Personal Narrative: Thoughts From The Dallas Cowboys

Five, Tony Romo gets the snap. Four, he drops back, shoulder fakes to his right, turns back left. Three, the corner fade comes off his back foot and floats through the air as time, space, and Cowboys fan’s hearts stop. Two, Terrance Williams bounds over the defender with every inch of his 9” hands outstretched. One, he takes his eyes off the ball just as it spreads the diamond pocket of air made by his usually trusty hands and falls stiffly to the tundra. Zero: Dallas 24, Philly 28. Dez would have caught it. Dez catches everything. Where is Dez?

When David Charles Johnson was a child, he wanted to become a professional football player. He always wanted to become a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. As his parents raised him in Madison, Wisconsin, they encouraged him to try new things and would push him to do his best. David had a lean build with dark-brown hair and blue eyes. He participated in multiple sports, but he enjoyed baseball and football the most. In both sports, he enjoyed the throwing aspects of each game. He enjoyed pitching in baseball and being a quarterback in football. When high school arrived and David was a sophomore, he decided that he only wanted to play baseball and football. He and his parents decided it would be better for him to focus on his academics

The Dallas Cowboys NFL football team are a prime example of a fandom discourse community. They aren’t solely influencing people in the Dallas,Texas area but fans are extended all around the U.S. As a member of a fandom discourse community, it is more than just cheering for the team passionately, it involves knowing the team and showing that you are an authentic fan. To receive the credibility and status of a fan you must do more than simply go out and purchase the gear while the team is performing at a prosperous rate. It’s deeper than those adorned in the jersey of the current most popular team. It’s about loyalty, it’s about the history, and hoping for a better

OK Cowboys nation here it is. Football season is finally upon us, and it couldn't feel better! Just seeing our boys out on that field was incredible. Hearing the announcers and seeing the fans was the anticipation we have all been waiting for. I am very happy that we decided to keep our heart of the team on the sidelines. The blindside hit to Weeden made that even more clear to me that it was the right decision. The Cowboys have nothing to be ashamed of, however I do think that some of the same Cowboy's problems have still surfaced. Ball protection is still an issue. Coach Jason Garrett spoke on the issue after the game “I thought the biggest things were the turnovers, we drove the ball pretty well. We

Walking out onto the opponent’s brightly lit turf field setting up for the kickoff of the second half just gave me the feeling that everybody knows, my hair starts to stand up, butterflies began to flutter in my stomach, and everything seems to slow down. Looking into the stands and seeing that our hometown fans had traveled four hours in order to outdo the home crowd gave me a sense of comfort. Looking into East Jefferson’s stands and seeing that our fans, despite having to travel all the way down south, outnumbered their fans by at least 70 people. I found myself thinking that this meant just as much to our town as it did to our school and team. This feeling would be just the motivation we needed in order to finish this game

Now the Patriots had the opportunity to right the wrongs of the past and win the Super Bowl. Once again my living room was filled with friends and family desperate for a Patriots Super Bowl. Tom Brady had led the Patriots down the field for a touchdown that had put the Patriots ahead. The game was now to be decided by the Seahawks offense against the Patriots defense. Wilson took the snap and threw the ball to his running back Marshawn Lynch. Lynch scampered all the way to midfield. Time was beginning to run out. I felt the confidence in the room was destroyed. I looked at the faces of my friends and family, and they all looked the same. They all shared the same look of despair that we had all felt so many times before. Just a couple plays later Wilson threw a pass deep down the field and somehow, in the same fashion Tyree had seven years prior, made an unbelievable catch. There it was again. The Tyree catch had been replicated once again. Once again our hearts had been ripped out. The Patriots now stood on the edge of another crushing loss. The Seahawks stood on the Patriots goal line. Just inches from total victory. The Patriots were again on the edge of the abyss. As the clock wound down I could feel the energy in the room shoot up. The final play that would determine if the football gods would kill us again, or if we would finally taste the victory we all longed for. Wilson took the snap and everyone was on

because they were the cows I herded and without them I wouldn’t have a job

Like most Orange Bloods, I fondly remember my first encounter with the Texas Cowboys organization. It was an August Sunday at Darrell K Royal and it was time for Longhorn football to get underway. I spent my morning like most at the 40 acres, eating barbeque, hopping from tailgate to tailgate while feeling slightly anxious for what was to come against the tenth ranked Fighting Irish. I found my seat, enjoyed the pregame atmosphere and tried to prepare myself for what was to come. It was now time for kickoff, Mitchell Becker prepared to kick the ball off. He started into his kick and “BOOM!” Just like that, I jumped out of my seat in fear. Little did I know, I was sitting just four rows behind Smokey the Cannon.

It was week 8 and the Panthers (white) had recently lost to the Panthers (red). Thus, that was the worst season that the Panthers (white) had had in the past 3 seasons. Meanwhile, we did not have a game in week 9, so the coaches, Klinger and Howell, made us practice from 5 PM to 8 PM Monday through Friday. In practice, one day we found out that we were going to play the Dragons. Consequently, we all knew we had to win or we would be the only team that had not won a game by week 10. Coaches Klinger and Howell trained the defense against the offense constantly. Finally, the defense could anticipate the quarterback’s decisions and the offensive line would protect the quarterback long enough for him to throw the ball to a wide receiver. In summary, the coaches knew we were ready to defeat the Dragons.

Walking into the stadium, was like a kid walking into a candy store for the first time. It was incredible, from the field to the seats, I loved it all. I was amazed at the size of the field in real life. I couldn’t believe it, I was actually there. We took our seats and waited for the game to start. I sat in the seat that my Poppy had always sat in. He had died almost 2 years earlier and sitting in his seat made me feel more connected to him. The game started and that crowd was electric. Being around other fans made me even more excited and energized. Adding to that feeling even more, was the fact that the Patriots won 55-31.Throughout the game, I kept looking up, down and around to fully absorb the environment around me. It was one of the greatest experiences of my

Without signing a hot commodity in free agency or drafting a highly projected premium round pass rusher, the vibe from most outsiders is that the Cowboys’ brass didn’t do enough to improve the pass rush.

Now for the bad news. The defense stopped nobody. The Cowboys had 250+ yards passing, 150+ yard rushing, and seemingly scored at will against a defense that looked lost on the field. This was a huge problem for last year's squad that ended the season 6-10 because the defense couldn't keep offenses off the

The Carolina Panthers are coming into the 2015 season with great momentum with back-to-back division championships under their belt. This off-season has been very successful in keeping the core together in signing quarterback Cam Newton and linebacker Thomas Davis to contract extensions. The best part of the off-season to me was the front office being proactive in addressing our weaknesses and providing Cam Newton with more weapons to play with.

The Dallas Cowboys loses their star wideout; can they survive? It was the 4th quarter, Cowboys were down and it was time for quarterback Tony Romo to show the nation, just exactly what he is made of. Up until this point we can only begin to fathom, how head coach Jason Garrett was feeling nor how frustrated he was considering the struggle that was displayed playing at home against their long time division rivals. But it's safe to assume he wasn't pleased. It should have never come close to those final seconds in the last quarter, which knowing now would lead to the game winning drive. Leaving with that "W" came with a cost. The Cowboys entered the game on Sunday night with plenty of question marks. Unfortunately I didn't see many of them answered. Not to mention I would have to say they left with even more. The Dez Bryant and

Sports are extremely important to many people. There are people whose passion for sports burns so much that they dedicate their lives to it by either playing the sport, becoming a coach, analyst, or other of many professions involving it. With people who love sports this much, they develop an emotional attachment to their favorite organization or player. If said favorite team or player does something contrary to the fans' desire, the fan feels betrayed since they have developed an emotional attachment with the player/organization. This was exactly the case with the now Los Angeles Chargers. For over 50 years, the Chargers had a legacy in San Diego. In 2017, the Chargers decided to leave this legacy behind and relocate to Los Angeles. There