All Time Cowboys Mount Rushmore Always Debated

[OmerV]

Remember you can only pick 4. You can see mine. So, who ya got?

I don't think I could improve on this.

 

[Thomas82]

Remember you can only pick 4. You can see mine. So, who ya got?

That looks about right to me.

 

[kskboys]

If your list doesn't include Emmitt Smith, then your list is dead wrong.

Same as your list not including Irvin and Allen.

Are you really that unaware of what an opinion is? Weird.

 

[kskboys]

Landry, Staubach, E.Smith are no brainer, it gets complicated after that. I was born in the 85 and basically watched Dallas from the 90s on. Larry Allen if I had to pick but so many greats and should be a defensive player

Lilly is more of a no brainer than Emmit.

 

[stilltheguru]

Whatever list just make sure you put Mr Smith on it. Do whatever with the rest of the list

 

[Havic]

Lilly is more of a no brainer than Emmit.

Dallas may not have won any superbowls in the 90s without Smith, he was that important to the team

 

[Jarntt]

Remember you can only pick 4. You can see mine. So, who ya got?

Your four are my four

 

[kskboys]

Whatever list just make sure you put Mr. Lilly/Staubach/Irvin/Allen/White/Renfro/Drew Pearson on it. Do whatever with the rest of the list

Funny how people get their panties twisted about THEIR own fav.

 

[kskboys]

Dallas may not have won any superbowls in the 90s without Smith, he was that important to the team

Or Irvin. Or Aikman. Or Haley. Or Casillas. Or James Washington. Or Leon Lett(who caused the fumble that turned the game around.). Or the D in general which was by far the biggest factor in all 3 super bowls.

 

[blueblood70]

Whatever list just make sure you put Mr Smith on it. Do whatever with the rest of the list

TYron, TYler, or Emmitt?

hmm I bet I can come up with another one as well but there's a lot of smiths I mean I feel like we're in the movie the matrix

 

[blueblood70]

Remember you can only pick 4. You can see mine. So, who ya got?

None of those guys would have been that good without the offensive lineman and some of the defensive lineman this list is too small we've already discussed it the more I look at it the more I say this is not even accurate I know Emmett Smith was great Roger Troy all great but the offensive lines and the whole team was built from the top down great and we're leaving off a lot of key names...

 

[G2]

Or Irvin. Or Aikman. Or Haley. Or Casillas. Or James Washington. Or Leon Lett(who caused the fumble that turned the game around.). Or the D in general which was by far the biggest factor in all 3 super bowls.

Or Jimmy

 

[Havic]

Or Irvin. Or Aikman. Or Haley. Or Casillas. Or James Washington. Or Leon Lett(who caused the fumble that turned the game around.). Or the D in general which was by far the biggest factor in all 3 super bowls.

Smith specifically because when he held out for contract talks they started 0-2

 

[DStar22]

With 4 only ... Landry, Johnson, Staubach, Smith.

But we need 6: Landry, Smith, Johnson, Staubach, Aikman and Allen

Without the combo of Johnson, Smith, Allen and Aikman, we don't win 3 SB's in the 90's. (Yes even the last one, those were Jimmy's teams)

Landry and Staubach are self explanatory.

 

[kskboys]

Smith specifically because when he held out for contract talks they started 0-2

Ah, the 2 game thingie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[stilltheguru]

TYron, TYler, or Emmitt?

hmm I bet I can come up with another one as well but there's a lot of smiths I mean I feel like we're in the movie the matrix

That's the point. There's only one

 

[plasticman]

Bob Lilly - First ever draft pick and he makes the Hall of Fame, Dubbed Mr. Cowboys, he was the heart and soul of the Doomsday Defense.

Roger Staubach - Roger the Dodger. Captain America...first Cowboys championship quarterback

Emmitt Smith - All-time NFL leading rusher and the heart of the Cowboys championship teams in the 90s.

Tom Landry - For 29 years, "The only HC the Cowboys ever had", his streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons is still an NFL record.

 

[acr731]

Smith specifically because when he held out for contract talks they started 0-2

Ah, the 2 game thingie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unlike Zeke when he held out while still under contract, with 2 years still left no less, Emmitt wasn't under contract. Emmitt has held firm over the years that he didn't hold out, he simply had no obligation to play since he wasn't under contract.

It's been quite a few years since that happened and the details are becoming fuzzy as time flies by, but that is what I believe happened. I could be wrong, though.

OP needs to make a Mt Rushmore with 4 Dak's.... to appease a certain crowd who is going to be offended.

 

[DarkVader33]

Unlike Zeke when he held out while still under contract, with 2 years still left no less, Emmitt wasn't under contract. Emmitt has held firm over the years that he didn't hold out, he simply had no obligation to play since he wasn't under contract.

It's been quite a few years since that happened and the details are becoming fuzzy as time flies by, but that is what I believe happened. I could be wrong, though.

OP needs to make a Mt Rushmore with 4 Dak's.... to appease a certain crowd who is going to be offended.

You just had to find a way to invoke Dak’s name. Deep down you do really love him. You can’t get him out of your head.

 

[blueblood70]

That's the point. There's only one

I’m not so sure about that. I love Emmitt Smith, but I get tired of hearing how Zeke only looked good because he had one of the greatest offensive lines ever assembled. The offensive line matters, but so do the coaching staff, the defense, and the entire team. The way opponents play you and plan for you is about the whole team, if they have to respect the receivers, they back off and let Emmitt do his thing. Those “pick your poison” teams were great, and that’s why it’s hard to choose just four players. It’s the classic chicken-or-egg question: what truly made Emmitt great, besides his talent as a running back? Did he just happen to be on one of the best teams with one of the best offensive lines? Same with Troy, people have said he was carried, just a really good player who benefited from a great team.

These debates can go on forever, which is why I say there’s no way to pick four players from two dynasties and some of the best teams ever assembled in the NFL. Even in this era, Zeke is a great back, but I wonder what he could’ve done playing with Troy, Michael, that offensive line, that defense, and that coaching staff in a run-heavy era.

Emmitt Smith was a great player and deserves to be up there, but there will always be a “but.”