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Dallas Cowboys: 10 reasons why they’re not America’s Team

By Matt Verderame

Dec 28, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) attempts a pass against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) attempts a pass against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 11, 2014; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is honored along with his teammates from the 1964 team prior to the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2014; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is honored along with his teammates from the 1964 team prior to the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Jerry Jones is a joke

For most of their franchise history, the Cowboys were a team to both revere and fear. Under Landry, Dallas always had this clean-cut image but they would absolutely crush opponents. With Johnson at the helm, the image came with a razor’s edge but the play on the field was the same. Once Jones decided to get rid of Johnson, the fear factor went out the window.

Romo and the boys are good, but nobody goes into Cowboys Stadium with the notion that they can’t win. Does anybody invade America? Hell no. Why? Because they know that an epic stomping is coming. Americans are all about food, television and not taking any guff. The Cowboys used to be about that last one, but now they are just another team.

1. Because America actually wins stuff

The Dallas Cowboys were a great franchise in the 1970’s. They went to the Super Bowl five times and won two of them under head coach Tom Landry and quarterback Roger Staubach. After a really rough patch in the mid-to-late 1980’s, Jimmy Johnson took over for Landry and immediately got things going in the right direction. Behind Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin, the Cowboys won three Super Bowls in four years.

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Since the start of the 1996 season, Dallas has not been to the NFC Championship game. The Cowboys have employed Dave Campo and Wade Phillips as head coaches and Chad Hutchinson, Drew Henson and Quincy Carter at quarterback in that time. While Dallas is a solid team now, America isn’t about being “solid.” America is about being dominant and winning at all costs. Can you say New England Patriots?

That’s right, Bill Belichick is Captain America.

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