How 1989 Draft Shaped The Cowboys' Dynasty

[CCBoy]

Dude, you have issues

No, on the contrary...you do. Talk football or just go away.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Yes, with the post, I replied, to mentioned a ring. Keep up.

Just saying he’s not the one to target when trying to beat back criticism of Dak. Burrow is clearly better. Way better.

 

[KJJ]

Dude look at the 70’s Steelers inductees and you’ll find similar players/stats. If you think I’m a homer you should check my past posts. I’m about as objective as they come.

You’re not very objective if you’re including Moose as a Hall of Fame player. Go see how many blocking fullbacks are in the Hall of Fame. The Super Bowl wins clearly got some of those Steelers players in the Hall of Fame, especially those part of the steel curtain defense. But Troy Aikman wouldn’t have gotten in the Hall of Fame without his championships because he didn’t have the career numbers. The only player you brought up that you can argue should be in the Hall of Fame is Woody. It’s very difficult for a safety to get in the Hall of Fame.

 

[Whirlwin]

Hug your Dak doll and wish he can score more than 20 pts vs the Eagles or Niners in the playoffs........

If you’re going to make a statement, at least make it factual

 

[Whirlwin]

No, on the contrary...you do. Talk football or just go away.

I did talk football, and you got cocky about it. Like I said. You’re the one with the issue. I loved the revolving door and your comment was Porta John. Like I said, someone’s pissing your cereal this morning.

 

[CCBoy]

If you’re going to make a statement, at least make it factual

 

[Whirlwin]

He said Burroughs had a ring. A Super Bowl ring to be precise.

 

[Whirlwin]

Be Good be safe people this is out of control. talk about touchy. Wow in capital yet ,

 

[ChronicCowboy]

You’re not very objective if you’re including Moose as a Hall of Fame player. Go see how many blocking fullbacks are in the Hall of Fame. The Super Bowl wins clearly got some of those Steelers players in the Hall of Fame, especially those part of the steel curtain defense. But Troy Aikman wouldn’t have gotten in the Hall of Fame without his championships because he didn’t have the career numbers. The only player you brought up that you can argue should be in the Hall of Fame is Woody.

Moose led Emmitt to the rushing record. Without Moose, Emmitt doesn’t do it. Moose is a stretch but I think he gets in as a broadcaster/player. Same with Romo.

 

[CCBoy]

I did talk football, and you got cocky about it. Like I said. You’re the one with the issue. I loved the revolving door and your comment was Porta John. Like I said, someone’s pissing your cereal this morning.

You start the negative aimed at a poster...and blame the poster. Roll over, eat ****, and die in that order. This was a completely a thread on real Cowboy history, not your pissy stereotypes and insult.

At this point in information and historical truth involved, does a Jerry blah, blah, blah enter the picture as you did, first insulting. Jerry nowhere is all at blame, for YOUR information. SEE FOOTBALL?

You certainly don't pay the bills for the Franchise or respect as well.

 

[KJJ]

Moose led Emmitt to the rushing record. Without Moose, Emmitt doesn’t do it. Moose is a stretch but I think he gets in as a broadcaster/player. Same with Romo.

Moose getting into the Hall of Fame is beyond a stretch. The Cowboys all-time great OL gets most of the credit for Emmitt’s rushing record. No way is Moose and Romo getting in as broadcaster/players. That’s even a bigger stretch. I hope for your sake you’re not a betting man. Lol

 

[Whirlwin]

You start the negative aimed at a poster...and blame the poster. Roll over, eat ****, and die in that order. This was a completely a thread on real Cowboy history, not your pissy stereotypes and insult.

At this point in information and historical truth involved, does a Jerry blah, blah, blah enter the picture as you did, first insulting. Jerry nowhere is all at blame, for YOUR information. SEE FOOTBALL?

You certainly don't pay the bills for the Franchise or respect as well.

Dude, you’re rambling. OMG. Have some self-control be a man.

 

[Whirlwin]

You start the negative aimed at a poster...and blame the poster. Roll over, eat ****, and die in that order. This was a completely a thread on real Cowboy history, not your pissy stereotypes and insult.

At this point in information and historical truth involved, does a Jerry blah, blah, blah enter the picture as you did, first insulting. Jerry nowhere is all at blame, for YOUR information. SEE FOOTBALL?

You certainly don't pay the bills for the Franchise or respect as well.

I made one comment we have the revolving door going again. Which is a good thing. And you took a hissy fit. Dude at this point get a life you lost it. You don’t even see the hypocrisy. That’s whole tunnel vision you are right now.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Moose getting into the Hall of Fame is beyond a stretch. The Cowboys all-time great OL gets most of the credit for Emmitt’s rushing record. No way is Moose and Romo getting in as broadcaster/players. That’s even a bigger stretch. I hope for your sake you’re not a betting man. Lol

I hope for your sake you’re not quite this douchey irl….but you live in Malibu so it’s likely. Ta ta.

 

[Whirlwin]

I hope for your sake you’re not quite this douchey irl….but you live in Malibu so it’s likely. Ta ta.

I think they should delete the thread, LMAO I don’t know what happened here. I was agreeing with somebody and got slam for it.

 

[Whirlwin]

Everybody seems so angry, I’m in a good mood. Avatar way of water, here I come.

 

[5Stars]

However, somewhat lost to history is the 1989 NFL Draft, the one before the most memorable and lopsided trade since the Louisiana Purchase.

This was the first under Jimmy Johnson, less than two months after Jerry Jones purchased the team. The upheaval for the Cowboys and the NFL during the seven weeks between the sale in February and the draft that April is simply mind boggling. Jones buys the Cowboys, fires Tom Landry, hires Johnson, Pete Rozelle announces he will soon step down as league commissioner after 29-plus years, Ring of Honor and Hall of Famer Randy White retires after 14 seasons with Dallas, and Cowboys President Tex Schramm, either the first or second most powerful man in professional football for 30 years, resigns.

Whew. Quick breather.

In the midst of that whirlwind was the everyday storyline of the No. 1 overall pick. Having finished 3-13 the season before, the Cowboys were in possession of that first selection, and while they could have just come out and said what everyone sort of, kind of, knew anyhow, that they would select UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, Johnson decided against that mindset...

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/how-1989-draft-shaped-the-cowboys-dynasty

Jeff Sullivan

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

lol...I made so much money betting my friends during Jimma's days. That team was ready for the game and I knew it but my friends did not know but I saw what Jimma was thinking by trading the Hershey Bar.

 

[plasticman]

Actually, I think about that draft often. That's because, 34 years ago, I was excited about this draft even before Jerry and Jimmy took over and Landry was gone.

It's mostly because the Cowboys under Schramm and Landry had already decided to draft Aikman. They had drafted Michael Irvin two years prior. They had Herschel Walker They had Kelvin Martin, Mark Tuinei, Nate Newton, and Kevin Gogan on offense.

On defense they had Jim Jeffcoat, Ken Norton, Bill Bates. I was hoping that, after Aikman, Shramm and Brandt would move to defense. One particular player i wanted them to get was LB Britt Hager from Texas. On a sidenote, he ended up with the Eagles, had a nice, but undistinguished career.

Anyway, I was shocked at the way Jimmy conducted this draft. His first trade on record in the NFL was with the devil, Al Davis. When Jimmy realized that time was running out in the 2nd round, he picked the guy that Davis wanted, Steve Wisniewski. Al misunderstood the move and was livid, claimed Jimmy stole his guy. Jimmy reassured him that he only took him for Al and the Raiders. Jimmy traded down with Al and picked up an extra 3rd which they used on the only "bust" in the first four rounds.

I really didn't understand the 2nd round pick Daryl Johnston, which just shows you how adept I am at evaluating talent.

Jimmy admitted later that he just didn't have enough time to fully prepare for the latter part of the draft, which went 12 rounds. Therefore, he drafted guys he knew, players that were with him in Miami, He took LB Rod Carter in the 10th and Randy Shannon in the 11th. Shannon played two seasons and would later go on to become Head Coach of the Miami Hurricanes.

Anyway....Aikman, Johnston, Stepnoski, and Tolbert.....that's 14 combined Pro Bowls and 40 seasons as starters.

Let's not forget that, just a short while later, the Cowboys participated in the supplemental draft and chose QB Steve Walsh who served as a backup before being traded to the Saints for a 1st and 3rd next draft and a 2nd the following draft. This trade was an important brick in building that dominant team.

 

[CCBoy]

Actually, I think about that draft often. That's because, 34 years ago, I was excited about this draft even before Jerry and Jimmy took over and Landry was gone.

It's mostly because the Cowboys under Schramm and Landry had already decided to draft Aikman. They had drafted Michael Irvin two years prior. They had Herschel Walker They had Kelvin Martin, Mark Tuinei, Nate Newton, and Kevin Gogan on offense.

On defense they had Jim Jeffcoat, Ken Norton, Bill Bates. I was hoping that, after Aikman, Shramm and Brandt would move to defense. One particular player i wanted them to get was LB Britt Hager from Texas. On a sidenote, he ended up with the Eagles, had a nice, but undistinguished career.

Anyway, I was shocked at the way Jimmy conducted this draft. His first trade on record in the NFL was with the devil, Al Davis. When Jimmy realized that time was running out in the 2nd round, he picked the guy that Davis wanted, Steve Wisniewski. Al misunderstood the move and was livid, claimed Jimmy stole his guy. Jimmy reassured him that he only took him for Al and the Raiders. Jimmy traded down with Al and picked up an extra 3rd which they used on the only "bust" in the first four rounds.

I really didn't understand the 2nd round pick Daryl Johnston, which just shows you how adept I am at evaluating talent.

Jimmy admitted later that he just didn't have enough time to fully prepare for the latter part of the draft, which went 12 rounds. Therefore, he drafted guys he knew, players that were with him in Miami, He took LB Rod Carter in the 10th and Randy Shannon in the 11th. Shannon played two seasons and would later go on to become Head Coach of the Miami Hurricanes.

Anyway....Aikman, Johnston, Stepnoski, and Tolbert.....that's 14 combined Pro Bowls and 40 seasons as starters.

Let's not forget that, just a short while later, the Cowboys participated in the supplemental draft and chose QB Steve Walsh who served as a backup before being traded to the Saints for a 1st and 3rd next draft and a 2nd the following draft. This trade was an important brick in building that dominant team.

Thanks for your memories...

On a side note, Jerry had gone to San Francisco to learn about ownership of an NFL team, and spent a learning experience with them before going ahead and deciding to get out of oil and into the NFL.

Jerry developed a good friendship with Al Davis. Al Davis taught Jerry how to be both owner and GM successfully. They both were successful franchises that left full responsibility for their Franchise in the owners hands. They were easily top 5 teams and winners of Super Bowls when things started to go down in the merged NFL. High success rates for both.

Sidenoted, this was an era where much gambling was required to even survive. The media, as it still remains, motivated and watered the fan base as well. The rights of teams and players themselves, were secondary to cash flow on major issues.
Joe Namath and the Jets opened up the sport as to competitiveness and respect. He became a Jet through behind scene negotiations and elevation of contract attractions.
Free wheeling negotiations upon entry, is somewhat counter directed with what is being done now against positional limitations on contracts.

That is counter protective of hard fought values of the NFL Player's Association up to now.

I enjoyed your view of the beginnings of the Dallas Cowboys. Fred Murchison, the first owner, was described as an owner that had family money and did this venture for the excitement and lifestyle. He paid the bills from the start, until his Dad eventually cut the money out. That is when Jerry Jones came into the picture.

The rights of players and teams were worked hard for, by Jerry and he did a lot of hard ground breaking work for their and team rights. He made accountability to rights accessible and protected. Free agency changed the nature of player rights as well as opened up salaries and the ability to not mostly being chained to the original team they were drafted by. Jerry was fighting rights for all and paying all the bills as well, that surely was the prime motivation and deep resentment for being insulted and a show of team disrespect by Jimmy Johnson. He was a strong Coach, agreed. I am extending now, an understandable as well as reasonable look at what the Dallas Cowboys owner had to deal with beyond a fan's disappointment.

Fans looked for excuses for not becoming an even better dynasty during a period of time where things were tough and vanity was easier to seel

Free agency, a cap requirement, and old player injuries changed and spelled the doom of the Jimmy led team. During the Dynasty, Jerry had to pay the key players with the new status of free agency. The aspects now known by the average fan now, had to be walked through and developed. It was a harsh lesson for Jerry.

I loved Don Perkins and knew nothing about a fullback's role other than he was a tough runner. Fullbacks and pounding run games were the forte as was brought home by Jim Brown and Franco Harris as well. I still recall the star on the shoulder pads of Perkins bouncing around as his runs developed out.

I loved Bob Lilly. He was just as friendly to someone in a restaurant in Dallas, as he was nearly unblockable going for a sack.

There were many comparable failures, such as when Danny White and Don Meredith came along. The Cowboys retained being competitive at very high levels, but lady luck of football is sometimes a tough mistress...LOL.

 

[kskboys]

The Steelers drafted 9 Hall of Fame players from 1969 to 1974. They had 4 Hall of Fame players in the 74 draft. The Cowboys drafted 3 Hall of Fame players from 1988 to 1992.

Woodson belongs in the HOF. Erik Williams would be in if not for injuries, and Kevin Smith might have made it also. Daryl Johnston is HOF worthy, as is Tuinei, IMO. And don't forget Stepnoski and Leon Lett.