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Make no mistake, Dallas Cowboys’ culture hasn’t been the issue in otherwise lost season
FRISCO — Talk of culture tends to make the eyes of fans glaze over.
Whenever the word is used with a losing team, the assumption is the culture is bad and requires an overhaul. That assertion has been made with the Cowboys.
It doesn’t stick. At least it shouldn’t.
Just because the Cowboys are below .500 doesn’t mean the culture in the locker room is bad. An argument can be made the pride and accountability built in producing three consecutive 12-5 seasons is behind this team winning three of its last four games in an otherwise lost season.
“I mean that’s who we are,’’ left guard Tyler Smith said after a 30-14 win over Carolina. “We’re never going to quit. We’re never going to lay down for anybody. That speaks to who we are, not only as individuals, but as men and as players.
“That’s our culture. Whether other people believe it or not, we’re going to come in there and fight all day, every day, anywhere, any place, any time.’’
Dallas carries a 6-8 record into Week 16. The team’s playoff probability is at 1 percent.
And holding.
Mike McCarthy is a realist. The head coach understands what does — and doesn’t — lie ahead for this group.
That doesn’t diminish the esteem with which he holds this team.
“I have a lot of pride in the commitment that we have to one another,’’ McCarthy said. “It shows up. Monday through Saturday is the hardest part.
“Sundays, I mean, this is what we live for to get out here and compete against other NFL teams. I just love the way they stay after it every single day, and that’s a credit to the coaches and the players.
“We won three out of four and we obvioulsy know the path that’s been cut out for us.’’
This has been a season of loss for the Cowboys. That applies to personnel in addition to the record.
Five players from the team’s Pro Bowl nucleus — Dak Prescott, Zack Martin, DeMarcus Lawrence, DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs — have or will spend time on injured reserve. Diggs and linebacker DeMarvion Overhsown have been lost for the season since the Cowboys played Cincinnati on Monday night last week.
“I mean, we acknowledge it’s painful to lose those guys,’’ Smith said. “They mean so much to everything that we try to do in terms of winning, in terms of who we are as a team.
“But I think the biggest thing for us is continuing to carry on their will. Even though they can’t be on the field with us, we’ve still got to go out there and play hard. I know if they had the opportunity, if they could move heaven and earth to be out there on the field with us…
“We’ve just got to continue to fight for them.’’
Micah Parsons never landed on IR, but he did miss four games earlier this season with a high ankle sprain. Parsons talks about the special feeling teammates get when they’re out there fighting for each other. He believes how someone responds when things aren’t going well as a team says a lot about them.
“Me personally, I’ve never given up on anything in life, anything that I ever truly wanted,’’ Parsons said. “So to me, I’m always going to keep fighting and clawing. That’s part of the journey.
“You know how much better of a team we’ll be if we say, ‘damn, we went 9-8. We missed 10 starters and we’re playing this good.’ The momentum you have going into next year…
“That’s part of the mountain. That’s part of the journey.’’
It will come as no surprise that Parsons wasn’t done.
“There’s a downfall in every story,’’ he said. “We were climaxing and climaxing and we had to (fall). We fell big.
“But I know what time it is. I’m looking forward to finishing this year off strong and coming back next year.’’
Who will be the coach next season? Owner Jerry Jones made that an open question the moment he allowed McCarthy and his staff to go into this season in the final years of their contracts. Prescott, Parsons and others have come out in support of McCarthy in recent weeks.
Add Smith to the list.
“I mean, he’s a great leader of men,’’ Smith said. “Always keeps us focused. Always, always hones in on what’s important, and that’s the men in this room.
“I mean, great coach, great mentor, great leader of men.’’
And what does McCarthy have to say when asked about culture?
“At the end of the day, our job is to create the culture, make sure the team is being trained properly and make sure our guys are getting everything they need to win football games,’’ he said. “I do enjoy these questions, because I am a philosopher.’’
He stopped.
“I can’t even say it with a straight face,’’ McCarthy said.
“But we need to beat Tampa. We really do. We need to beat Tampa.’’
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DALLAS – After Norway won on Tuesday at Dallas Stadium, its star player has one more stop to make before heading out of town.
Erling Haaland and his teammates visited a Western wear store in the West End.
It’s already changing things for the store owner.
Y’all can kiss my Dallas
What we know:
Just hours after the Norway’s star striker helped his team advance in the World Cup, Haaland had one more goal in Texas – becoming a cowboy.
He and several of his teammates visited Wild Bill’s Western Store in Downtown Dallas.
The store’s owners Cody and Julie Newport told FOX 4 they got a heads-up about the special guest and had part of the floor roped off when Haaland walked in.
He ended up buying multiple hats. He traded cleats for cowboy boots and swapped his jersey for a shirt that says, “Y’all can kiss my Dallas.”
What they’re saying:
“Did he know anything about cowboy hats?” FOX 4’s Peyton Yager asked the store’s owners.
“No. He knew nothing,” Cody Newport said. “Actually, he was sitting in this chair. And we had someone fit him for a cowboy hat.”
Wild Bill’s owners said Haaland and his teammates gravitated to some of their beautiful exotics.
Haaland also purchased a buckle with a longhorn for his belt and branded his initials and jersey number onto his purchases.
“He was saying this is literally the only time I have and the only time in Dallas,” Julie Newport recalled. “He had an amazing time, and we gave him that.”
“We exude the Dallas welcome, the southern hospitality. For him to want to come in and hang out is everything,” Cody Newport said.
Big picture view:
Haaland shared photos of his visit to Wild Bill’s on social media, earning millions of views and likes.
That “Y’all can kiss my Dallas” shirt is nearly sold out in the store, with many of Haaland’s fans snagging gear of their own. And online sales are rolling in.
The store expects a new shipment of the shirt on Thursday to replenish the racks.
The owners said that normally their customers are 90% tourists. But after Haaland’s post, they are starting to see customers come in from North Texas.
The Source: FOX 4’s Peyton Yager gathered information for this story by interviewing the owners of Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas.
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Dallas City Hall named to World Monuments Fund’s ‘Irreplaceable America’ list – Lake Highlands
Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall has been recognized as one of 10 heritage places included on the World’s Monuments Fund (WMF) “Irreplaceable America” list.
The list highlights significant locations across the United States, ranging from landmarks and colonial buildings to Indigenous heritage sites, that face urgent preservation needs. Dallas City Hall, designed by I.M. Pei, was built following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as part of an effort to rebrand the city and look toward the future.
In addition to being named to the Irreplaceable America list, Dallas City Hall has also been placed on endangered lists by Preservation Texas and Preservation Dallas. As uncertainty remains over whether the building will be renovated or demolished, its inclusion on the Irreplaceable America list comes at a pivotal moment.
“Dallas City Hall is irreplaceable as a major civic anchor in downtown Dallas,” said Zaida Basora, vice president of the Save Dallas City Hall Coalition and executive director of AIA Dallas, in a press release. “Not only is this an architecturally and historically significant building, but it has all of the elements to serve as a catalyst for the kind of development and revitalization that the southern area of downtown Dallas needs.”
The nationwide open call for nominations resulted in 75 submissions. Nominations were evaluated based on cultural significance, urgency of conservation needs and the potential community benefit of preservation.
The World Monuments Fund is an independent organization dedicated to protecting culturally significant places around the world. For more information about Irreplaceable America, visit the organization’s website.
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Syra Castillo is a recent graduate from Southern Methodist University and is the Lake Highlands Editor. She is a Dallas native and is passionate about local news. She studied English, journalism, and Italian while at SMU. She spends her time with family and tries to discover new places to eat across the city. You can email her at scastillo@advocatemag.com.
Dallas firefighters are battling a large fire at a Pilates studio in Uptown early Wednesday morning, officials confirm.
Dallas Fire-Rescue said at about 4 a.m., crews responded after someone reported smoke coming from the second floor of Pilates Methodology, located in the 2600 block of Routh Street.
When firefighters arrived at the two-story business, they began an offensive attack, and by 4:50 a.m., a third alarm was called, bringing in dozens of crews to help fight the blaze.
No injuries have been reported as crews work to extinguish the fire.
This is a developing story. We’ll update as more information becomes available.
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