Like it or not, the Cowboys stir the NFL’s drink
In a June 1977 issue of Sport magazine, writer Robert Ward’s story quotes Reggie Jackson saying, “(Thurman) Munson thinks he can be the straw that stirs the drink, but he can only stir it bad.”
Jackson denies he said it, Ward stands by his story. The truth? No one will ever know.
But when it comes to the NFL, there is one team that is without question “the straw that stirs the drink.” That’s the Dallas Cowboys.
We’ll pause for a moment to allow the fan bases of the other 31 teams to scream it out…
Okay, now that they have that out of their system, let me tell you why.
Destination Dallas
Whenever a big-name player is cut, or demands a trade, or becomes a free agent whose the first team mentioned as a destination? The Dallas Cowboys.
