The best humor is truthful and writes itself. So, in the latest Dallas Cowboys circus news, Michael Irvin will be hosting a reality TV show this offseason that picks the last spot in Cowboys training camp. The producers behind the show "The Biggest Loser" are developing it.
No details have been released on what they will make contestants do. I was going to speculate as to whether a criminal record was required, but things have been so embarrassing for Dallas fans of late, I feel like that is piling on.
I guess Jerry Jones figured that last year's HBO show, "Hard Knocks" -- which followed the team during training camp -- wasn't distracting enough. No, they need to turn their camp into a bigger joke. Given that this is *reality* programming, they will be getting Heartbreaking Story Guy, and Flashy Personality Guy, and Bad Attitude Guy, etc. all competing for that final spot. Making It Rain Guy likely won't make the cut, however.
This must be reason number 5,345,598 why Bill Parcells had to get away from the Cowboys. A winning team needs a coach with clear authority and disciplined players with leadership skills. Dallas has neither. Nobody respects the coaches, and try naming any leader on this Cowboys team. This team is swimming in chaos and ridiculousness and will continue to be as long Jerry Jones continues to put marketing and his ego above putting a quality product on the field.
In the history of the league, plenty of good players have come from the bottom of training camp rosters. It's hard to imagine that the reality show process is the best way to take up one of those 80 spots.
Back in the day, whether you loved or hated the Cowboys, you respected their accomplishments. Lately, the Cowboy news has devolved into a daily "Kick Me" sign for their fanbase. But I guess in Jerrah's world, any news is good news.
All that being said, I am totally rooting for FanHouse's Matt Snyder to make the team.
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** FILE ** In this Feb. 3, 2007, file photo, Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin smiles after being selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a news conference in Miami, Fla. Irvin is launching a reality TV show in which 12 "football neophytes" will compete for an impressive grand prize: a spot on the Cowboys' training camp roster. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara,file)
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** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 1976, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll, center, leaves the field with Jim Allen (45) who holds up his finger indicating the Steelers are No. 1 after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Now that Pittsburgh is headed to its seventh Super Bowl, each of the Steelers' three coaches in the last 40 years has taken them there. Noll first got there in his sixth season in 1974, Bill Cowher in his fourth. Mike Tomlin needed only two years after unexpectedly being hired for one of the best-known coaching jobs in American pro sports. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)
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** FILE ** This is an Aug. 4, 2007 file photo showing Michael Irvin at the Pro Football Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies, in Canton, Ohio. Irvin says he calmly chatted with a gunman in another vehicle after the armed passenger turned out to be a Dallas Cowboys fan, Monday night Jan. 12, 2009 in Dallas. Irvin, who was not harmed, says he was "very afraid." (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
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** FILE ** This is an Oct. 5, 2008 file photo showing Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer before an NFL football game in Irving, Texas. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer was arrested over the weekend after a disturbance outside a downtown Indianapolis nightclub. Spencer was arrested on preliminary charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct about 3 a.m. Sunday Jan. 11, 2009 outside the Have a Nice Day Cafe, city police Sgt. Matthew Mount said. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones is seen at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 28, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones gestures to the crowd before an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones is seen at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 28, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones gestures to the crowd before an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb looks for a receiver in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Philadelphia. Much has happened to Donovan McNabb since he took his last playoff snap in the 2005 Super Bowl, and most of it is negative. He got benched, booed and written off only to play his best football down the stretch in crucial games. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 21, 2008, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) is brought down by Washington Redskins' Demetric Evans (92) and Jason Taylor (55) during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Landover, Md. The Eagles, who lost to the Redskins but beat the Dallas Cowboys the following week, face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Jan. 4, in the first round of the NFC playoffs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-22-2009 @ 10:07PM
rsaypol said...
Next they'll sign Plaxico (if he doesn't go to the Raiders)
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1-23-2009 @ 7:52AM
Dan said...
Only if he wins. I really hope the contestants are Maurice Clarett, Pacman, Vick and Plaxico. I can't wait to see the temptation challenges.
**Teaser video of Adam Jones fidgeting and wringing his hands in front of a bouncerless strip club with a case of champagne.**
1-23-2009 @ 2:24AM
Child of God said...
I posed the question after Dallas' humiliation @ the hands of the Eagles: "What will Jerry do to steal the spotlight from the Super Bowl?" I knew he wouldn't lay low. Frankly, I was expecting something a bit more dramatic than this, like cutting T.O, Crayton, Ellis, Johnson and hiring a real coach. Guess he's going to do that during half time.
Jerry probably watched "Invincible" and called The Playmaker with his "idea." I can hear it now: "Mike...I just saw this movie...let's get some publicity and find the next Vince Papelli."
If Papelli version 2.0 were to make it to Cowboys training camp, Jerry wouldn't recognize him. He'll somehow sign some poor schmuck and somehow make this once promising team even worse.
Head Coach who can't coach + "Star QB" who doesn't have drive to win Superbowl + a bunch of jailbirds= Jerry Jones' genius.
Heck, I'd let go of everyone not named Barber, Witten or Ware and start from scratch. At least you'd have a solid nucleus of no nonsense tough guys. What am I thinking, we're talking Jerry here.
How bout them Cowboys?
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1-23-2009 @ 5:36AM
Mark said...
I don't know how people can call them 'Americas Team' anymore. I was a fan of theirs, but events during the last few years have changed that. This should come as no surprise if you've been following the Cowboys as of late. Shouldn't the Cowboys stick to playing football on the field, and not all of these ridiculous media-crazed occurrences? Jerry Jones has really let the Cowboy fans down. He should just continue to clean out all of the troubled players and stop trying to get his name in the paper at any cost.
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1-23-2009 @ 5:41AM
giant fan since 57 said...
Hey, I hate Jerry Jones as much as most everyone does, but I think it is a good idea. In fact I think the NFL should add one player to every team's roster and mandate that it be filled the same way. It would be more fun than watching reruns of the combine for the next few months.
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1-23-2009 @ 7:53AM
Robert said...
See this what I'm talking bout Owner Jerry is at it again with this deviant obsession to one up the marketing machine that is NFL MARKETING. Many a venture this guy has tried and failed.
Without the platform of the Dallas Cowboys as a launching pad for these outlandish flights of fancy, sponsors wouldn't take these proposals serious. Detach the name Dallas Cowboys from any of this guy's endeavors they would be worthy of discussion.
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1-23-2009 @ 11:09AM
megan said...
I know they were looking for a name. They should just call it "The Rookie."
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1-23-2009 @ 11:59AM
Brenda McConnell said...
My, my, it does seem as if Miss Stephanie is on board with her "cohorts" who submit articles on AOL------ hehehe
Anything regarding the Cowboys, (and I do mean anything) is a media frenzy as all the media knows that there will be readership ;) As reported on AOL, the Cowboys must still be America's Team since 4 of the 10 top selling jerseys belong to Romo, Witten, TO, and Barber ;)
There are 32 teams in the NFL, you know.
Irving and JJ are friends, and quite frankly, this would be one reality show I would watch. How many young men would give their "eye-teeth" to play for the 'Boys?? If they are not drafted by the Cowboys, they always play for revenge when their team plays the 'Boys, and many make that quite clear. So, I think this will be a fun show to watch!
Please do try and write an article stating the facts, without the cynicism and attempted bogus humor thrown in it.
I can see why Smith has won awards, as it appears as I read his articles, he is heads above the rest of his colleagues. By the way, all of the shootings and gun-related incidents on the Giants, would seem to me to be far more interesting than whether TO sneezes or not! ;)
Have a great day from an avid Cowboys fan (through the good and the bad)
Brenda McConnell
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1-23-2009 @ 10:01PM
Brenda McConnell said...
Sorry, a typo
* Irvin
Have a great day,
Brenda
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1-23-2009 @ 12:55PM
ostellgriggs said...
I agree with Brenda. The NFL problem is THE New York GIANTS.PLEASE CHECK THE COWBOY RECORD UNDER JERRY JONES, 3 SUPERBOWELS WINS AND ATLEASE 3 NFC CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO THE COACH IS !!, IT'S THE PLAYERS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. HOW MANY SUPER BOWELS WINS DOES PARCELL HAVE?
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1-23-2009 @ 2:27PM
ed344mu said...
Super bowels? I guess the Cowboys would have to have super bowels with all their sh...!
1-25-2009 @ 9:51PM
LoneSpot said...
Yet another absurdity in the circus that follows the glitzyglamorboys! Keep it up Jerah!
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1-28-2009 @ 12:54AM
junnie said...
im a lifelong cowboys fan since the 70s JERRY JONES PLEASE LEAVE U A JOKE AND U ARE MAKING MY TEAM INTO A JOKE.THE PLAYERS NOT THE PROBLEM ITS JERRY U BROUGHT IT TO DALLAS SO JUST LEAVE OR GET A MAN TO COACH MY TEAM
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