Good Cowboys Players Just ‘Passing Through’

FaSho · Feb 5, 2020

Robert Quinn lol

SuspectCorner · Feb 5, 2020

SSoup said:
This is one whose career is a "what could've been" story, because he flashed some excellence really briefly, but...

Remember WR Patrick Jeffers?

We traded for him after training camp, if I recall right, in 1998. I'm not even sure what we gave up. Future considerations or something, basically nothing.

He started the year on the scout team and learning the offense, basically non-existent. Then he came on and averaged almost 20 yards per catch. And was one of the few guys who played well in the playoffs.

We let him walk because we didn't want to match the $1M offer sheet, deciding the one million bucks and a late round compensation pick were worth more to us than him. So he went to Carolina and had a monster season, averaging 17 yards per catch and scoring 12 touchdowns. He was an amazing weapon, showing the flashes he'd demonstrated late in 1998 could be stretched out into a full season. Part of a pretty unbelievable season by Steve Beuerlein, of all people.

Then he suffered an injury the next preseason and his career was basically over right after he'd blown up.

6’3” and 218 - Jeffers may have been born twenty years too early.

SuspectCorner · Feb 5, 2020

FaSho said:
Robert Quinn lol

What’s so funny? I freaking loved the performance of Robert Quinn last season. I’m actually worried Dallas may lose his valuable services.

xwalker · Feb 6, 2020

SuspectCorner said:
Keyshawn Johnson, Thomas Everitt, Ray Horton, Jay Novacek, Terry Glenn, Rahib ‘Rocket’ Ismael... sure, most will remember Charles Haley and Dieon Sanders. But how about excellent but lesser-known contributors like La’roi Glover whom played for less successful versions of the Dallas Cowboys yet were excellent nonetheless?

Name your favorite ‘journeymen’ Dallas Cowboys.

Derek Kennard "Retired" 2 or 3 times but came back.

Matt Vanderbeek...

Joe Thomas & Olawale. Both departed and returned. Does that count...

buybuydandavis · Feb 6, 2020

SuspectCorner said:
Keyshawn Johnson, Thomas Everitt, Ray Horton, Jay Novacek, Terry Glenn, Rahib ‘Rocket’ Ismael... sure, most will remember Charles Haley and Dieon Sanders. But how about excellent but lesser-known contributors like La’roi Glover whom played for less successful versions of the Dallas Cowboys yet were excellent nonetheless?

Name your favorite ‘journeymen’ Dallas Cowboys.

Novacek.

Overshadowed by The Triplets, never got the credit he deserved. If you want to be ball control, you better have a TE who can move the chains reliably. Pro Bowls 91-95, All Pro in 92.

Irvin had an almost identical Pro Bowl history, swapping All Pro 92 for 91.
Aikman had no All Pro years but got an extra Pro Bowl in 1996.
Emmitt blew them all away with 4 Pro Bowls and 8 Pro Bowls.

More accurately, Aikman, Irvin, and Novacek were The Triplets, while Emmit was The Man.

Statistically Novacek should have made the Pro Bowl in his first season with us in 90, but we stunk and coming from crappy teams, he had no name. Weird season with the Cards in 88. Doesn't start, but has better yardage numbers than a couple of his Pro Bowl years and 15(!) yards per reception as a TE.

His career was cut short by a degenerative disc in 96. Couldn't heal and retired in 97. Best year statistically in 95.

Londonboy · Feb 6, 2020

Issiac Holt, the only player We kept from the Walker trade.
He was a solid player at CB and blocked several punts.

FanSince71 · Feb 6, 2020

SSoup said:
This is one whose career is a "what could've been" story, because he flashed some excellence really briefly, but...

Remember WR Patrick Jeffers?

I must’ve been sleepwalking thru that because I do not remember him at all. I’m gonna have to look up some clips.

Some of my favorite non-original Cowboys are:
George Teague
Terry Glenn (RIP)
Marc Colombo
Leonard Davis
Laurent Robinson (for that one magical season)
Rolando McClain (and I almost didn’t admit this... lol)
David Irving (another bad memory)

rags747 · Feb 6, 2020

cowboyec said:
some of my all-time favs that Coach Landry traded for...or signed...
CB Herb Adderly
WR Lance Alworth
TE Mike Ditka
RB Preston Pearson
DT John Dutton
WR Mike Renfro

Dutton is the least impressive in this group. With the Colts he was a monster, with the Cowboys not so much. Good but definitely far short of his Colt days.

RustyBourneHorse · Feb 6, 2020

TO would have to be one. I wasn't around in the Laundry days having been born in 1992, and I didn't follow the sport until around 1999/2000. So, yeah, I'd say I really enjoyed TO.

RustyBourneHorse · Feb 6, 2020

SuspectCorner said:
Again, originally drafted by Dallas.

We may need a separate thread for less-recalled drafted Cowboys players - they had excellent moments or even seasons - but never achieved superstardom...

Julius Jones, anyone?

Julius Jones was drafted by us. I'd have him as one of my picks if we were playing that way.

HanD · Feb 6, 2020

Laurent robinson had that amazing season here and cashed in.

glover and teague are two notable ones for me. columbo had a great run after what i remember were injury plagued seasons with the bears at first.

cowboyec · Feb 6, 2020

BBGTYCOON said:
Strickland was pure dumpster juice while in Dallas. How did he make your favorites list?

always liked him.

shabazz · Feb 6, 2020

Lousaka Polite

MWH1967 · Feb 6, 2020

Beast.... I went to school with him. Mans man. 10' tall and bullet proof.

jazzcat22 · Feb 6, 2020

Tony Casillas or however it is spelled.

A 1st round draft pick by Atlanta, and they didn't think he was working out, basically considered a bust.
Can't remember if he was released and Jimmy claimed him off waivers, or if he traded a late round pick.

But came in an played very well.

jazzcat22 · Feb 6, 2020

Thomas Everrett was another player, made the key interception in the end zone in SB 27. After Norton's fantastic stop of Kennth Davis.

One of the great goal line stands against a high powered offense.

MCMetal69 · Feb 6, 2020

Ronald Leary

He was a lot more vital to our offensive line dominance than any of us realized at the time................................

Dunks3001 · Feb 6, 2020

HanD said:
Laurent robinson had that amazing season here and cashed in.

glover and teague are two notable ones for me. columbo had a great run after what i remember were injury plagued seasons with the bears at first.

Laurent Robinson was my first guess for whatever reason. He had great chemistry with Romo but I understand it was a crowded WR room with Dez and Miles and keeping him past that one season was going to be hard.

Bruce Carter was a pretty good LB for us and I wish he would have gotten a second contract. I think he's a free agent now but he's past his prime.

Fritsch_the_cat · Feb 6, 2020

Randall Cunningham and Bernie Kosar come to mind.

stinger26 · Feb 6, 2020

James Washington

Hard hitter and had key INTs and plays in both super bowls against the bills. In fact, it was argued that he should have been the MVP in the 2nd super bowl against the bills.

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