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Jerry Jones superimposed over image of Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin in Cowboys uniforms.<\/p>\n Jerry Jones superimposed over image of Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin in Cowboys uniforms.<\/p>\n
Having been born outside of Philadelphia (go Birds), I was raised to despise the Dallas Cowboys, and it stuck. While I can\u2019t say that the Cowboys haven\u2019t won a Super Bowl in my lifetime \u2014 they\u2019ve actually won three in 1992, 1993 and 1995 \u2014 I can happily say that I have no recollection of any of those victories. But honestly, that\u2019s probably what intrigues me about the upcoming Netflix<\/a> docuseries, America\u2019s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, which premieres on August 19 and debuted its first trailer on July 14.<\/p>\n Chapman and Maclain Way, the directors of Emmy-winning docuseries Wild Wild Country, director\/producers of the Untold sports docuseries and directors of a personal favorite sports documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball (all of which are on Netflix), are the directors\/producers of this new docuseries. Here they will talk with all the key figures from the Cowboys’ heyday under owner Jerry Jones \u2014 including Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer \u2014 to get an inside look at the team that helped define the 90s in the NFL.<\/p>\n Why would an Eagles fan want to watch a docuseries that potentially puts the Cowboys on a pedestal? I\u2019m a fan of sports history, and while I love to see the Cowboys lose, I can\u2019t help but be curious to learn about what put the Cowboys up on the pedestal in the early\/mid 90s and the characters (most notably Jones) that keeps them in the media spotlight even today.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the same reason that I enjoyed watching the Apple TV Plus<\/a> docuseries on the Patriots, The Dynasty: New England Patriots<\/a>. It\u2019s first-hand accounts of all that happened from such a defining team in sports history. Basically, if you\u2019re an NFL fan that cares about the history of the game, regardless of whether you\u2019re a fan of the Eagles, Giants, Commanders or whatever team, this could be a fascinating watch.<\/p>\n