The Waiting Is Over…

An article by Joe D.    4 Comments

“I’ve paid my dues.. Time after time.
I’ve done my sentence… But committed no crime.
And bad mistakes… I’ve made a few.
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face, but I’ve come through.”

“But it’s been no bed of roses… No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain’t gonna lose.”

What a way to open up a new season… I prefaced this post with some well know lyrics from what has become a cult favorite among stadium songs. I couldn’t post the refrain of that song… not yet. That will come on February 1st, 2009 from Tampa, Florida, the site of this season’s Super Bowl. That will be the day we post the full lyrics to “We Are The Champions”.

I wanted to open this article by stirring your inner emotions. Emotions that have been asleep for far too long this off season. It’s time to revive ourselves and dive into a new season of Dallas Cowboys football. A season that will be long on hope and promise… a season that will trump the bad taste of the last two season finishes… a season that will be etched in silver on the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2009.

We can spend the next 100 words talking about the holes in the lineup and the problems this team faces as they open training camp today. We can talk about all the controversies and the all the dramas too. But I am not going to ruin this moment by going into all of that right now… there will be time for that later on. Lets just share in the excitement and joy and optimism of a new season and a new opportunity to embark on a hard-fought journey and a memorable season sprinkled with thrills and elation.

Training camp opens today. Shout it from the rooftops and spread the news. Football is back!