2021 season countdown thread

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Bill Butler was the original #22 for the Cowboys. He had been chosen in the 19 round by the Packers in 1959, and Dallas picked him up in the expansion draft. He was the original free safety in team history. He ranked 2nd in the league in punt returns with a 10.1 yard average, and averaged 19.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns. Dallas traded him in December of that first year along with another player for safety Dick Moegle.

He bopped around the league for a few more years with the Steelers and Vikings, and in Canada, but his real contribution to life has been as a coach at the college and high school level. And he's still around at 84.

So thanks Bill for helping launch the team that we all love

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Hagman said:
Bill Butler was the original #22 for the Cowboys. He had been chosen in the 19 round by the Packers in 1959, and Dallas picked him up in the expansion draft. He was the original free safety in team history. He ranked 2nd in the league in punt returns with a 10.1 yard average, and averaged 19.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns. Dallas traded him in December of that first year along with another player for safety Dick Moegle.

He bopped around the league for a few more years with the Steelers and Vikings, and in Canada, but his real contribution to life has been as a coach at the college and high school level. And he's still around at 84.

So thanks Bill for helping launch the team that we all love

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As I posted earlier in the 2021 season countdown thread - thesee player cards from waaayy back in the day look pretty good. Did RetroCards.net enhanced the images?
 
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Motorola said:
As I posted earlier in the 2021 season countdown thread - thesee player cards from waaayy back in the day look pretty good. Did RetroCards.net enhanced the images?
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I don’t know what they did but they’re pretty sharp looking cards from back in the day. You could be right about that
 
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Will be waiting to hear your thoughts about the game - and your opinion of SoFi Stadium.
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One of my daughters goes to UCLA. We fly into LAX Sunday(gameday) morning. She will pick us up, go to breakfast, take us back to hotel to drop our stuff then off to SoFi. The stadium looks pretty impressive from what Ive seen. IM excited for this game... I hate not getting to tailgate though.
By the way, they screw you if you want to tailgate. The lots that allow tailgating are essentially charging you extra. Anywhere from 40-60 bucks more.
 
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One of my daughters goes to UCLA. We fly into LAX Sunday(gameday) morning. She will pick us up, go to breakfast, take us back to hotel to drop our stuff then off to SoFi. The stadium looks pretty impressive from what Ive seen. IM excited for this game... I hate not getting to tailgate though.
By the way, they screw you if you want to tailgate. The lots that allow tailgating are essentially charging you extra. Anywhere from 40-60 bucks more.
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Haven't done tailgating - college or pro - in awhile. Curious to know if that is the average going around the country.
 
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To me, it's mind-blowing that a running back of Emmitt Smith's caliber can be so underrated. It's almost impossible to have one of the greatest records in all of sports and all of the other accomplishments that Emmitt piled up and still be underrated, but that's exactly what he is. In my opinion, Emmitt is undoubtedly a top 3 all-time running back, and a case can be made for him as the greatest of all-time. To me, a large part of what makes Emmitt underrated is that most "experts" have a hard time putting him in their top 3 and possibly top 5 all-time running backs list. It just blows me away that for whatever the reason is, Emmitt seems to be the only all-time great that gets penalized for the teammates he had. All great teams have MORE THAN ONE great player.
 
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Emmitt Smith was everything you want in a running back. He was the epitome of a complete running back. He was tough as nails, a warrior (with durability only matched by Walter Payton and Jim Brown), a ferocious blocker, a lethal receiver out of the backfield, and if he had an open lane, most likely he would be adding another football to the collection in his storage room. He was also the Cowboys' best 3rd down back, best goal line back, and best pass protector.....in the good and bad years.
So many people have a hard time acknowledging that Emmitt was a very special running back. He made it look easy, and so many people took it for granted. There is a reason the Cowboys could never win without him in the '90s. I'm not taking anything away from Troy Aikman or Michael Irvin, or anybody else from Emmitt's supporting cast, but the offense was completely different without Emmitt. He was the key to the offense running so smoothly. Nobody knows for sure what Emmitt's prime would have looked like without that supporting cast. I won't argue that he would still be the NFL all-time leading rusher if he had switched places with Walter Payton or Barry Sanders. I also won't deny that he benefited from some good fortune......which ALL record holders do. All I'm saying is that Emmitt is one of the very best running backs in the history of not just the NFL, but football period.
 
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Here's an abbreviated version of why I feel Emmitt has a case for the GOAT running back:

1.) Made The Cowboys A Winner
The Cowboys were the worst team in football in 1989 with a 1-15 record, then had a 6-game turnaround in 1990. The team wasn't a winner before him and haven't been without him.

2.) Made Everybody Around Him Better
The best example of this, is the fact that most of his offensive linemen were there years before he got there, even blocked for a prime Herschel Walker- still no Pro Bowl. Also, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin would be the first to tell you that their careers didn't take off until Emmitt became their teammate.

3.) Most Important And Talented Player On One Of the GOAT Teams
The Cowboys won games without Troy Aikman or Michael Irvin, but not without Emmitt.

4.) Most Successful Running Back Of All-Time (Stats/Rings)
Emmitt was the most consistent and successful running back ever at every level. He is the only running back in the history of football to break the state rushing record in high school, the school record in college, and the NFL all-time rushing record.

5.) Enduring Greatness
After the Super Bowl years and Emmitt had slowed down, he had a bad line, the Cowboys had no other weapons on offense, defenses still sold out to stop him, and he still had the greatest post-30 football career of any running back in NFL history, not to mention his 2 years with the Cardinals. Judging from the impact he had on his team, I don't know if there has ever been another running back in the history of the NFL that made as big a difference to his team's success as Emmitt Smith. In his 15 seasons in the NFL, he made an impact that few players can match at any position or any era.


***Looking back on it, it's amazing how close we came to Emmitt not being a Cowboy. Thank you, Cincinnati Bengals!!***
 
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Bob Hayes NFL Resume:

-Super Bowl Champion (VI)
-3x Pro Bowler (1965-1967)
-2x 1st Team All-Pro (1966, 1968)
-2nd Team All-Pro (1967)
-2x NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leader (1965, 1966)
-2x NFL Yards Per Catch Leader (1970, 1971)
-Dallas Cowboys Ring Of Honor (2001)
-Pro Football Hall Of Fame (2009)
 
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Thomas82 said:
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Emmitt Smith was everything you want in a running back. He was the epitome of a complete running back. He was tough as nails, a warrior (with durability only matched by Walter Payton and Jim Brown), a ferocious blocker, a lethal receiver out of the backfield, and if he had an open lane, most likely he would be adding another football to the collection in his storage room. He was also the Cowboys' best 3rd down back, best goal line back, and best pass protector.....in the good and bad years.
So many people have a hard time acknowledging that Emmitt was a very special running back. He made it look easy, and so many people took it for granted. There is a reason the Cowboys could never win without him in the '90s. I'm not taking anything away from Troy Aikman or Michael Irvin, or anybody else from Emmitt's supporting cast, but the offense was completely different without Emmitt. He was the key to the offense running so smoothly. Nobody knows for sure what Emmitt's prime would have looked like without that supporting cast. I won't argue that he would still be the NFL all-time leading rusher if he had switched places with Walter Payton or Barry Sanders. I also won't deny that he benefited from some good fortune......which ALL record holders do. All I'm saying is that Emmitt is one of the very best running backs in the history of not just the NFL, but football period.
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Thinking back about the great running backs, many had a signature style, motion, or nickname that fans could readily identify with them. Emmitt had none of those.
I remember him best as a RB that seldom took on a direct, squared-up hit or tqckle; he went into an LOS pile, then emerged on the other side, picking up and putting down those legs\feet. Smith occasionally resorted to the spin move - but not enough to be identified with it.
 
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Motorola said:
Thinking back about the great running backs, many had a signature style, motion, or nickname that fans could readily identify with them. Emmitt had none of those.
I remember him best as a RB that seldom took on a direct, squared-up hit or tqckle; he went into an LOS pile, then emerged on the other side, picking up and putting down those legs\feet. Smith occasionally resorted to the spin move - but not enough to be identified with it.
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His highlight reel is impressive to watch with the array of styles he used.
 
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