Tully Tuesday's Volume 38. A Blinding Disaster

I promise this is one of the last times I’ll write about the Dallas Cowboys this season. I knew they were in to get their ass kicked Sunday by Philadelphia, and I knew the sun would be a problem. I just can’t get over the arrogance their thier Big Dumb Owner (BDO) continues to show.

What are comparable errors in the real world? Would Dell or IBM allow sunlight in a server storage unit and allow the sun to slowly melt the devices and overheat them? Would Chick Fil A all of a sudden ask their drive through workers not to wear the jackets and heated vests in the cold winter? What if Spotify had a low volume buzzing sound on every song they streamed? Would a hot yoga studio heat the entire office instead of one studio to save costs and time? What if Augusta National had a giant sinkhole in the landing zone on the 8th hole that every player’s drive would disappear into? Every player faces the same obstacle!

I can’t fathom how stupid the idea that letting the sun shine in very specific places for 4 or 5 games a year is. And then to double down like everybody is picking on you! This isn’t your childhood home where your brother is teasing you over and over and you need help. You are the owner of the most valuable team in sports (for now) and for once in your life you need to put your ego down and do something to improve the football product on your field.

I get so frustrated when people defend Jerry Jones for his “contributions to the league.” All that has done has shifted the focus further and further away from football so much that the number one story in football has nothing to do with the Chiefs winning on a blocked field goal, the Lions throwing 5 INTs and coming back to win, it’s this egomaniac arguing with reporters about putting blinds (that they have available for concerts and basketball games in the stadium) up for a few games a year so his backup quarterback and receiver can try to score points.

I’m pissed off because in my lifetime I had seen nothing other than the Jerry Jones bullshit everybody sees and laughs at. I’ve taken a step back in the last couple of years in terms of my support for him, and that stock is at an all-time low. There is no track record that someone who hasn’t won jack shit in 30 years is now going to be able to get it together in their 80s. I want to be a fan and I want to cheer for the team and enjoy watching these games. But I can’t help but get furious when I see idiots like this in the stands.

Now this fan is in the lower bowl, which are expensive as hell in Dallas. So when I lay into this guy know I’m not attacking someone spending their last dollar to get in to watch their team. If someone is doing that, I’d recommend psychological help, but that’s another story.

This guy is the problem as much as Jerry Jones. He wants to be on TV, he wants to be on the Jumbotron, he’s wearing the dumbest hat of all time, no practicality, his sunglasses are stupid, and not cheap. He’s tucked the rally towel they handed out and turned it into a cape. The problem for me is this guy definitely loves the Cowboys, and hey that’s great man. But showing up for an ass kicking like Sunday looking like this tells Jerry Jones exactly what he thinks he knows, as long as it’s a nice atmosphere the football comes second.

The players likely do care and do want to win, the General Manager has compiled a team that cannot win, with glaring deficiencies all over the roster, primarily at Wide Receiver, offensive line, defensive line, safety, and a running back to name a few. The Dallas house of cards is one that has been held up by Dak Prescott and by Tony Romo for before him. These two quarterbacks have done much more than their fair share of heavy lifting while burdening the blame for the shortcomings.

The Cowboys are boring, dramatic, and entitled. And the players have some shit to figure out as well. But as I’ve said before this fish rots from head down, and my god does it smell like shit on fire.

See you Thursday for picks

TT