In reply to Christian Cline.

Hey Christian, when I say "hype machine" I am not singling out anyone in particular. It's just the NFL, and the sport MSM, that has to keep certain players and/or teams in focus, for their ratings, and the popular Cowboys being one on the top of that list. I'm not rooting "against" any Cowboy player, I just think that DP is one of those players that is not playing up to that hype OR his compensation (and clearly, I am not the only one, as even former Cowboys have voiced negative opinions on this player). That unfounded compensation that has caused the Cowboys to lose many key players due to cap limitations. If a player gets that type of compensation that he squeezed out of his team, and then is not able to produce equivalent results, he is open to fair criticism, as the "most important player on the team", IMO

DP has a habit of talking about "accountability" at pressers after losses. What is wrong with fans wanting some accountability also? After all, aren't they indirectly paying these players' salaries with their purchases directly to the team (stadium tickets, league/team merchandise, etc, etc, etc) and with the added increases to the sponsors' products on the networks that carry the games AND thru cable TV bills, etc, etc, etc.

Is there any denying that he has led the team to only one playoff win, as "the most important player on the team" in now his seventh year? That's not a small sample size and these overused worn-out excuses are getting old.

Bottom line, it's not about CR vs DP, although some will make a case there (especially compensation wise). It's about DP producing results equivalent to his perceived talent level and his compensation. Up to now, it's not been there. IMO.