Red Mosquito

Bammer wrote:Seahawks fan here:

Unabated, whistle should have blown before Sherman got to the kicker. Ref's fault. Sherman dove at the ball, not the kicker's knee.

person with access to replay here:

He hit the ball with his hand but he clearly dove at the dude's knee with his torso.

jwfocker wrote:

Bammer wrote:Seahawks fan here:

Unabated, whistle should have blown before Sherman got to the kicker. Ref's fault. Sherman dove at the ball, not the kicker's knee.

person with access to replay here:

He hit the ball with his hand but he clearly dove at the dude's knee with his torso.

agreed...he knew what he was doing

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

jwfocker wrote:

Bammer wrote:Seahawks fan here:

Unabated, whistle should have blown before Sherman got to the kicker. Ref's fault. Sherman dove at the ball, not the kicker's knee.

person with access to replay here:

He hit the ball with his hand but he clearly dove at the dude's knee with his torso.

agreed...he knew what he was doing

i knew Sherman was an over-confident jerk, but his justification that he was just being a competitor and competitor's don't complain (like the Bills did) is some bullshit. Dude would be freaking about someone doing the same to his kicker

yeah come on, bammer, you've got to see it, right?

Green Habit wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Coach wrote:I feel like every year, the Cowboys are among the most talked about teams, yet, they never deliver. I understand the popularity of being 'America's Team,' but still....they haven't won a super bowl since 1995.

I found this post a little deflating.

Fans of teams that have waited longer (including never) for a Super Bowl can probably think of even more deflating posts.

My overall point is that no team is more overhyped, year in and year out, than them 'boys. That's all. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Coach wrote:I feel like every year, the Cowboys are among the most talked about teams, yet, they never deliver. I understand the popularity of being 'America's Team,' but still....they haven't won a super bowl since 1995.

I found this post a little deflating.

Fans of teams that have waited longer (including never) for a Super Bowl can probably think of even more deflating posts.

My overall point is that no team is more overhyped, year in and year out, than them 'boys. That's all. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Cowboys haven't been excessively overhyped for a long time. If anything, they were underhyped this year after going 4-12 last year. The recent regular expectations for them have been perpetual 8-8 mediocrity.

Green Habit wrote:

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Coach wrote:I feel like every year, the Cowboys are among the most talked about teams, yet, they never deliver. I understand the popularity of being 'America's Team,' but still....they haven't won a super bowl since 1995.

I found this post a little deflating.

Fans of teams that have waited longer (including never) for a Super Bowl can probably think of even more deflating posts.

My overall point is that no team is more overhyped, year in and year out, than them 'boys. That's all. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Cowboys haven't been excessively overhyped for a long time. If anything, they were underhyped this year after going 4-12 last year. The recent regular expectations for them have been perpetual 8-8 mediocrity.

Except that they got six national TV games this season following that 4-12 season. Seems overhyped to me.

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Coach wrote:I feel like every year, the Cowboys are among the most talked about teams, yet, they never deliver. I understand the popularity of being 'America's Team,' but still....they haven't won a super bowl since 1995.

I found this post a little deflating.

Fans of teams that have waited longer (including never) for a Super Bowl can probably think of even more deflating posts.

My overall point is that no team is more overhyped, year in and year out, than them 'boys. That's all. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Cowboys haven't been excessively overhyped for a long time. If anything, they were underhyped this year after going 4-12 last year. The recent regular expectations for them have been perpetual 8-8 mediocrity.

Except that they got six national TV games this season following that 4-12 season. Seems overhyped to me.

That definitely has to do with potential ratings, not necessarily hype.

Simple Torture wrote:

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Coach wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Coach wrote:I feel like every year, the Cowboys are among the most talked about teams, yet, they never deliver. I understand the popularity of being 'America's Team,' but still....they haven't won a super bowl since 1995.

I found this post a little deflating.

Fans of teams that have waited longer (including never) for a Super Bowl can probably think of even more deflating posts.

My overall point is that no team is more overhyped, year in and year out, than them 'boys. That's all. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Cowboys haven't been excessively overhyped for a long time. If anything, they were underhyped this year after going 4-12 last year. The recent regular expectations for them have been perpetual 8-8 mediocrity.

Except that they got six national TV games this season following that 4-12 season. Seems overhyped to me.

That definitely has to do with potential ratings, not necessarily hype.

With more prime time spots, that's more pro Cowboys TV segments before, during and after games. I just find them to be consistently overhyped.

Coach wrote: With more prime time spots, that's more pro Cowboys TV segments before, during and after games. I just find them to be consistently overhyped.

I hate the Cowboys probably more than any other franchise in sports with the exception of the St. Louis Cardinals. But they have a ridiculously sized national fan base. What you see about the Cowboys, the rest of the country sees in David Ortiz. Any team with a fan base that is nation wide, and that large, is going to seem overhyped to someone that doesn't care about it.

@SkitchP wrote:

Coach wrote: With more prime time spots, that's more pro Cowboys TV segments before, during and after games. I just find them to be consistently overhyped.

I hate the Cowboys probably more than any other franchise in sports with the exception of the St. Louis Cardinals. But they have a ridiculously sized national fan base. What you see about the Cowboys, the rest of the country sees in David Ortiz. Any team with a fan base that is nation wide, and that large, is going to seem overhyped to someone that doesn't care about it.

I don't hate the Cowboys. I just dislike the pundits who give them the benefit of the doubt and you could say that they're partially influenced by the large fan base so I agree with you there.

Coach wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:

Coach wrote: With more prime time spots, that's more pro Cowboys TV segments before, during and after games. I just find them to be consistently overhyped.

I hate the Cowboys probably more than any other franchise in sports with the exception of the St. Louis Cardinals. But they have a ridiculously sized national fan base. What you see about the Cowboys, the rest of the country sees in David Ortiz. Any team with a fan base that is nation wide, and that large, is going to seem overhyped to someone that doesn't care about it.

I don't hate the Cowboys. I just dislike the pundits who give them the benefit of the doubt and you could say that they're partially influenced by the large fan base so I agree with you there.

I dont think its intentional. I think its basically a perpetual motion machine. They get more hype on draft day, so we assume the guys they draft are better, so they get more training camp attention, which keeps them in the public eye, which gets them more hype on draft day, etc.

Similar to assumption that even dumb patriots picks are going to be good NFL players.

Guys, I don't know what you're talking about; Dallas is the greatest! America's team! HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS???

The anti-Mike McCarthy voices will (and should?) be out in full force today.

Simple Torture wrote:

Coach wrote:Except that they got six national TV games this season following that 4-12 season. Seems overhyped to me.

That definitely has to do with potential ratings, not necessarily hype.

Exactly.

These Titans are NOT to be messed with.

Coach wrote:These Titans are NOT to be messed with.

Broncos do have to travel to Nashville later this year...

Great comeback by the Vikings and fuck you blair walsh. Can we just start going for 2 every time instead? Whats the point of attempting the extra point.

I think part of it for GB is that their management strategy has finally stopped working. They have razor thin depth in a lot of places. WRs have been taking a ton of RB snaps cause there's just nobody to play. It's a serious problem.

And America and the media latched on to the Cowboys in the 70's. It's people liking the star and the busty cheerleaders. It's a cultural thing.