Remembering Tom Landry - 25 Years Gone

Tom Landry and Charles Schultz died on the same day.

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He is the Dallas Cowboys, but he did leave five on the table! And not being able to put away the greatest football player who ever lived(Montana..No PED)

Could have easily been 'The Landry Trophy'

What a staff the New Your football Giants had

You can make a case Landry was the precursor to Jones. Landry rarely won the big one and Jerry can't get to the big one.

Some parallels between Jones and Landry. With both, we're next years champions
 
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Gameover said:
He is the Dallas Cowboys, but he did leave five on the table! And not being able to put away the greatest football player who ever lived(Montana..No PED)

Could have easily been 'The Landry Trophy'

What a staff the New Your football Giants had

You can make a case Landry was the precursor to Jones. Landry rarely won the big one and Jerry can't get to the big one.

Some parallels between Jones and Landry. With both, we're next years champions
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well I figured you were a badwagon fan who forgot to get off
 
gtb1943 said:
well I figured you were a badwagon fan who forgot to get off
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Been here since the early 80s, baby

We can abuse Jerry's shortcomings ad nauseam but not Tom Landry's?

Love Tom Landry but he's 2-5 in the big one's. And aren't those the one's 'that count'? At least that's what I heard from someone!

By you guys standard, Tom Landry won a lot meaningless games and came up shorter than Bushwick(Bill) in the games that matter. Am I wrong?
 
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I became a Cowboys fan in 1965, the year the team first broke even. The next two years we made it to the championship game against the Packers. The first year the Packers were a bit better. The second year we were the better team but the Ice Bowl happened. Then we lost to Baltimore on a last play field goal in Super Bowl V, which was the Blunder Bowl with record setting team penalties. Then we lost twice in close games to the Steroid enhanced Steelers including the Jackie Smith drop in the end zone. Three of those could have / should have been wins.

Tom Landry is my favorite coach of all time and Roger is my favorite player.

Landry's strengths: he was an innovative genius. The Flex Defense, the Shotgun, multiple formations, etc. He paved the way for the modern NFL.

Landry's weaknesses: he struggled to connect with his players (Plastic man), and did not or could not establish an emotional tone for the team other than a cold machine like approach. He was also too loyal to Craig Morton for too long and probably cost us a championship by waiting too long to make Roger the starter.
 
big dog cowboy said:
I still miss watching Cowboys games and seeing Tom standing there on the sideline. A true Cowboy legend. Nothing but class.

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Coach was born and raised in my mom's hometown about 25 miles from where I live today. I am proud to say that as a coach, i was undefeated at Tom Landry stadium. I will put a Pic on my avatar of my NG sitting on the Mission QB on the Landry Stadium turf. One of my favorite pics!
 
Gameover said:
Been here since the early 80s, baby

We can abuse Jerry's shortcomings ad nauseam but not Tom Landry's?

Love Tom Landry but he's 2-5 in the big one's. And aren't those the one's 'that count'? At least that's what I heard from someone!

By you guys standard, Tom Landry won a lot meaningless games and came up shorter than Bushwick(Bill) in the games that matter. Am I wrong?
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It’s a shame that in a thread honoring our Hall of Fame foundational coach that a troll like you is allowed to crap all over his memory just to prop up the current clown who owns the franchise
 
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