Riffraft]

We were talking about Superbowl victories, and nary a single one to be had by the hapless Browns.

Football didnt start with the superbowl.  Also if are eliminating old history 70s superbowls shouldn't count as it was 50 years ago. 

[utee94]

Football didnt start with the superbowl. Also if are eliminating old history 70s superbowls shouldn't count as it was 50 years ago.

Agree, but the topic of conversation was actually, specifically, Superbowl victories.

And your second point might also be valid, but it was Mr.N who specifically brought up the 70s-- a decade where the Cowboys won two Superbowls-- to illustrate the Cowboys' poor performance in Superbowls.

He chose... poorly.

[MrNubbz]

Cowboys won 2 superbowls in the 70s.  How many has Cleveland won, all time?

The Lord chastizes those he loves,before the SB when the cowboys weren't plenty

[MikeDeTiger]

yeah he stinks. Washington should trade him ASAP to Detroit for Jared Goff straight up.

Ha, I'd be happy to see him there.  Lions have better weapons all around imo, a better line, and when healthy, a better defense.  Washington just seems like one and a half steps away from being the Raiders, where careers go to die.  

I've thought Goff looked really good when I got to watch him this year, which wasn't often.  

[MikeDeTiger]

Dallas now the longest drought in the East to make it to a NFC chip game.

Maybe Jerry should sell the team? soon as Dan Snyder sold the Redskins they went to an NFC chip.

"Suck, my leadership does."

[ELA]

46-55???

I wasn't even alive then
Only Cincy is that old

Put it in the Golden Age of the NFL thread!

[ELA]

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"Suck, my leadership does."

It's so weird how we wouldn't translate good leadership in one industry to another, except when it comes to sports.

He's been a very successful oil man.  How does that make you a good football owner?  If you just use it as an investment, or a fun money purchase, like Steve Ballmer, and then stay hands off, sure.  But he could not be less qualified to run a football team

[Mdot21]

It's so weird how we wouldn't translate good leadership in one industry to another, except when it comes to sports.

He's been a very successful oil man.  How does that make you a good football owner?  If you just use it as an investment, or a fun money purchase, like Steve Ballmer, and then stay hands off, sure.  But he could not be less qualified to run a football team

well Jerry was an extremely successful NFL owner early on. he helped make the NFL what it is today in terms of tv ratings, sponsorship brand deals, etc., etc..

his success as of late has waned obviously, and well he's point blank period a bad owner. 

[847badgerfan]

well Jerry was an extremely successful NFL owner early on. he helped make the NFL what it is today in terms of tv ratings, sponsorship brand deals, etc., etc..

his success as of late has waned obviously, and well he's point blank period a bad owner.

Jimmy Johnson made him so. Not only was he a great coach, but he also initiated the Walker trade to the dummies up North.

[nwms]

clearly hubris did the man in.

i don't begrudge him, it's his team & they print money regardless. that said insisting on running the football side himself & hiring puppet after puppet is a fools errand for anyone serious about winning.

it will be interesting to see whether his kids are smart enough to leave football decisions to the football people after jerry's gone b/c they've been getting an up close & personal seat viewing the consequences of meddling.

i figured he'd wise up at some point & he just never did, now he's so old the party's over he's never winning given their current circumstances.

[FearlessF]

Jimmy Johnson made him so. Not only was he a great coach, but he also initiated the Walker trade to the dummies up North.

The dummies up north made Jimmy too

[MikeDeTiger]

I mean.....it was just last season the Cowboys had a good team as capable as anyone.  McCarthy as HC and Dan Quinn as DC was working.  All they really lacked was Dak's head not going up his own butt at the wrong time.  Dak is Quinn Ewers.  When he's on, he's on.  When he's not, it gets needlessly difficult.  

But about Dan Quinn, I think he was the main missing ingredient this year.  The defensive personnel is fine, but they clearly missed him in the driver's seat of the D.  And Dak being injured much of the season. 

I don't think things have been exactly doomsday material for the Cowboys.  It's not like they're the Raiders.  They needed more reliability from the DC, and they needed a premier running back this year.  That's not exactly light years away from excellence.

That said, I don't know why McCarthy left, but I suspect it was a mistake and a net negative.  

[FearlessF]

Dak is a problem. 
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