CBS Sports: Cowboys all-time 53-man depth chart

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Their talent is pretty obviously there to be had on both sides of the ball for this team.

The main thing likely to hold them back is just a new staff and youthful inexperience.
 

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This list doesn't include enough of the older generation players.

Any list that has Bryant and Hill ahead of Pearson let's you know this person is too young to make this list.

Jethro Pugh(not even on list) behind Henning and Ratliff, don't think so.

I started following the team in '68 and for the next 17 years there were only TWO starting MLBers, Lee Roy Jordan and Bob Breunig. Any mention of LBer should have Breunig included.

Gurode at guard is laughable as are some others.

Nice try, but I would grade it a C-.
 

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id have John Niland and Blaine Nye as my OGs

my 4 QBs Staubach,Aikman,White,Meredith.

too tall starts over Haley.

DT Jethro Pugh makes my 53...along with CB/S Cornell Green...S Michael Downs.

and can we stop with revisionist history...
CHUCK HOWLEY WAS OLB.
LEE ROY JORDAN WAS MLB.

please and thank you:thumbup:
 

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...arterback-defense-looks-utterly-impenetrable/

Thoughts?

As good as the offense is, the defense is down right nasty.
Why would a 53 man roster need 4 QB's? Especially since Danny White is the punter.

Gurode instead of Niland?

Tuinei instead of Tyron Smith or Erik Williams?

Why is Bill Bates listed with the CB's instead of the safeties?

Whether playing SS or FS Harris would start over Waters.

There were other things I would do differently, but these were the most notable
 

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If they played in the same era RW31 would have been All-Pro every year LOL.
And I don't mean speed/size of generation I mean ruleset.
Cornell Green played in an era where you could rip heads off and RW31 did that so much they outlawed it.

Never saw a player be more neutered by rule changes. Williams was a bounty hunter and receivers feared him. He played with an instinct bring players down hard and when the league took that away, he couldn't change who he was and remain the same player.

I agree that back in Green's day he would have been a beast, but he probably also would have been a linebacker.
 

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I have a lot more issues with the offense than defense.

Danny White is a better QB than Tony Romo.

I would take Dorsett over Elliott.

Terrell Owens over Bryant
Bob Hayes over Tony Hill.

Novacek over Witten

Billy Joe Dupree was so underrated.

I'd take Mark Stepnoski over Travis Frederick.

Kevin Gogan over Andre Gurode

Erik Williams over Neely. Before his injury Williams may have been the best OT the Cowboys have ever had, especially against Reggie White. :laugh:

What is Dexter Coakley doing as the backup to Demarcus Ware?

Bill Bates as a backup CB? Just no. Bates was a special teams guy and maybe a safety but not CB.

This selection of players seems to be biased towards the guys who played more recently.

Witten over Novacek.
 

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Why would a 53 man roster need 4 QB's? Especially since Danny White is the punter.

Gurode instead of Niland?

Tuinei instead of Tyron Smith or Erik Williams?

Why is Bill Bates listed with the CB's instead of the safeties?

Whether playing SS or FS Harris would start over Waters.

There were other things I would do differently, but these were the most notable
Amended - somehow I missed Tyron Smith at first look.
 

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Never saw a player be more neutered by rule changes. Williams was a bounty hunter and receivers feared him. He played with an instinct bring players down hard and when the league took that away, he couldn't change who he was and remain the same player.

I agree that back in Green's day he would have been a beast, but he probably also would have been a linebacker.
The league took away the horse collar, not the hard hit. I loved Roy his first several years, but it actually got frustrating watching Williams by the time the horse collar rule was enacted because he was relying more and more on that to make tackles when he should have been wrapping up the man with the ball. Same with the big hits. Too often he would hit people and knock them back a couple of yards, but because he didn’t wrap up they would regain their balance and start running again. In any case, whether a rule is right or wrong a player has to find a way to be effective within the rules.
 

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Not a lot I’d argue with. But, I’d take Erik Williams over Tuinei and I’d take Glover over Hennings. I realize they could’ve been left off due to longevity with the team, but talent wise it isn’t close. Williams would’ve IMO gone down as the best to ever play OT had he not gotten injured in the accident. He was the nastiest and most physically dominating OT to ever play. Glover was just way better than Hennings, who was pretty good in his own right.
 

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One liberty was taken that bothers me a bit.

Using a four man DL and three LBs, and having DeMarcus Ware as an OLB.

Nahh sir.
I disagree. Give me Harvey and Crazy Charles at bookend DEs all day. I think this is 100% spot on. Two of the best DEs to ever lace them up.
 
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