Washington and Everett are light years better than Heath and Woods. Not even close
The concept is NOT that the 2019 roster would be better.
The concept of the thread is that Jimmy could win with the 2019 roster (if they stayed healthy).
James Washington was a journeyman type player. He did his job but the coaching and surrounding players elevated his play.
I remember holt, everett, and washington and casillas making a lot of plays too.
Holt and everett blocked some punts.
Fans remember players as "great" often because that player was on a great team.
The Super Stars on the 92 team were primarily on offense or were rookie part-time starters on defense. Haley and Norton are were the only Super Stars on defense in 92.
Norton and Maryland were the only players on defense that later got big contracts with other teams.
Holt was a marginal player. Jimmy manged to "hide" him within the scheme but Holt got burned often.
Everett was better than the 2019 Safeties but not a super star and they didn't keep him for 93 despite him just getting an OK contract elsewhere.
Washington was "system" player. The team success and the coaching made him into a productive player but his talent was limited.
Casillis was a solid but somewhat under-sized DT. Much of the DL success was based on a rotation.
Maryland was very good for the Cowboys but only made 1 Pro Bowl and zero All Pro selections in his career. He was just OK with the Raiders.
If Jimmy had Lee, Jaylon and a healthy LVE, Vinson Smith wouldn't play and Robert Jones might not either.
Robert Jones was big, strong and fast but Jimmy said in an interview that Jones might not be smart enough to start. Jimmy and his assistants were on Jones' case every minute of every practice that I attended. Jimmy would have made Jaylon into a mega-star; whereas, the 2019 coaching staff let him just freelance and celebrate tackles while the team was losing. Everson Walls once got bench by Jimmy for helping an opponent up off the field while the Cowboys were losing.
Jimmy made an OK defensive roster into the defense for one of the greatest teams of all time.
Coaching matters.
