Agree that the comments by Schultz and every other former player have no impact at all. Jerry and Stephen are happy being king. On-field success is secondary.
Speaking of on-field success, I happened to be on the same flight from PHX to DFW as Darren Woodson recently. He could not have been any nicer to me and everyone else who interacted with him on the plane, including the flight attendants. He was incredibly kind and polite. Just wanted the Cowboys fans on here to know that some of the great players we’ve invested a lot of energy and emotion into seem to be pretty good people, too.
Wonderful crown on a great week of writing, sir. Particularly glad to see your candid, realistic, and spot-on comments about Cowboy Culture and Mavs coaching. Sad thing about Cowboys Culture is that it would almost certainly be a stronger business/brand if football came first... Too bad that doesn't fit the psyche of the owner. Appreciate all you do.
I thought you did a really good job on the Jake Oettinger analysis. No eye rolling whatsoever (not that I consider myself an 'analytics guy'). Unlike skater performance, there's somewhat of a binary element at play for goalies: save versus not a save. There's definitely some adjacent stuff (like Oettinger being really good shorthanded for some reason), and the 'fancier' numbers suggest he's got a light workload -- which is even more worrying if you're skeptical he can bounce back -- but it all leads to the same conclusion: Oettinger hasn't been as good as he typically is. Might he find his stride again in the playoffs? We'll see.
The only thing I will add about the Cowboys culture.......those tours happened during the Jimmy Johnson Era, I took one. Not sure how it becomes a factor only in the playoffs.
Agree that the comments by Schultz and every other former player have no impact at all. Jerry and Stephen are happy being king. On-field success is secondary.
Speaking of on-field success, I happened to be on the same flight from PHX to DFW as Darren Woodson recently. He could not have been any nicer to me and everyone else who interacted with him on the plane, including the flight attendants. He was incredibly kind and polite. Just wanted the Cowboys fans on here to know that some of the great players we’ve invested a lot of energy and emotion into seem to be pretty good people, too.
Wonderful crown on a great week of writing, sir. Particularly glad to see your candid, realistic, and spot-on comments about Cowboy Culture and Mavs coaching. Sad thing about Cowboys Culture is that it would almost certainly be a stronger business/brand if football came first... Too bad that doesn't fit the psyche of the owner. Appreciate all you do.
I'm enjoying the Sturm 60. It's my third favorite time of the Year behind playoff breakdowns and the Cowboys regular season.
I thought you did a really good job on the Jake Oettinger analysis. No eye rolling whatsoever (not that I consider myself an 'analytics guy'). Unlike skater performance, there's somewhat of a binary element at play for goalies: save versus not a save. There's definitely some adjacent stuff (like Oettinger being really good shorthanded for some reason), and the 'fancier' numbers suggest he's got a light workload -- which is even more worrying if you're skeptical he can bounce back -- but it all leads to the same conclusion: Oettinger hasn't been as good as he typically is. Might he find his stride again in the playoffs? We'll see.
The only thing I will add about the Cowboys culture.......those tours happened during the Jimmy Johnson Era, I took one. Not sure how it becomes a factor only in the playoffs.
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