Ranking Top 5 All time Cowboys players (per position)

Brax said:

before your time also but George Andrie was a really really good DE and at this point I would put him on the list over Dlaw

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Absolutely.

Also, Larry Cole was no slouch, playing both DE and DT.

quickccc said:

i still ranked Jeffcoat because he surprisingly ranks among the top all time sackers in the NFL - and that
includes Haley. i thought Ellis was a solid but not elite player. but maybe that he never return to previous form after that horrific broken leg he suffered
didnt we switched to a 3-4 scheme that made it uncomfortable for Ellis here also ?

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Not really surprising at all. Jeffcoat was a stud, but played on mostly very bad teams. He was a big part of the juggernaut super bowl winners in 92 and 93.

Quarterbacks
Roger Staubach
Troy Aikman
Tony Romo
Don Meredith
Danny white

Running Backs
Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett
Don Perkins
Herschel Walker
Zeke Elliot

Fullbacks
Daryl Johnston
Walt Garrison
Robert Newhouse
Ron Springs
Timmy Newsome

Wide Receivers
Michael irvin
Bob Hayes
Drew Pearson
Terrell Owens
Tony Hill

Tight Ends
Jason Witten
Jay Novacek
Billy Joe Dupree
Doug Cosbie
Mike Ditka

Offensive Tackles
Rayfield Wright
Erik Williams
Tyron Smith
Ralph Neely
Pat Donovan

Offensive Guards
Larry Allen
Zack Martin
Herb Scott
Nate Newton
John Niland

Center:
Travis Fredrick
Mark Stepnoski
Ray Donaldson
John Fitzgerald
Andre Gurode

Defensive Ends:
Harvey Martin
Charles Haley
Ed “Too Tall” Jones
Jim Jeffcoat
Larry Cole

Defensive Tackle :
Bob Lilly
Randy White
Jethro Pugh
John Dutton
La’Roi Glover

Middle Linebacker:
Lee Roy Jordan
Ken Norton, Jr. (kind of a cheat, he only played there one year for us, but he’s one of my favorites of all time)
Bob Bruenig
Sean Lee
Robert Jones

Outside Linebacker:
Demarcus Ware
Chuck Howley
Dexter Coakley
Darrin Smith
DD Lewis

Cornerbacks:
Mel Renfro
Everson Walls
Deion Sanders (yes, on pure talent, he belongs at #1, but…)
Cornell Green
Kevin Smith

Safeties
Darren Woodson
Cliff Harris
Charlie Waters (big drop off between him and Washington)
James Washington
Michael Downs

Best Kickers:
Dan Bailey
Eddie (Eat, Drink and Be) Murray
Chris (Bad to the) Boniol
Efren Herrera
Tony Fritsch

Punters:
Danny White
Toby Gowin
Mike Saxon
Chris Jones
John Jett

Best Returners
Deion Sanders
Bob Hayes
Mel Renfro
Kelvin Martin
Kevin Williams

Best head coaches
Tom Landry
Jimmy Johnson
Bill Parcells
(no one else belongs on any top 5 list)

quickccc said:

i still ranked Jeffcoat because he surprisingly ranks among the top all time sackers in the NFL - and that
includes Haley. i thought Ellis was a solid but not elite player. but maybe that he never return to previous form after that horrific broken leg he suffered
didnt we switched to a 3-4 scheme that made it uncomfortable for Ellis here also ?

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Ellis > Lawrence at this point. IMO.

Great job. Thats some searious thinking.
Man, what a stacked list!

Seems like a in-his-prime Sean Lee would find his way in , but hard to squeeze people in.

• An older version of TO still put up good numbers with us, but as a Cowboy only, I'm not sure I put him ahead of Pearson. Romo had a tendnecy to boost WRs numbers. (see Miles Austin, Robinson, and maybe even Dez... and others as examples). But TO is a HOFer overall.

• In a year or two, maybe Dak leaps them, but I wouldn't put him ahead of White or Meredith just yet. However, I suspect, given his durabilty and the era he plays in, and weapons and oline around him, he'll eventually be the Cowboys all-time passing leader in yards. Would be a great achievement.

• I'd put Walker, Calvin Hill and Perkins ahead of Murray, but thats just me.

• I'd move Charlie Waters up among the safeties.

Quarterback
1. Roger Staubach
2. Troy Aikman
3. Danny White
4. Tony Romo
5. Don Meredith

Running back
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Tony Dorsett
3. Herschel Walker
4. Duane Thomas
5. Calvin Hill

Wide receiver
1. Michael Irvin
2. Drew Pearson
3. Bob Hayes
4. Terrell Owens
5. Tony Hill

Offensive line
1. Larry Allen
2. Rayfield Wright
3. Erik Williams
4. Tyron Smith
5. Mark Stepnoski

Tight end
1. Jason Witten
2. Jay Novacek
3. Billy Joe Dupree
4. Mike Ditka
5. Doug Cosbie

(I'm tired)

#1 QB is Dak.

Awesome list, hard to argue with.

quickccc said:

now tell me how many rushing titles did Hershel have again ?

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Im not sure he won any.

I guess Phil Pozderac's place is being held for him?

Teague31 said:

Get TO the hell out of there.

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No mercenaries period.

CowboyRoy said:

At this point in their careers Dak has to be below both Romo and White.

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I get below White but Romo is below White as well. The real question is about Dak and Romo for the last 2 spots. If we are judging on first 4 years then Dak is ahead of Romo, if it's in total career then Romo is above Dak since Dak career is barely starting his prime

CowboyRoy said:

Im not sure he won any.

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oh someone that scowls the earth on zeke and RBs, i think you know Hershel never won a rushing title in NFL.
and Walker was never the instinctive runner zeke is ...nor the blitz blocker zeke is, and not in his league when it comes to knack for goal line

only two things we can say that Hershel had an advantage was straight line speed. but without vision instincts and wiggle what good is that
when teams will just string you out to the sideline because you can't sense opening creases at the line ?

Irvin88_4life said:

I get below White but Romo is below White as well. The real question is about Dak and Romo for the last 2 spots. If we are judging on first 4 years then Dak is ahead of Romo, if it's in total career then Romo is above Dak since Dak career is barely starting his prime

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There literally is no logical reason to place White above Romo, unless you are only factoring playoff record.

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/all-time-qb-rating-normalized-by-year.458091/

Romo is ranked above White on this list. And before you say, “Well Romo is above Dan Marino too!!l”, Dan blows Romo out of the water in longevity and accolades

I’d put Kevin Smith on the CB list

kskboys said:

Not really surprising at all. Jeffcoat was a stud, but played on mostly very bad teams. He was a big part of the juggernaut super bowl winners in 92 and 93.

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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/sacks_career.htm

Jeffcoat ranks 30th all time NFL sack leaders.

WillieBeamen said:

There literally is no logical reason to place White above Romo, unless you are only factoring playoff record.

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/all-time-qb-rating-normalized-by-year.458091/

Romo is ranked above White on this list. And before you say, “Well Romo is above Dan Marino too!!l”, Dan blows Romo out of the water in longevity and accolades

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LOL ...you were doing so well before you had to dare say Marino ...

Irvin88_4life said:

I get below White but Romo is below White as well. The real question is about Dak and Romo for the last 2 spots. If we are judging on first 4 years then Dak is ahead of Romo, if it's in total career then Romo is above Dak since Dak career is barely starting his prime

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You mean the last 1 spot. Meredith is easily in the top 3 discussion.

Unless I’m missing something, how did Ware not make the ops list. D Law over him...no way. It’s not even close.

ClappingCarrot said:

I'd take Big E in his prime over Rayfield Wright, but I get it.

Erik would manhandle grown me like Reggie White. Nobody else manhandled Reggie White.

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Larry Allen.

kskboys said:

Absolutely.

Also, Larry Cole was no slouch, playing both DE and DT.

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Cole was super smart, he made several key plays over his career, that means as much as pure stats...