<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/YNsXeeR3-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>How Much Money ESPN Pays Stephen A. Smith (1:02) </figcaption></figure> Even though the Dallas Cowboys beat the rival New York Giants on Thursday Night Football yesterday, they weren't exactly convincing that they were Super Bowl contenders in the effort. For ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, their struggles have caused him to change his tune about his mortal enemies: The Dallas Cowboys fanbase. On Friday's edition of First Take, Smith addressed the question "Should Cowboys fans feel better or worse after last night?" Smith asserted that Cowboys fans are less enthusiastic than usual because the team has been so underwhelming that they recognize they're not good enough. He concluded that he is "beginning to feel sorry" for them because he can "see that they're depressed." "You said 'the fans live and die with the Cowboys.' I can make a legitimate argument in this day and age that that's simply not true... When you look at it, a cat has nine lives, not 29. How many times can you die? The Dallas Cowboys haven't done anything for the last 29 years... How many deaths can you experience? That is the thing that we need to understand about the Dallas Cowboys. You don't need to let the fans off the hook... it is nice to hear them quiet these days because they seem to know for the first time 'Damn, we ain't good enough.' They were disillusioned for 28 years. But reality is starting to kick in. I'm starting to see it in a way that I haven't seen it before from Dallas Cowboys fans. I daresay I'm beginning to feel a little bit sorry for them," he said, drawing a gasp from his colleagues. "I'm starting to feel sorry for them because it's kicking in. You can see that they're depressed because they know they're not good enough. And I'm starting to feel sorry for them." Smith was laughing the entire time as you'll see below, so the odds are that he wasn't really feeling sorry for any Cowboys fans. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> . <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> @stephenasmith </a> says he's "beginning to feel sorry" for Cowboy fans 🤧 "They seem to know for the first time, damn, we ain't good enough." <a href="https://t.co/BTXGNG9if1" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/BTXGNG9if1 </a> — First Take (@FirstTake) <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1839677050996535577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> September 27, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> Nevertheless, fans in the replies on X couldn't help but notice that Stephen A. appeared to be right on the money with some of his comments: "Honestly speaking, them cowboys fans have gotten a lil quieter over the last 2-3 years," one user replied. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1t8umj_0vm0mRUI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1t8umj_0vm0mRUI00" width="1178" height="800" ><figcaption>MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 11: ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 11, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1328252233" rel="nofollow"> Justin Casterline&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> "Honestly I think the cowboy fans are really quiet this year those two blowout losses and this sloppy win really gave them a reality check," wrote another. "Steve your Knicks haven't won a title since Watergate. Feel sorry for yourself," a third wrote. Fans are definitely feeling salty right about now. <a href="https://thespun.com/top-stories/cowboys-fans-not-happy-with-stephen-a-smith-today" rel="nofollow"> Related: Cowboys Fans Not Happy With Stephen A. Smith Today </a></div></body>

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Even though the Dallas Cowboys beat the rival New York Giants on Thursday Night Football yesterday, they weren't exactly convincing that they were Super Bowl contenders in the effort. For ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, their struggles have caused him to change his tune about his mortal enemies: The ...