I hate to say this...

But….

Jerry Jones has just about finally destroyed my heart as a Cowboy fan. I am still holding on, but after years and years of what he has done to this team, it is taking its toll.

I have been a Cowboy fan for 54 years (ago I was a toddler back then, but still a fan). I have lived through the late 60’s when the boo birds came out against Meredith (still my favorite Cowboy), the can’t win the big one era, the mid to late 80’s, the who is Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson shock, and even the 5-11 seasons of the early 2000’s. I still was a fan through thick and thin. I felt hope with Bill Parcels, but after Mr. Jones chased him off it has become harder and harder to get excited about a new Cowboys season.

I still try to be a fan and keep them my number one team. Even this year Mr. Jones shocked me and did the right thing and drafted a lineman in the first round. It was hard for me to believe that he didn’t move heaven and earth to get Johnny Football, but at least for now our offensive line looks like we might be developing a future.
And yet right now I am more excited about the Mavericks season in November than I am the Cowboys season in September. And it is not just the Cowboys aren’t going to win the Super Bowl this year, it is just the whole attitude. Usually I can wait for basketball till January, but quite frankly the Mavericks are just the better organization right now and they are winning my heart. I have always been a fan, but the Cowboys were always first. I don’t know if it is Dirk and his class act , the whole organization, Cariisle as the coach, or what, but right now the Mavericks have the best chance to win a championship of any Dallas team over the next two years and yes that is exciting, but even during all the 2000s when the Mavericks were making the playoffs year after year and the Cowboys weren’t I was still a Cowboys fan first. Now, I don’t know. In the past I would still wait till January to start really watching the Mavericks.

I shouldn’t complain though. Cleveland is probably more ready than any city to win a championship and someday I hope they do. I just don’t think it is going to be now.

First Johnny Football is going to be a bust . It is inevitable. He may have a few moments or even a year or two, but the NFL will take its toll on him like it did Tim Tebow and Vince Young. The college game is not the pro game and especially for quarterbacks. I think most people know this, but year after year we see people in the “business” have great expectations for college quarterbacks who just aren’t NFL quarterbacks. And for the Browns sake I hope I a wrong, but I am glad Mr. Jones didn’t go get him.

And now for Cleveland’s best chance. Yes, Lebron coming home and getting strong supporting case along with two other potential all stars you would think Cleveland has a great chance to win a NBA championship. I don’t know. They maybe the best team in the East , if not definitely one of the potential two best, but a championship may still allude them. I am not sure this win now with Lebron mentality is the best answer for Cleveland. They had a chance to build a team that could have been a strong contender for 5-10 years easy. And if Lebron really wanted to come home I am sure they could have worked something out for him to stay through at least five of those years and a possible couple of rings. There is a reason Mavericks fans love Dirk. He has been here and is willing to ty to do whatever on and off the court to win. Can Lebron say that? At least for now? I hope for Cleveland’s sake he stays, but he should have let the team build around him. Tim Duncan stayed, shoot even Kobe stuck with LA, yes he got the money, but he stayed year after year. Sometimes it takes the superstar committing to the team for the team to win a championship. It just gives the rest of the team that confidence to make the extra effort. Don’t believe me, well then you haven’t seen San Antonio play.

And I know it is hard for me to understand what it might be like to be a Cleveland fan right now. With every major Dallas Sports team having at least played for a championship in the last twenty years, if not won one I cannot imagine going fifty years. I just hate being that dose of reality, but unless something changes with the Cavaliers even with Love etc… Cleveland may just win the East once in the next two years. I know many are saying they have the right people in place, but their coach still has much NBA basketball to learn and some of the pieces are a bit iffy for an 82 game season and long playoff runs. I would have stayed young and worked through the learning curve for a couple of years to become dominant starting in three years for many years. The “win now” theory is a dangerous theory for the future if it doesn’t happen. You end up starting all over again. The fans of Cleveland definitely deserve to have a championship caliber team in their city. They are close, but I fear it is going to be not close enough.