Staubach and Bledsoe

[FLCowboyFan]

First let me say that this post is not a comparison of the two QB's, instead it is a comparison of the team around them. Staubach was my favorite QB of all time and I wish that Bledsoe could be 1/2 as successful as he was.

I was watching the NFL network yesterday as they went through the glory days when the boys were the team I remember growing up. Landry, Staubach, Martin, Jones, Waters, man it was great to see them all. What surprised me though was how much time Roger had to throw the ball. He was standing back there on every touchdown throw they showed with 10 feet between him and ANYONE from either line. I remember him scrambling but after watching it yesterday he scrambled after the pocket collapsed because the receivers were not open.

I know that Bledsoe catched alot of grief for being a statue. But if he had that line in front of him I think he would look alot better. My respect for Tom Landry went up once again after watching what his undersized line was able to do, play after play.

Just my thoughts after seeing the glory days from new eyes.

[Chief]

First let me say that this post is not a comparison of the two QB's, instead it is a comparison of the team around them. Staubach was my favorite QB of all time and I wish that Bledsoe could be 1/2 as successful as he was.

I was watching the NFL network yesterday as they went through the glory days when the boys were the team I remember growing up. Landry, Staubach, Martin, Jones, Waters, man it was great to see them all. What surprised me though was how much time Roger had to throw the ball. He was standing back there on every touchdown throw they showed with 10 feet between him and ANYONE from either line. I remember him scrambling but after watching it yesterday he scrambled after the pocket collapsed because the receivers were not open.

I know that Bledsoe catched alot of grief for being a statue. But if he had that line in front of him I think he would look alot better. My respect for Tom Landry went up once again after watching what his undersized line was able to do, play after play.

Just my thoughts after seeing the glory days from new eyes.


The key is, those were "highlights" from Staubach's games.

There were a lot of times when he was running for his life. He got clobbered plenty of times and concussions actually forced an end to his great career.

[Hostile]

Yet only one of Staubach's Offensive Linemen is in the Hall of Fame, on Saturday anyway, and it took him 25 years to get there.

Yeah, there's no Cowboy bias by the Hall of Fame voters. ;)

[ABQCOWBOY]

I think Chief brings a good point. Having said that, I think that those Cowboy lines were very under rated but I also think that it helps to have a QB who can provide mobility from the position. If you don't have that, it's a great deal easier to rush the QB. It's a great deal harder for the OL to protect. Rushing to a point is always the best possible scenario. Mobile QBs are a grab back, if you will. You never know exactly what you might end up with. You might get the trap for a loss or a mobile QB might take it to the house on you.

[FLCowboyFan]

The key is, those were "highlights" from Staubach's games.

There were a lot of times when he was running for his life. He got clobbered plenty of times and concussions actually forced an end to his great career.

No doubt. I wonder though if we went back and researched it how many of those times were because he held onto the ball to make a play. The man was more than willing to take a shot to get the first down or a touch down. I definately remember him running around and going down with concusions. Of course nobody ran for their life like Tarkenton. The difference is that I always got the impression that Tarkenton was just trying not to get killed :laugh2:

[CrazyCowboy]

I really like Roger the doger......he was tough

[joseephuss]

The key is, those were "highlights" from Staubach's games.

There were a lot of times when he was running for his life. He got clobbered plenty of times and concussions actually forced an end to his great career.

Exactly. Most TD passes by any QB will show they had plenty of time in the pocket. Show "lowlights" of their interceptions and you will see a QB under pressure with little time to throw unless you are watching Vinny Testeverde.

[ZeroClub]

A couple of other quick points -

Because Staubach was so slippery and elusive, defenses were also concerned about keeping him contained. This slowed the pass rush a little.

IMO, the Landry/Staubach offenses were among the NFL's all-time best at screen passing. This too slowed the rush.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Very true. Teams didn't blitz Staubach because he proved he could beat the blitz over and over. Typically, he saw a four man rush. Teams were flat out affraid to send multiple rush packages because that offense was so well schooled that it would lead to big plays more often then not.