After Failing to Stop the Eagles, Bradie James Puts a Stop to Angry Fan Protest

Following Dallas' embarrassing end to its disappointing season on Sunday, there's been some talk that this could be one of the lowest points in the history of the Cowboys franchise. I'm not sure I agree with that, after all, there was the late 1980's, Dave Campo as head coach, and that home playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals a decade or so ago.

This was simply an overrated team that stumbled along at a 9-7 pace while a few egos slowly, but surely, brought the team down from the inside. I mean, what did you really expect when you threw Terrell Owens, Tank Johnson, Pacman Jones and Roy Williams -- the receiver -- in the same locker room under the leadership and guidance of Wade Phillips? That's a recipe for madness.

Having said that, and even though the season is over in Dallas, there's still plenty of time to make this the lowest point in franchise history, and attacking fans outside the practice facility -- allegedly -- is a good place to start.

According to Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Star-Telegram, a disappointed Cowboys fan by the name of Alan Lowe decided to voice his displeasure in sign form, by marching outside the team's practice facility with a pair of signs that read, "The Cowboys have no heart," and "Wade Phillips is an embarrassment to the star."

Linebacker Bradie James was not amused.

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Apparently, James asked the fan to remove his signs, which resulted in Lowe -- the fan -- popping off about how the Cowboys were showing more emotion on Monday than they did on Sunday. Smooth move, Mr. Lowe. James admits he then threatened the fan and ripped the signs off his back, breaking his glasses in the process.

From the Star-Telegram:

"He said, 'Why you guys didn't show that fire last night? You should have showed that heart last night'," James recalled. "So next thing you know, I'm just ripping his sign off him. So I ripped the sign off him. He said I broke his glasses, so I went and gift-wrapped some Oakleys. He got something out the deal." "I wanted them to feel what I felt last night," Lowe said. "Bradie is actually one of the guys that plays with heart." James said he apologized and gave him a handshake but said Lowe was still out of line. "I told him, 'I share your frustrations. But where we differ is I wouldn't go to anybody's job, especially not with 300-pound guys, trying to tell them what they didn't do right'," James said. "But that's it. It's over." Lowe did not file a police report.

In other words, it's just another day with the Cowboys. Still, what is it with Cowboys fans and their desire to show their displeasure in protest form? This scene comes just a couple of weeks after the hilarious video of the Cowboys fan heckling ESPN's Ed Werder following the Terrell Owens-Jason-Witten-Tony Romo soap opera, and now this. No sports talk radio in Dallas?