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8:24PM | July 28, 2009 | comments: 0
Jerry and Wade have high expectations for the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys received the rock star treatment as they arrived in San Antonio.
"You know we have same percentage of Cowboys fans in San Antonio as we do in Dallas" said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to open up his state of the team address. " We know we're home and that's why come here , a huge fan base of support."
Many of the fans couldn't wait until tomorrow's first practice of training camp to get their Cowboys fix, so they headed to the Grand Hyatt to take pictures and get autographs of the players they haven't seen since the last training camp in San Antonio two years ago.
"I was speechless" said Cowboys fan Kristi Wright. "Everyone else was fumbling for their phones, my husband has been a fan since he was little. And we all got matching tattoos!"
Some of the excitement from the players matched the fans. "Besides the people in El Paso, we always get the warmest welcome here" said Cowboys Defensive Tackle, Jay Ratliff.
"You know the way everything ended last year, we wanna try to get some things going in a positive way."
The Cowboys could return the love this season just by reaching the playoffs, something they haven't done in 12 long seasons. That was just one of the many topics Head Coach Wade Phillips and Jones discussed during the Cowboys State of the Team address.
"I think it's so motivating to me and influential to not have won a playoff game as long as it's been" said Jones. "It's big to me, and it's important that it's big to players."
But if the Cowboys fall short of Jerry's expectations, many feel that Wade Phillips won't receive another chance to get it right. That doesn't seem to bother the Head Coach who enters training camp with no fear of losing his job.
"I don't worry about my job." Phillips said. "I worry about the job I'm doing, that's the way it's always been." Then Jones pledged his continuous support saying he doesn't need to share any of his thoughts on the future of his coaching staff.
Jerry went on to say that Wade's coaching status is not a factor with his players, so right now the cowboys are talking the talk but they begin walking the walk tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 for the first practice of training camp.
The 33 Sports will be at every practice during training camp. Keep checking our blog here at The 33tv.com and follow our updates during practice on twitter at twitter.com/davecrome.
"You know we have same percentage of Cowboys fans in San Antonio as we do in Dallas" said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to open up his state of the team address. " We know we're home and that's why come here , a huge fan base of support."
Many of the fans couldn't wait until tomorrow's first practice of training camp to get their Cowboys fix, so they headed to the Grand Hyatt to take pictures and get autographs of the players they haven't seen since the last training camp in San Antonio two years ago.
"I was speechless" said Cowboys fan Kristi Wright. "Everyone else was fumbling for their phones, my husband has been a fan since he was little. And we all got matching tattoos!"
Some of the excitement from the players matched the fans. "Besides the people in El Paso, we always get the warmest welcome here" said Cowboys Defensive Tackle, Jay Ratliff.
"You know the way everything ended last year, we wanna try to get some things going in a positive way."
The Cowboys could return the love this season just by reaching the playoffs, something they haven't done in 12 long seasons. That was just one of the many topics Head Coach Wade Phillips and Jones discussed during the Cowboys State of the Team address.
"I think it's so motivating to me and influential to not have won a playoff game as long as it's been" said Jones. "It's big to me, and it's important that it's big to players."
But if the Cowboys fall short of Jerry's expectations, many feel that Wade Phillips won't receive another chance to get it right. That doesn't seem to bother the Head Coach who enters training camp with no fear of losing his job.
"I don't worry about my job." Phillips said. "I worry about the job I'm doing, that's the way it's always been." Then Jones pledged his continuous support saying he doesn't need to share any of his thoughts on the future of his coaching staff.
Jerry went on to say that Wade's coaching status is not a factor with his players, so right now the cowboys are talking the talk but they begin walking the walk tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 for the first practice of training camp.
The 33 Sports will be at every practice during training camp. Keep checking our blog here at The 33tv.com and follow our updates during practice on twitter at twitter.com/davecrome.
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