Who was the hardest Cowboy for you to move on from?

[4lifecowboy]

Roy Williams in his first few years.

 

[ShortRound]

Romo
Emmitt Smith
Playmaker

 

[RD21]

There were so many...! I couldn't possibly just pick one.....

Staubach was the 1st for sure. He was the Cowboy that made me a fan.

Really hated to see Michael Irvin's career end, especially the way it did.

Really missed Woodson. He was one of my favorite defensive players ever. I don't think he's ever been replaced to this day....

Didn't like seeing Aikman retire either. He wasn't the flashiest but, he sure defined leader imo.

I can't be the only one who missed Bill Bates..?! He seemed to bring significance to special teams not including returners...

 

[Ranching]

Staubach!

 

[cowboy_ron]

Michael Irvin and Woody.. We still havent found their replacements

It's a process.

 

[G2]

Woodson

 

[jazzcat22]

Emmitt Smith. Forced to play with the Cardinals, because Dallas went with Hambrick.

to me is is also Emmitt.

But Emmitt asked to be traded, as he knew it was going to come to an end with Parcells. Maybe Parcells had something to do with that too. It was after Bill was hired and he met with the team. Next thing we know Emmitt is being traded to the Cards.

Parcells was as bad for this team as he was good, but I think a little more on the bad side. Then he quit on the team once he did have them what seemed to going in the right direction.

 

[DHCBF66]

J_Witt...Mr.Cowboy himself. I am just glad he will retire a Cowboy.

 

[Proof]

Romo is definitely tough because i thought we were really close to putting the team around him to give him a chance.

I'll go a little old school on you though. Tony Dorsett. He was the man for so many years & probably because of my youth wasn't prepared not to see him on the field.

Yeah. Especially because I eventually agreed we had to stick with Dak despite loving Romo and wanting to see him have one last shot Was especially difficult watching him on his last drive against Philly. Just wondering what could have been but knowing we’d not find out

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

Troy leaving was a hard pill to swallow
Smith going to the Cards sucked
Woody retirement still hurts
Ware being cut sucked big time
When Witten calls it quits that will be a sad day

 

[JJB500]

Roger Staubach, Cowboys gets 1 maybe 2 more rings if he could have stuck around till 1981. He had way more left in the tank but I can understand him being alarmed with his concussion issues!

Wouldn't have to watch the damn "Catch" 1000 times every year for sure if could have!!!!

 

[Diehardblues]

Jimmy Johnson.

I would have said Tom Landry, but Landry should have retired on a high note, long before Jerry fired him. If Landry was in the prime of his career and let go, then I'd say him because he was an innovator.

I’d agree!

I can’t think of anyone else that ripped our souls more wide open after Back to Back than Jimmy’s departure and how it went down

We were sad to see an era come to an end and how Landry Legend was let go but most felt it was time.

 

[vlad]

Jason Garrett...oh wait...

 

[robbieruff]

Roger...cried when I watched his press conference announcing his retirement. He was my first sports hero as a kid. Thought we could've won one or two more with him in there in 80 or 81. Alas the concussions...

 

[Super_Kazuya]

You could count on Romo being hurt. Just like you can count on Sean Lee being hurt. Dak took hits this year that would have landed Romo in the ER. So please spare me the "dak sloberer" title and come back to reality where Romo's body gave up on him and let him down, most likely because we waited way to long to protect him and allowed him to run for his life for the better part of a decade of his career. Just because I say Romo would get hurt doesn't mean I don't appreciate what he did for this organization. Its just irritating that people say "oh if he came back" bla bla. The injury he sustained in the pre season took him out for the better part of 3 months and it was a nothing hit. Imagine Romo taking the hits Dak did this year, or even last year. He would have died. So just stop it already you sound like the lunatic here not me

Again, you sound like a deranged loony desperate to validate Dak's horrible season. Nobody cares to read your vapid takes on football, or your ridiculous attempts to tell the future. If you want to be helpful, at least look in the future and get the lottery numbers. That way there is at least a tiny chance you could be right.

 

[JDSmith]

OMG you need to stop. Romo wouldn't have lasted thru a full game coming back. He could barely make it thru a quarter of pre-season. You want the guy in a wheelchair? Romo wouldn't have led us anywhere because Dak would have been QB again very quickly when Romo went down, and the backlash of taking out a guy who was 11-1 when Romo came back would have ruined all team chemistry.

That 'team chemistry' sure carried us far.

 

[phildadon86]

Again, you sound like a deranged loony desperate to validate Dak's horrible season. Nobody cares to read your vapid takes on football, or your ridiculous attempts to tell the future. If you want to be helpful, at least look in the future and get the lottery numbers. That way there is at least a tiny chance you could be right.

If you want to be helpful stop pretending Romo wouldn't get hurt ever again. I am going based on his history. You are telling me I am wrong. Who's taking more of a leap? I am not trying to validate Dak's season at all. Just pointing out the obvious that Romo wasn't even on the roster.

 

[phildadon86]

That 'team chemistry' sure carried us far.

It did. Too the playoffs, and if not for a freak play by the best QB in football after a blatant hold would have taken us to a NFCCG. So please just stop. Dak did his part in that game. We didn't use Zeke the way we should have after resting him and taking the cowards approach in the last game of the year.

 

[JDSmith]

It did. Too the playoffs, and if not for a freak play by the best QB in football after a blatant hold would have taken us to a NFCCG. So please just stop. Dak did his part in that game. We didn't use Zeke the way we should have after resting him and taking the cowards approach in the last game of the year.

So your stance is actually that an 11 - 1 team could not go on to make the playoffs if they had put the better player back in when he got healthy? Sure, that sounds reasonable.

 

[phildadon86]

So your stance is actually that an 11 - 1 team could not go on to make the playoffs if they had put the better player back in when he got healthy? Sure, that sounds reasonable.

Not what I am saying at all. What I am saying is looking at history, the better player wouldn't have been in the game long enough to matter. Chances are he would of been out, and we would have brought Dak back in anyways. That's all I am saying.