Budget cuts??? They signed Marcus Spears for $80 million/5 years, Scott for $100 Million/5 years. RGIII for $60 Million and Ryan for $65 million/5 years. That's $300 million in salaries for 5 years. They fired Steve, Suzy and Ashley for "more TV inclusivity of minorities." They check all the boxes for Disney/ESPN.
Always loved and respected Steve Young, my favorite Mormon. In my mind, he's a Top-10 QB in league history, and his running presages Vick and the great Lamar Jackson. Go 49ers!
I lived in Dallas for about a year, from mid 1987-88. The Landry era was in its final stages. Their star player was Herschel Walker, who didn't understand that the object of the game was NOT to get tackled. He just kept running into people. Steve Pelleur was the qb, but Landry was so old he would call him "Danny." I'd grown up in the Bay Area a dedicated Niner fan, so of course I was in hog heaven watching the Cowboys bumbling along. But it also gave me the chance to kind of compare the Bay Area attitude about football with Dallas, and it was an eye-opener. Don't get me wrong, the Bay Area was gaga over the Niners. When Joe Montana went down with a back injury, it was all anybody could talk about. But football in Dallas, especially the Cowboys, was an obsession, a religion and an addiction all rolled into one, and I don't mean that in a good way. It was the first time I saw detailed accounts about the draft, well into the late rounds (there were about 20 rounds back then). I remember the local TV stations had "up close and personal" specials on Michael Irvin, who was just a ROOKIE. Yes, he turned out to be great -- after a couple of mediocre seasons to begin his career -- but in comparison, I remember when the NIners drafted Jerry Rice, and the hoopla wasn't nearly as much. Irvin got a couple of drug arrests before straightening himself out. I'm not necessarily blaming his fame for that -- but being known for a fast-living lifestyle certainly didn't help. So I can see exactly how Cowboy players get a sense of entitlement, and how it might undermine their performance on the field. The team's hype machine makes them think all they have to do is show up and their opponents will cave. And when that doesn't happen, they find out that it's not that easy to muster the extra effort you need to win, superior talent or not.
When he was at his best, Steve Young played QB in the NFL at the highest level I have seen. There isn’t as much data to go on because he started in USFL, started career in NFL with awful Bucs team, was traded to 49ers where he was a backup for several seasons. But when he took over for as starting QB for 49ers in 1992, won the MVP. Won it again in 1994. Nobody has played the position better than he did in that span. Finished career with 96.4 passer rating. That’s an equivalent of 125 in today’s NFL. Elway retired with a 79.9 passer rating. Marino 86.4. Favre 86.0. Montana 92.3. And to all you young guys whose only point of reference is the past 5-10 years, stats should be analyzed on a curve. Elway would torch today’s NFL. Back when Steve Young played, NFL defenses levied a much heavier tax to advance the football downfield. Two words. Steve. Atwater. They’d be petitioning to have him thrown in ADX Supermax if he played in today’s NFL. Ronnie Lott. When Steve Young ran with the football, there was Bill Romanowski. If Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson had to face Romanowski, they would petition congress to have him thrown in Gitmo. “This guy is crazy. He doesn’t understand that I’m precious! If I want to run with the football, he is supposed to be gentle with me! He grabbed the thumb on my throwing hand and started bending it backwards trying to snap it when I was at the bottom of the pile! There is no place for guys like this in the NFL!” 😂😂 retired NFL vets would say they expected to play against guys like Romanowski every single week. They’d feel disrespected if someone wasn’t trying to give them lifelong fertility issues or break the bones in their hands at the bottom of a pile.
I'll add to that last point, the fact that Roger Craig, the first RB to have a 1000/1000 season, isn't in the hall of fame, is a problem for the hall of fame. If they were smart, they'd put aside their silly voting rituals and correct it outside of those rules.
Wasn't Bill Parcells in control when he was in Dallas? C'mon. It's the brand that is the problem, not the coaches. You nailed it with the sense of entitlement that players feel when they are on the roster. The Cowboys are the top brand in the NFL, and the top valued franchise. By every metric other than the Super Bowl the national media awards the Cowboys as champs every year with the coverage and exposure the franchise receives. There used to be a number of teams that rivaled the Cowboys 20 tp 30 years ago, now it is only the Chiefs with Mahomes and Kelcie and Taylor Swift as the drivers, but even the Chiefs are a distant 2nd to Cowboys media dominance. Thanks for excellent segment.
@@Thatfantasyfootballchickyour right Bill didn't want, T. O. At all and then Romo started dating Jessica Simpson and Bill was pissed he wasn't in control at all Bill didn't sign up for a circus belecke is the same way he about football not a circus
Well, thats like what Steve said: "THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE." National media awards are meaningless. They just refer to the number of times there's some reference to your team in the media. A picture of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders probably counts for that. (That was the last "success" for the Cowboys, because when they protested against wearing bicycle shorts, that story made it to the front page of almost every newspaper in the country. I think it was because at the time, most editors were horny old men who wanted something to boost newstand sales.) Jerry is always out there making noise, whether it's before or after games, the offseason meetings, whatever. He is accessible to the media a lot. Most of the other owners aren't, so he stands out in that respect. Consummate showman, fine. Football legend, not so much. Same for all these other things you mention: "Top brand in the NFL" -- THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE. "Top-valued franchise" -- "THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE." The rest of the league cares about actually winning championships, and the fact that EVERY YEAR, Jerry comes out and says he's got the qb. he's got the running back, the receiver, the defensive talent, the coaching, the drive, the will to win the championship, and that HE's put it all together, that just rubs people the wrong way. We're saying "prove it." And so there's this incredible, wonderful feeling of schadenfreude when they fail, especially when they FAIL MISERABLY, like they did this weekend.
Dallas Cowboys are entitled. Fame. Money. Women. Social media followers. They are rockstars. A Super Bowl for most guys on the team is an after thought.
Good Interview. The "who is the greatest QB of all time?" line of questions are low hanging fruit and wish would only be used when the interview time slot has absolutely nothing left.
No, he would get signed by a real team like the patriots when his rookie deal was up. He was a first round talent drafted in the 6th round. That was a terrible scouting blunder allowing him to fall that low.
Any bozo with a microphone is instantly an expert. Been overrating the Cowboys for years. When a team doesn't live up to pre season predictions the coach gets fired. How about they fire the experts.
If you look at moss’s career. He made bad, mediocre and average QBs look all world. The one time he had a hall of famer, they destroyed the record books.
Why hasn't danny boy hired any blacks, asians, females, etc. To be seen on his podcasts. Or a transgender, or a Native American, or a Hispanic male, or female. The Outrage!!
Replace Steve's take on the Cowboys with the 49'ers and it works better. Since winning it all every year is everything, the 49'ers are in a longer drought than the Cowboys and both have 5 total Super Bowl wins so...
I love how you say he has to put the cape on when he's had a top 5 defense almost every year. He has a first-round tight end he has digs and he has cooked so explain to me why he has to put a cape on every game
That's why the game is played. Who did you play for in the NFL? Are you talking about Tom Brady BTW? He has every passing record in the book. Just superbowls? Huh?
You completely missed his point. If anyone were to use 100 different metrics to choose the best out of the top 20 QB's of all time, the metric with the most weight by far would be Super Bowl wins. Sad is you demeaning a HOF QB with 3 Super Bowl wins and a law degree by calling him simple-minded.
Always, always love when Steve is on the show. It always feels like a conversation between two friends that we all get to be a part of.
Steve absolutely nailed the problem with Dallas.
Why on Earth did ESPN fire this guy??
Because what he says doesn't fit their narratives
Failing for 20 years in the playoffs doesn’t make you a horse thief, it just proves you’re a horse thief.
Disney/ESPN needed to go through budget cuts. That’s why.
Budget cuts??? They signed Marcus Spears for $80 million/5 years, Scott for $100 Million/5 years. RGIII for $60 Million and Ryan for $65 million/5 years. That's $300 million in salaries for 5 years. They fired Steve, Suzy and Ashley for "more TV inclusivity of minorities." They check all the boxes for Disney/ESPN.
They're bleeding money and they want nonsense like McCafee and First Take, not smart, reasoned and nuanced takes like Steve would five.
Always golden nuggets from Steve Young.
I see what you did there.
What did I do?
lol. Golden Nuggets. 49ers. If not intentional a great coincidence!@@tommyhardin4817
@@tommyhardin4817you played off of the 49ers, no?
@@tommyhardin4817 You probably have the 49ers winning the Super Bowl therefore that makes you biased.
Dan is THE MAN - a great interviewer & Steve Young is an AMAZING interviewee - please keep creating awesome content. Thank you
Patrick is by far the best interviewer out there.
@@staubach1979rt NOT FOR ME
Love Steve, Dan is a nice guy however ........................
@@larryzigler6812 Taste.
Steve Young has an excellent view of the game.
Parcells removed stars from helmets. Took a team of Troy Hambrick & Quincy Carter to playoffs. Steve is 1000% spot on!
Steve is the best.
Roger Craig for NFL HOF! Hell yes!
It’s an absolute travesty that Roger Craig, the first 1000/1000 yard player is not in the NFL HOF. The HOF committee is an absolute JOKE!
Not as bad as the Rock 'n' Roll HOF. 😂@maxfit68906
A running back who didn't average 50 rushing yards per game for his career? I don't think so...
Steve Largent had football speed as well. For being "slow", no one could cover him!
Getting open is a different skill than speed.
@@Vic-VegaThere is no getting open in the NFL without athleticism.
@@mr.brenman2132I didn't say there wasn't athleticism.
Fred Bilitenkof
Stormy could cover him !!!!!!!!!!!! MAGA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve= a total class guy, everything you’d ever want in a father or leader
Two GREATS, just covering the game👍🏻✊🏻
Always loved and respected Steve Young, my favorite Mormon. In my mind, he's a Top-10 QB in league history, and his running presages Vick and the great Lamar Jackson. Go 49ers!
GREAT INTERVIEW..
One class act interviewing another class act.
I lived in Dallas for about a year, from mid 1987-88. The Landry era was in its final stages. Their star player was Herschel Walker, who didn't understand that the object of the game was NOT to get tackled. He just kept running into people. Steve Pelleur was the qb, but Landry was so old he would call him "Danny."
I'd grown up in the Bay Area a dedicated Niner fan, so of course I was in hog heaven watching the Cowboys bumbling along.
But it also gave me the chance to kind of compare the Bay Area attitude about football with Dallas, and it was an eye-opener. Don't get me wrong, the Bay Area was gaga over the Niners. When Joe Montana went down with a back injury, it was all anybody could talk about.
But football in Dallas, especially the Cowboys, was an obsession, a religion and an addiction all rolled into one, and I don't mean that in a good way. It was the first time I saw detailed accounts about the draft, well into the late rounds (there were about 20 rounds back then). I remember the local TV stations had "up close and personal" specials on Michael Irvin, who was just a ROOKIE. Yes, he turned out to be great -- after a couple of mediocre seasons to begin his career -- but in comparison, I remember when the NIners drafted Jerry Rice, and the hoopla wasn't nearly as much.
Irvin got a couple of drug arrests before straightening himself out. I'm not necessarily blaming his fame for that -- but being known for a fast-living lifestyle certainly didn't help. So I can see exactly how Cowboy players get a sense of entitlement, and how it might undermine their performance on the field. The team's hype machine makes them think all they have to do is show up and their opponents will cave. And when that doesn't happen, they find out that it's not that easy to muster the extra effort you need to win, superior talent or not.
No such thing as a GOAT in any sport, only the best of your era, too many rules and equipment changes
When he was at his best, Steve Young played QB in the NFL at the highest level I have seen. There isn’t as much data to go on because he started in USFL, started career in NFL with awful Bucs team, was traded to 49ers where he was a backup for several seasons. But when he took over for as starting QB for 49ers in 1992, won the MVP. Won it again in 1994. Nobody has played the position better than he did in that span. Finished career with 96.4 passer rating. That’s an equivalent of 125 in today’s NFL. Elway retired with a 79.9 passer rating. Marino 86.4. Favre 86.0. Montana 92.3. And to all you young guys whose only point of reference is the past 5-10 years, stats should be analyzed on a curve.
Elway would torch today’s NFL. Back when Steve Young played, NFL defenses levied a much heavier tax to advance the football downfield. Two words. Steve. Atwater. They’d be petitioning to have him thrown in ADX Supermax if he played in today’s NFL. Ronnie Lott. When Steve Young ran with the football, there was Bill Romanowski. If Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson had to face Romanowski, they would petition congress to have him thrown in Gitmo. “This guy is crazy. He doesn’t understand that I’m precious! If I want to run with the football, he is supposed to be gentle with me! He grabbed the thumb on my throwing hand and started bending it backwards trying to snap it when I was at the bottom of the pile! There is no place for guys like this in the NFL!”
😂😂 retired NFL vets would say they expected to play against guys like Romanowski every single week. They’d feel disrespected if someone wasn’t trying to give them lifelong fertility issues or break the bones in their hands at the bottom of a pile.
I'll add to that last point, the fact that Roger Craig, the first RB to have a 1000/1000 season, isn't in the hall of fame, is a problem for the hall of fame.
If they were smart, they'd put aside their silly voting rituals and correct it outside of those rules.
Steve criticism of Josh Allen is the exact same thing we used to criticize him for.
Did Steve improve?
Why is he not coaching?
Ricky Watters too, Steve.
So he would start the season as a 29er too?
Good stuff
Wasn't Bill Parcells in control when he was in Dallas? C'mon. It's the brand that is the problem, not the coaches. You nailed it with the sense of entitlement that players feel when they are on the roster. The Cowboys are the top brand in the NFL, and the top valued franchise. By every metric other than the Super Bowl the national media awards the Cowboys as champs every year with the coverage and exposure the franchise receives. There used to be a number of teams that rivaled the Cowboys 20 tp 30 years ago, now it is only the Chiefs with Mahomes and Kelcie and Taylor Swift as the drivers, but even the Chiefs are a distant 2nd to Cowboys media dominance. Thanks for excellent segment.
I think he was promised total control - but he got overruled on TO …JJ wanted him and Parcells didn’t for example
@@Thatfantasyfootballchickyour right Bill didn't want, T. O. At all and then Romo started dating Jessica Simpson and Bill was pissed he wasn't in control at all Bill didn't sign up for a circus belecke is the same way he about football not a circus
Well, thats like what Steve said: "THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE."
National media awards are meaningless. They just refer to the number of times there's some reference to your team in the media. A picture of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders probably counts for that. (That was the last "success" for the Cowboys, because when they protested against wearing bicycle shorts, that story made it to the front page of almost every newspaper in the country. I think it was because at the time, most editors were horny old men who wanted something to boost newstand sales.) Jerry is always out there making noise, whether it's before or after games, the offseason meetings, whatever. He is accessible to the media a lot. Most of the other owners aren't, so he stands out in that respect. Consummate showman, fine. Football legend, not so much.
Same for all these other things you mention: "Top brand in the NFL" -- THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE. "Top-valued franchise" -- "THE REST OF THE LEAGUE DOESN'T CARE."
The rest of the league cares about actually winning championships, and the fact that EVERY YEAR, Jerry comes out and says he's got the qb. he's got the running back, the receiver, the defensive talent, the coaching, the drive, the will to win the championship, and that HE's put it all together, that just rubs people the wrong way. We're saying "prove it." And so there's this incredible, wonderful feeling of schadenfreude when they fail, especially when they FAIL MISERABLY, like they did this weekend.
Dallas Cowboys are entitled. Fame. Money. Women. Social media followers. They are rockstars. A Super Bowl for most guys on the team is an after thought.
Good Interview. The "who is the greatest QB of all time?" line of questions are low hanging fruit and wish would only be used when the interview time slot has absolutely nothing left.
Nobody on the planet more qualified to give a running QB advice than Steve.
Giving the credit/blame to a quarterback is like giving the King the credit/blame for winning or losing at chess.
as a die hard cowboys fan, im open to whatever might help. I could get behind star idea.
If Brady had been drafted by Detroit he would be selling used cars in Pamona. It's a team sport.
No, he would get signed by a real team like the patriots when his rookie deal was up. He was a first round talent drafted in the 6th round. That was a terrible scouting blunder allowing him to fall that low.
Brady was the real reason New England won all those super bowls. Not bill.
It's Pomona, but point taken. 👍
@@Reclining_Spuds It's a terrible point.
@@mr.brenman2132 maybe the used car salesman point. But it takes an entire team to win championships.
Lol. Guys with no frame..”She runs the house!” Unreal
Any bozo with a microphone is instantly an expert. Been overrating the Cowboys for years. When a team doesn't live up to pre season predictions the coach gets fired. How about they fire the experts.
You might want to at least mention Randy Moss
🤣🤣 The SJW crybaby??
If you look at moss’s career. He made bad, mediocre and average QBs look all world. The one time he had a hall of famer, they destroyed the record books.
#1 passing yards in a game, Norm Van Brocklin, 1951
Bill Parcells tried that bit about making Cowboys earn their stars, during his tenure as their coach. Did it work?
Roger Craig and Brent Jones. Young read my mind.
Tampa got their hands full with Detroit WOW. In Miami we all had respect for Dan Campbell, made him coach and let him go
steve was in his bag today
Why hasn't danny boy hired any blacks, asians, females, etc. To be seen on his podcasts. Or a transgender, or a Native American, or a Hispanic male, or female. The Outrage!!
Replace Steve's take on the Cowboys with the 49'ers and it works better. Since winning it all every year is everything, the 49'ers are in a longer drought than the Cowboys and both have 5 total Super Bowl wins so...
Montana
football speed? very easy: the ability to change direction, not just straight line speed.
I love how you say he has to put the cape on when he's had a top 5 defense almost every year. He has a first-round tight end he has digs and he has cooked so explain to me why he has to put a cape on every game
Dallas need to get rid of Jerry Jones-he's no good for The Cowboys-he's gotta step down if he cares.
Dallas=Jones
Yeah I don’t think that’s gonna happen anytime soon. Jerry Jones is like an angry mule.
DAN TOOK A DISGUSTING MASSIVE DIARRHEA DUMP IN MY FRIENDS DINER AND CLOGGED THE PIPES
The cowboy problem is jones.
If they did the star thing they would just start losing the second playoff game.
How the hell does Josh Allen not have help??? It’s crazy how this narrative is pushed and it’s a BS lie.
He means scheme wise. He talks about it a lot.
Buffalo Cowboys
Dallas Bills
Steve Young is too simple-minded to use any other criteria for greatest QB than Super Bowl wins? Sad.
That's why the game is played. Who did you play for in the NFL? Are you talking about Tom Brady BTW? He has every passing record in the book. Just superbowls? Huh?
Maybe you shouldn't read too much into a 2 minute discussion about the topic.
You completely missed his point. If anyone were to use 100 different metrics to choose the best out of the top 20 QB's of all time, the metric with the most weight by far would be Super Bowl wins. Sad is you demeaning a HOF QB with 3 Super Bowl wins and a law degree by calling him simple-minded.
The great Steve Young is a beta