4th and Long Discussion

[Deviant]

I hate the Cowboys, but the show itself is what interested me. Twelve guys who missed their shot at the NFL now get a chance to make the team. Anybody else watch it?

The episode is here:

http://www.spike.com/full-episode/4th-quarter-training/32081

EDIT: Someone edit the title. It's "4th and Long".

[steeljake]

so since they couldnt get back on hard knocks this is teh way JJ will try to over expose the cowbitches... nice.

[Point Blank]

I peeped this last night. It was kinda blah..

[mgoblue2290]

So basically whoever wins is going to go down to Dallas to get cut, right?

[Aso]

lol at there being a 30 year old defensive back.

[Tailback U]

I enjoyed it. I thought Irvin, Coach Joe, and Bill Bates were cool to watch. Gives you an inside look at how coaches approach drills, film, etc.

The drill they put them through was tough, then they had them run like 20 110's. That shit would kill me.

I like how they (the coaches) are taking it seriously even though whoever makes it will probably just be a practice squad player.

[Rayman]

so since they couldnt get back on hard knocks this is teh way JJ will try to over expose the cowbitches... nice.

They're overexposed no matter what he does. Comes with the territory of being America's Team.








(runs from massive inferno that I just started)

[Blick]

I was impressed that some of the guys were able to rip off 40's around 4.6 in full pads after doing all of those sprints. That's not easy.

[Tailback U]

I was impressed that some of the guys were able to rip off 40's around 4.6 in full pads after doing all of those sprints. That's not easy.

It's not, but they were hand timed and generally speaking, there is a +/- error up to 3 tenths of a second when hand timing 40s.

[steeljake]

They're overexposed no matter what he does. Comes with the territory of being America's Team.

(runs from massive inferno that I just started)

hmmm... can they still be america's team if they haven't won a playoff game this century?

[Deviant]

Even though I'm a Giants fan, I found out that a dude from my school went to try out, so I watched. Talked so much shit and got cut in the first episode. He was an embarrassment.

[Rylo]

I didn't think the show was too bad, really.

Started out retarded, but it picked up from there.

[Tailback U]

Even though I'm a Giants fan, I found out that a dude from my school went to try out, so I watched. Talked so much shit and got cut in the first episode. He was an embarrassment.

Haha I think his name was Steven Alexander? I could be wrong. The little white dude who was getting punked and complaining cuz guys were smacking him on the helmet. lmao he was such a bitch.

[Rayman]

hmmm... can they still be america's team if they haven't won a playoff game this century?

Yes, because every time some other team tries to stake claim to it, the Cowboys get mentioned.

Kinda proves that it's their nickname no matter what. ;)


From a buddy of mine:

Folks, the Dallas Cowboys are sexy, and sex sells. Everything about the Cowboys sells. We're right smack dab in the middle of the country and the football world revolves around us. Don't believe it? Look at the TV ratings and do the math. We sell. The Dallas Cowboys being good is good for the NFL. Bet on it.

Why do other nations hate America? Because we're the biggest, baddest cats on the planet. There's more money here. There's more excitement. There's more opportunity. None of that is bad, so why do they hate us? Because looking up hurts their necks, and they're cranky as hell.

If America is the cream of the crop, then America's Team is too. That's what that nickname was meant to portray. The best. People hate the best. Let 'em.

Haven't you ever noticed how that nickname infuriates some people? It's just a freaking nickname for crying out loud. No one decries the "Purple People Eaters." How can cannibalism not be offensive? Because there's no prestige in it. No one is trying to get that nickname. America's team? Everyone wants it. Too damn bad, that's ours. Keep your grubby hands off or you'll pull back a bloody stump.

Opposing team's fans will tell you that the nickname is offensive, but look how many of them want it for themselves. This year we were encouraged to loan the nickname to New Orleans because of their rebuilding from Katrina. The team in our Nation's capital wants the nickname. The Steelers have laid claim to it. So have the Packers. So have the Jets and Giants after 9/11. So have the Patriots. It's a redundant theme. Not even baseball teams like the Braves or Yankees have been able to pry that moniker away from the Cowboys. Nor the Lakers or Celtics in basketball.

You want to know why none of them ever get to use that nickname? They can't earn it. Love us or hate us, the Cowboys earned the nickname America's Team. How can I say this? Simple, have we ever lost it? Even when we were doormats the name was used. The media still loves to use it. Even while they stir the haterade.

[DSpydr84]

The way I look at it, the Cowboys are "America's Team", but they're not America's team. I know that may not make a whole lot of sense, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

As for the show, I liked it personally. I'm interested to see what kind of hell they get put through in the weeks to come.