News: ESPN: Dallas Cowboys all-time teams: Tom Landry vs. Jerry Jones eras

[cowboyec]

With as many great teams as we had during the 70s we should have ended up with more championships. That’s the only knock I have against Landry’s 70s teams.

if the refs hadn't screwed up the fumble call in Super Bowl V...they'd have 3.
Cowboys were the only NFC team to win a Super Bowl in the 70's...thats pretty amazing.
it's hard to win 1 regardless of era...but the 70's with all those great teams and players...I think it was harder.
shoulda had more...but I enjoy the hell outta what we got.

 

[KJJ]

if the refs hadn't screwed up the fumble call in Super Bowl V...they'd have 3.
Cowboys were the only NFC team to win a Super Bowl in the 70's...thats pretty amazing.
it's hard to win 1 regardless of era...but the 70's with all those great teams and players...I think it was harder.
shoulda had more...but I enjoy the hell outta what we got.

I don’t play the what if game. The 70s were a lot of fun but they were all so frustrating. A lot of winning seasons but not enough to show for it. Those three Super Bowl losses killed some of the fun but the Cowboys did have some terrific teams during the decade. They appeared in five Super Bowls during a ten-year period.

 

[Kwyn]

Doesn't have a thing to do with Landry exhibiting class while Jerry conducted himself as an old drunk.

At least I’m comparing two owners! My comparison is much more valid than yours simply due to logic.

The entire premise of many people’s responses here is that the premise of the article is dumb.

You might as well be comparing Crazy Ray to Jerry Junior

 

[Diehardblues]

What it comes down to is besides Jerry’s first 5 years which was the best run in Cowboys history there really is no comparison .

I can’t imagine any fans that would choose Jerry era over Landry unless they didn’t live that era.

The cumulative sum of 20 consecutive winning seasons, 12 championship appearances including 2 NFL titles appearances and 5 Super Bowl appearances with 2 Rings is by far greater than 4 championship appearances and 3 Rings.

 

[Diehardblues]

And we’re making the same mistake this year as in 2010 celebrating our 50th anniversary one year late.

2020 is our 61st season not 60th.

 

[cowboyec]

I don’t play the what if game. The 70s were a lot of fun but they were all so frustrating. A lot of winning seasons but not enough to show for it. Those three Super Bowl losses killed some of the fun but the Cowboys did have some terrific teams during the decade. They appeared in five Super Bowls during a ten-year period.

exactly my point.
im not gonna throw away Landry's era because he only won 2.
5 Super Bowl appearances in 10 yrs.
10 NFC Title appearances over a 13yr period.
it was unprecedented.
it was HISTORICLY AWESOME.

 

[Diehardblues]

Landry is only HC in NFL history to take 4 different QB’s in 3 different decades to a championship game.

 

[JoeKing]

Landry never made a public spectacle of himself or embarrassed his wife, but apparently that extra SB trophy does it for you.

That's fine, just don't preach to any of us again if that's your standard.

No preaching allowed anyway, read the forum rules. LOL, Infidelity? That's between Jerry and his wife. It is concerning, not in the least.

 

[Diehardblues]

I don’t play the what if game. The 70s were a lot of fun but they were all so frustrating. A lot of winning seasons but not enough to show for it. Those three Super Bowl losses killed some of the fun but the Cowboys did have some terrific teams during the decade. They appeared in five Super Bowls during a ten-year period.

We came so close to being the UCLA or Celtics that era.

Think about how close we were to beating Packers both years. We could have won first 2. The Colts we gave away. Both Steelers losses we were basically dominated and only made the score close at the end. And all those other championship appearances. 12 out of 17 seasons. We had a pretty good opportunity and good enough team we could have won 5-10 Super Bowls.

We can’t say that in Jerry era. Yes, for 4 years we had the best team and run in Cowboys history but the rest has truly been disappointing on the most part. And the Cowboys 61 years later wouldn’t be as popular today with only that 4 years of success without all of the Landry era.

 

[Flamma]

Lets not forget that even though Landry won 2, they were in 5. Two of those losses came against one of the best teams ever assembled. No one was beating that Steelers team.

Another thing I liked about Landry was how the offense ran. The Cowboys could go on a 12 play drive on runs, short passes to RBs, and screen plays and defenses had a hard time stopping it. Mainly because the formations, shifts, and motion painted a different picture. We rarely see that in today's game.

 

[Jake]

I don’t play the what if game. The 70s were a lot of fun but they were all so frustrating. A lot of winning seasons but not enough to show for it. Those three Super Bowl losses killed some of the fun but the Cowboys did have some terrific teams during the decade. They appeared in five Super Bowls during a ten-year period.

You can ignore the "what if" game but it doesn't change the fact that the Cowboys were royally screwed in SBs V and XIII.

The NFL even acknowledged it, but it obviously didn't change the results.

 

[JoeKing]

And we’re making the same mistake this year as in 2010 celebrating our 50th anniversary one year late.

2020 is our 61st season not 60th.

Did you celebrate your 1st birthday when you were born or when that first year concluded? We are not celebrating 60 years until that 60th year has concluded. Celebrating it anytime in 2019 would be premature.

 

[Diehardblues]

Did you celebrate your 1st birthday when you were born or when that first year concluded? We are not celebrating 60 years until that 60th year has concluded. Celebrating it anytime in 2019 would be premature.

The rest of the league who begun in 1960 celebrated their 50th season in 2009 and 60th season last year.

We celebrated our 25th season in 1984.

Teams traditionally celebrate during that season not the following year.

 

[KJJ]

You can ignore the "what if" game but it doesn't change the fact that the Cowboys were royally screwed in SBs V and XIII.

The NFL even acknowledged it, but it obviously didn't change the results.

I ignore it because it drives you crazy to play the “what if” game. You have breaks go for you and against you that’s football. I’ve learned to accept the bad breaks. You can’t rewind time. You can still hear Vikings fans screaming that Drew Pearson pushed off on the Hail Mary. That’s football!

 

[JoeKing]

The rest of the league who begun in 1960 celebrated their 50th season in 2009 and 60th season last year.

Okay, just ignore what I said and pretend I gave you no explanation at all. Instead, let's not do anything thinking for ourselves and just be lemmings by doing exactly as the others do whether it be right or wrong.

 

[Diehardblues]

Okay, just ignore what I said and pretend I gave you no explanation at all. Instead, let's not do anything thinking for ourselves and just be lemmings by doing exactly as the others do whether it be right or wrong.

Of course. The rest of the NFL world is wrong and you and Jerry are right. Lol

Even the NFL celebrated their 100th season in 2019 not 2020. Because their first season was 1920.

 

[dallasdave]

If it was Murchison vs Jones, you would have had to include the person really pulling the strings on ol’ Clint

Great movie --the Don rules

 

[dallasdave]

Who cares???? Let's talk about the Garrett era.

The Carrot era ?

 

[JoeKing]

Of course. The rest of the NFL world is wrong and you and Jerry are right. Lol

Even the NFL celebrated their 100th season in 2019 not 2020. Because their first season was 1920.

You are a lemming so go be a lemming and let's please agree to just move on.

 

[Diehardblues]

You are a lemming so go be a lemming and let's please agree to just move on.

Facts are facts.

Your just defending Jerry’s decision to celebrate or commemorate the wrong season.