For you old timers The traditional Thanksgiving game was the Lions vs the Packers with Milt Plum, Nick Petrosanti vs the legendary Packers Starr, Golden boy, Jim Taylor. After this game came college games & Then the Turkey. those were the golden days.
pablo - 14 years ago
its gotta stay - its a tradition. what can change is the broncos playing on turkey day.
Tim L - 14 years ago
The Cowboys agreed to play on Thanksgiving in the early 70's when no one else wanted to. The NFL had tried it and ratings were bad. Teams didn't like it. Tex Schramm, then Cowboy GM, made a deal with Pete Rozelle, then NFL commissioner, that the Cowboys would play on Thanksgiving as long as they could continue to do it every year from then on. A deal is a deal.
How the Lions became part of the equation I do not know (or care).
Booh - 14 years ago
I agree concerning the Lions; who really wants to watch one of the most losing teams in history do it again? The cowboys, however were great and could be great again. They are number one in the NFC east this year and have a good chance at the playoffs this year. I don't care who they play, the cowboys are worth watching.
Jeff - 14 years ago
Why should we be subjected to watching one of the most inept franchises in NFL history every year?
Keith - 14 years ago
This question and expected results are patently not fair. (And yet I'm surprised that 58% still feel that the tradition should stick,) Statistically one would expect that, all things being equal, only 2/32 or about 6.25% would be expected to answer "yes" to this question - that representing the fans of the Cowboys and the Lions compared to fans of the other 30 NFL teams. You would think that fans of all the other 30 teams would want their teams playing - at least on a rotational basis). So, the fact that 58% still want the tradition to continue is actually over 9 times (58% divided by 6.25%) what one would expect. As Casey Stengel once said "Who would thunk it?"
to see.
For you old timers The traditional Thanksgiving game was the Lions vs the Packers with Milt Plum, Nick Petrosanti vs the legendary Packers Starr, Golden boy, Jim Taylor. After this game came college games & Then the Turkey. those were the golden days.
its gotta stay - its a tradition. what can change is the broncos playing on turkey day.
The Cowboys agreed to play on Thanksgiving in the early 70's when no one else wanted to. The NFL had tried it and ratings were bad. Teams didn't like it. Tex Schramm, then Cowboy GM, made a deal with Pete Rozelle, then NFL commissioner, that the Cowboys would play on Thanksgiving as long as they could continue to do it every year from then on. A deal is a deal.
How the Lions became part of the equation I do not know (or care).
I agree concerning the Lions; who really wants to watch one of the most losing teams in history do it again? The cowboys, however were great and could be great again. They are number one in the NFC east this year and have a good chance at the playoffs this year. I don't care who they play, the cowboys are worth watching.
Why should we be subjected to watching one of the most inept franchises in NFL history every year?
This question and expected results are patently not fair. (And yet I'm surprised that 58% still feel that the tradition should stick,) Statistically one would expect that, all things being equal, only 2/32 or about 6.25% would be expected to answer "yes" to this question - that representing the fans of the Cowboys and the Lions compared to fans of the other 30 NFL teams. You would think that fans of all the other 30 teams would want their teams playing - at least on a rotational basis). So, the fact that 58% still want the tradition to continue is actually over 9 times (58% divided by 6.25%) what one would expect. As Casey Stengel once said "Who would thunk it?"
to see.