Best Free Agent signings ever: #2 Deion

[CrazyCowboy]

After one of his longer stints in baseball, Sanders signed with the 49ers in 1994, became the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and helped San Francisco win Super Bowl XXIX. The following season the talented cornerback and return man signed with the Cowboys and helped them win Super Bowl XXX. Later in his career, Sanders was a disappointment in Washington and Baltimore, but his achievements in Dallas and San Francisco speak for themselves.

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[JackMagist]

Originally Posted by CrazyCowboy

After one of his longer stints in baseball, Sanders signed with the 49ers in 1994, became the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and helped San Francisco win Super Bowl XXIX. The following season the talented cornerback and return man signed with the Cowboys and helped them win Super Bowl XXX. Later in his career, Sanders was a disappointment in Washington and Baltimore, but his achievements in Dallas and San Francisco speak for themselves.

If Jerry had made staying out of baseball a stipulation of his contract then it would have been a much better deal for the money. Sanders could have been great for a long time but he chose to throw away his talent with that Nitwit Baseball career. I never liked the fact that we had to deal with that for the moeny we were paying him. And it was baseball injuries that caused him to lose his effectiveness.

[ravidubey]

Originally Posted by JackMagist

If Jerry had made staying out of baseball a stipulation of his contract then it would have been a much better deal for the money. Sanders could have been great for a long time but he chose to throw away his talent with that Nitwit Baseball career. I never liked the fact that we had to deal with that for the moeny we were paying him. And it was baseball injuries that caused him to lose his effectiveness.

We would not have made and won the Superbowl in 1995 without Deion, he was a major factor in the dominant defense of 1996, he carried the defense in 1997, and he made at least one game-changing play every week in 1998 until he injured his toe. He was still our best corner in 1999, the last year he played for us. Where was he weak? He was one of the greatest Cowboys I've seen, despite anyone's prejudices.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by ravidubey

We would not have made and won the Superbowl in 1995 without Deion, he was a major factor in the dominant defense of 1996, he carried the defense in 1997, and he made at least one game-changing play every week in 1998 until he injured his toe. He was still our best corner in 1999, the last year he played for us. Where was he weak? He was one of the greatest Cowboys I've seen, despite anyone's prejudices.

I agree. Best pure cover corner to play the game.

[BARRYRAY]

Only one person has the potential to impact a team like Deion this season in free agnecy, he may or may not live up to it, but I'm telling you TO is a gamebreaker and everybody knows it, sure its a gamble but Jerry and BP aren't getting any younger and honestly our team has a window of a couple of years, just do it, get TO and get the kicker from NE, they might not work out but then again fans remember Charles Hailey, they said he wouldn't work either, you don't get to the top without risk, besides as I approach 50 you ralize how truly short life is, get er done, just give BP a shot man, he can still coach, but he needs the talent to do so..

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by Doomsday101

I agree. Best pure cover corner to play the game.

If he would have tackled he could have been the best cb period. I hated his huggy bear crap and the hot dogging even worse.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

If he would have tackled he could have been the best cb period. I hated his huggy bear crap and the hot dogging even worse.

No doubt Deion was not a big hitter but I also agree with what Deion said many times and what I saw and that is he brought his man down when he did have to make a tackle. No bone crushing hits but the WR was put on the ground none the less. As for the show boating I could live without it but I will say going to training camp every year Dallas was in Austin, Deion was very helpful to younger players in the secondary at camp

[stilltheguru]

lol at deion not being the best because he didnt tackle well.i to this day want somebody to show me where he missed an insane amount of tackles.



deion=THE GOAT. Best to ever do it.


and he showboated because he was an entertainer.sorry he could'nt toss the ball to the ref like barry sanders.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz



put it like this.ask jerry rice who was the best cb ever.CASE CLOSED.

[Eddie]

Deion's insane contract was one of the reasons why we declined so badly. We had no money to sign other FA's who would have been able to step in when the starters started going down.

By the time we finished our last Super Bowl, we had NO depth behind our starters. Heck, Deion was our starting WR. That's pathetic.

Deion was a bane as well as a boon. We would have won the Super Bowl without him. We may have one more more without him.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Deion's insane contract was one of the reasons why we declined so badly. We had no money to sign other FA's who would have been able to step in when the starters started going down.

By the time we finished our last Super Bowl, we had NO depth behind our starters. Heck, Deion was our starting WR. That's pathetic.

Deion was a bane as well as a boon. We would have won the Super Bowl without him. We may have one more more without him.

Because that was not the case there is no way of knowing if Dallas would have won the SB without Deion. He was here and we did win the SB that is a fact. As for the contract I agree we spent a lot of money on him but we also spent a lot of money on guys who would not be playing much longer and ended up paying for them 2 to 3 years after they were gone and that hurt just as much.

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by stilltheguru

lol at deion not being the best because he didnt tackle well.i to this day want somebody to show me where he missed an insane amount of tackles.



deion=THE GOAT. Best to ever do it.


and he showboated because he was an entertainer.sorry he could'nt toss the ball to the ref like barry sanders.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz



put it like this.ask jerry rice who was the best cb ever.CASE CLOSED.

Deions idea of a tackle was to either grab him and hold him up until help arrived or push him out of bounds. It's not that he couldn't tackle...he didn't want to tackle.

[ConcordCowboy]

Deion was a Great signing...Wish we had him now in his Prime...Loved the Guy!

Owens is Next!

[DallasDomination]

I watched tha last Superbowl Season the Cowboys had and I'll tell you right now, no way in hell the COWBOYS win without DEON.
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[ravidubey]

Originally Posted by DallasDomination

I watched tha last Superbowl Season the Cowboys had and I'll tell you right now, no way in hell the COWBOYS win without DEON.
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He shut down the WR who played his side of the field in the 1995-1996 playoffs, ran a hand off 30+ yards for a TD to break open the Philadelphia game, caught a 47 yard pass in a Superbowl where field position was critical, and forced bad throws towards Larry Brown that resulted in picks in both the NFC Championship game and the Superbowl.

For most of his career he tackled well, too, but had some embarassing moments in the 1999 season where he was hurt and couldn't tackle well. He also played the media, calling tackles "business decisions" to pump up his image as a scoundrel, but check out the 1994-1995 Superbowl and watch who's the last line of defense vs. Natrone Means-- it's Primetime.

The media invented the RIDICULOUS term "cover corner" (guarantee you never heard that silly term before the mid-1990's) because they needed to find something to be critical of Deion over since so many people hated him. IMO, Deion fed their take with the "business decision" comment so he could continue to work with the press and not be combative like Michael Irvin had become.

[AbeBeta]

I can't believe anyone actually has hate for Deion. Tackling wasn't his thing -- so what. Would you rather have a corner who tackles or one who completely shuts down his receiver?