The best humor is truthful and writes itself. So, in the latest Dallas Cowboys circus news, Michael Irvin will be hosting a reality TV show this offseason that picks the last spot in Cowboys training camp. The producers behind the show "The Biggest Loser" are developing it.
No details have been released on what they will make contestants do. I was going to speculate as to whether a criminal record was required, but things have been so embarrassing for Dallas fans of late, I feel like that is piling on.
I guess Jerry Jones figured that last year's HBO show, "Hard Knocks" -- which followed the team during training camp -- wasn't distracting enough. No, they need to turn their camp into a bigger joke. Given that this is *reality* programming, they will be getting Heartbreaking Story Guy, and Flashy Personality Guy, and Bad Attitude Guy, etc. all competing for that final spot. Making It Rain Guy likely won't make the cut, however.
This must be reason number 5,345,598 why Bill Parcells had to get away from the Cowboys. A winning team needs a coach with clear authority and disciplined players with leadership skills. Dallas has neither. Nobody respects the coaches, and try naming any leader on this Cowboys team. This team is swimming in chaos and ridiculousness and will continue to be as long Jerry Jones continues to put marketing and his ego above putting a quality product on the field.
In the history of the league, plenty of good players have come from the bottom of training camp rosters. It's hard to imagine that the reality show process is the best way to take up one of those 80 spots.
Back in the day, whether you loved or hated the Cowboys, you respected their accomplishments. Lately, the Cowboy news has devolved into a daily "Kick Me" sign for their fanbase. But I guess in Jerrah's world, any news is good news.
All that being said, I am totally rooting for FanHouse's Matt Snyder to make the team.
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** FILE ** In this Feb. 3, 2007, file photo, Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin smiles after being selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a news conference in Miami, Fla. Irvin is launching a reality TV show in which 12 "football neophytes" will compete for an impressive grand prize: a spot on the Cowboys' training camp roster. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara,file)
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** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 1976, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll, center, leaves the field with Jim Allen (45) who holds up his finger indicating the Steelers are No. 1 after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Now that Pittsburgh is headed to its seventh Super Bowl, each of the Steelers' three coaches in the last 40 years has taken them there. Noll first got there in his sixth season in 1974, Bill Cowher in his fourth. Mike Tomlin needed only two years after unexpectedly being hired for one of the best-known coaching jobs in American pro sports. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)
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** FILE ** This is an Aug. 4, 2007 file photo showing Michael Irvin at the Pro Football Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies, in Canton, Ohio. Irvin says he calmly chatted with a gunman in another vehicle after the armed passenger turned out to be a Dallas Cowboys fan, Monday night Jan. 12, 2009 in Dallas. Irvin, who was not harmed, says he was "very afraid." (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
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** FILE ** This is an Oct. 5, 2008 file photo showing Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer before an NFL football game in Irving, Texas. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer was arrested over the weekend after a disturbance outside a downtown Indianapolis nightclub. Spencer was arrested on preliminary charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct about 3 a.m. Sunday Jan. 11, 2009 outside the Have a Nice Day Cafe, city police Sgt. Matthew Mount said. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones is seen at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 28, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones gestures to the crowd before an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones is seen at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 28, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones gestures to the crowd before an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Irving, Texas. Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 following a season in which he had no interceptions and was suspended six games for an off-field fight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb looks for a receiver in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Philadelphia. Much has happened to Donovan McNabb since he took his last playoff snap in the 2005 Super Bowl, and most of it is negative. He got benched, booed and written off only to play his best football down the stretch in crucial games. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 21, 2008, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) is brought down by Washington Redskins' Demetric Evans (92) and Jason Taylor (55) during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Landover, Md. The Eagles, who lost to the Redskins but beat the Dallas Cowboys the following week, face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Jan. 4, in the first round of the NFC playoffs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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