Cowboys Top 5 All Time List

[Ranching]

sorry you see it that way .
.a list ranking is opinionated view,.. i'm gonna have one ..and you're gonna have your own ...
now if you want me to explain some views on my list, i don't see that as arguing...

That's how it's coming across.....it's cool....we all like to argue our points.

 

[quickccc]

Johnson, Crayton and Martin were better.
They didn't play in a league where as many balls were thrown as Beasley did.
Beasley was serviceable here but not the best nor did he make the greatest impact.

Yes, I have Danny White over Romo. White led the Cowboys to three straight NFC Championship Games.
He is underrated in my book.

we were dominantly running the ball with Zeke, and yet Cole was still lighting it up in the slot.
Even 3rd CBs could not match up with Beasley. It came down to teams having to have to umbrella blanketing him to have a better chance
of successfully covering him..

A LB underneath, the 3rd CB ... if Linehan was anywhere as design creative as Sean McKey, even that umbrella coverage
would have stop Beasley.

Thanks, ...Patrick Crayton is a good example of another good slot WR we had, sorry i forgot about him... but he nor Kelvin Martin
wasn't near in Beasley league,..imo.

 

[quickccc]

That was the style of play back then....the game evolved.....you don't know much football, apparently.

LOL ... the style was running up the back of OL ... ?

 

[ChuckA1]

I'd place Mel Renfro above Sanders. I realize lists are subjective, but in watching both, I believe Renfro was better.

Fun post

 

[Ranching]

LOL ... the style was running up the back of OL ... ?

Yes.....again, you don't know much....the coaching back then was run straight up his butt and then cut opposite to where he goes...

 

[cowboyec]

qb:
roger staubach
troy aikman
don meredith
danny white
tony romo
rb:
tony dorsett
emmitt smith
don perkins
calvin hill
herschel walker
fb:
robert newhouse
darryl johnston
walt garrison
timmy newsome
ron springs
wr:
michael irvin
drew pearson
bob hayes
tony hill
dez bryant
te:
billy joe dupree
jason witten
doug cosbie
mike ditka
pettis norman
ot:
ray wright
tyron smith
erik williams
ralph neely
pat donovan
og:
larry allen
zack martin
john niland
nate newton
herb scott
c:
travis frederick
tom rafferty
john fitzgerald
mark stepnoski
dave manders
de:
too tall jones
harvey martin
dware
jim jeffcoat
tony tolbert
dt:
bob lilly
randy white
jethro pugh
russell maryland
jay ratliff
lb:
chuck howley
lee roy jordan
hollywood henderson
dd lewis
mike hegman
cb:
mel renfro
deion sanders
everson walls
dennis thurman
terrence newman
s:
cliff harris
cornell green
charlie waters
darren woodson
roy williams

head coach:tom landry

 

[cowboyec]

I'd place Mel Renfro above Sanders. I realize lists are subjective, but in watching both, I believe Renfro was better.

Fun post

both renfro and green could easily be 1-2 at both cb and s.

 

[cowboyec]

fun topic.
love lists.
OUR☆HISTORY

 

[TwentyOne]

Can you list and rank Best/Favorite Cowboys Top 5 All Time players at their positions ?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/lineups.htm

:Here's a Look at My Cowboys List/ Top 5 Player-Position Rankings:

QBs
1 Roger Staubach
2 Troy Aikman
3 Dak Prescott
4 Tony Romo
5 Danny White

WRs
1 Michael Irvin
2 Bob Hayes
3 Drew Pearson
4 Terrell Owens
5 Dez Bryant

Slots
1 Cole Beasley
2 Kevin martin
3 Butch Johnson
4 Kevin Williams
5 Randall cobb

Running Backs
1 Emmitt Smith
2 Tony Dorsett
3 Zeke Elliott
4 Hershel Walker
5 DeMarco Murray

Full Backs
1 Darryl Johnston
2 Robert Newhouse
3 Ron Springs
4 Don Perkins
5 Walt Garrison

Tight Ends
1 Jason Witten
2 Jay Novacek
3 Doug Cosbie
4 Billy Joe Dupree
5 Pettis Norman

Offensive Tackles
1 Rayfield Wright
2 Erik Williams
3 Tyron Smith
4 Mark Tuinei
5 Pat Donovan

Offensive Guards
1 Larry Allen
2 Zack Martin
3 Nate Newton
4 John Niland
5 Herb Scott

Centers
1 Mark Stepnoski
2 Travis Fredrick
3 Ray Donaldson
4 Andre Gurode
5 John Fitzgerald

Returners
1 Bob Hayes
2 Deion Sanders
3 Mel Renfro
4 Reggie Swinton
5 Kevin Williams

FG Kickers
1 Dan Bailey
2 Chris Bonoi
3 Nick Folk
4 Richie Cunningham
5 Rafael Septien

Punters
1 Matt McBriar
2 John Jett
3 Mike Saxon
4 Toby Gowin
5 Chris Jones

Head Coaches
1 Tom Landry
2 Jimmie Johnson
3 Jason Garrett
4 Barry Switzer
5 Wade Phillips

Offensive Coordinators
1 Tom Landry
2 Norv Turner
3 Ernie Zampese
4 Kellen Moore
5 Scott Linehan

Defensive Coordinators
1 Tom Landry
2 Ernie Stautner
3 Dave Wandsted
4 Butch Davis
5 Dan Quinn

Defensive Ends
1 Charles Haley
2 Harvey Martin
3 Ed Jones
4 DLaw
5 Tony Tolbert

Defensive Tackles
1 Bob Lilly
2 Randy White
3 Jay Ratliff
4 Jethro Pugh
5 Leon Lett

Outside LBs
1 Demarcus Ware
2 Chuck Howley
3 Dexter Coakley
4 Micah Parsons *
5 Thomas Henderson

Middle LBs
1 Lee Roy Jordan
2 Bob Breuing
3 Sean Lee
4 Ken Norton Jr.
5 Bradie James

Cornerbacks
1 Deion Sanders
2 Mel Renfro
3 Everson Walls
4 Terrence Newman
5 Herb Adderly

Safeties
1 Cliff Harris
2 Darren Woodson
3 Charlie Waters
4 Roy Williams
5 Cornell Green

Cheerleaders ? (JK)

Bill Parcells at 3 as HC

Terrence Newman doesnt belong in the CB list. I would put Kevin Smith (pre Injury) at 4.

Prescott doesnt belong in the QB list.

 

[cowboyec]

it would be fun to break-up the lists by era's...top 5 landry era/jimmy era/00's

 

[RS12]

qb:
roger staubach
troy aikman
don meredith
danny white
tony romo
rb:
tony dorsett
emmitt smith
don perkins
calvin hill
herschel walker
fb:
robert newhouse
darryl johnston
walt garrison
timmy newsome
ron springs
wr:
michael irvin
drew pearson
bob hayes
tony hill
dez bryant
te:
billy joe dupree
jason witten
doug cosbie
mike ditka
pettis norman
ot:
ray wright
tyron smith
erik williams
ralph neely
pat donovan
og:
larry allen
zack martin
john niland
nate newton
herb scott
c:
travis frederick
tom rafferty
john fitzgerald
mark stepnoski
dave manders
de:
too tall jones
harvey martin
dware
jim jeffcoat
tony tolbert
dt:
bob lilly
randy white
jethro pugh
russell maryland
jay ratliff
lb:
chuck howley
lee roy jordan
hollywood henderson
dd lewis
mike hegman
cb:
mel renfro
deion sanders
everson walls
dennis thurman
terrence newman
s:
cliff harris
cornell green
charlie waters
darren woodson
roy williams

head coach:tom landry

Good list but not sure about Deion and Ditka. If you are going to do that then Alworth, Adderley, and Forrest Gregg need to be there but I dont really consider them Cowboys.

 

[cowboyec]

Good list but not sure about Deion and Ditka. If you are going to do that then Alworth, Adderley, and Forrest Gregg need to be there but I dont really consider them Cowboys.

i get that.
i almost had adderly on my list.
LBs were hard...some good ones not on my list...
dave edwards
bob breunig
eugene lockhart
darrin smith
dixon edwards
dexter coakley

 

[ChuckA1]

To think you can realistically rate Herschel Walker 4-5 on the all-time RB list speaks very highly of Cowboys running backs. Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Don Perkins and Calvin Hill were all great!

 

[conner01]

LOL............Zeke Elliott ahead of Herschel Walker? Thats laughable.

Zeke does have more than twice as many yards rushing as a cowboy

 

[conner01]

To think you can realistically rate Herschel Walker 4-5 on the all-time RB list speaks very highly of Cowboys running backs. Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Don Perkins and Calvin Hill were all great!

You got to have Perkins on a list of great RB

 

[conner01]

Well who said it was Cowboys career? IF it was, then its definitely a different conversation. But if we are talking about the best RB to play for the Cowboys then its Walker after Smith. One could even argue that Walker is the best RB to ever play for the Cowboys.

“Dallas” top 5

 

[conner01]

The amazing thing about the history of this team is you could probably think of another 10 guys, or more that deserve to be on this list

 

[ShortRound]

Jason Garrett lol

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Can you list and rank Best/Favorite Cowboys Top 5 All Time players at their positions ?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/lineups.htm

:Here's a Look at My Cowboys List/ Top 5 Player-Position Rankings:

QBs
1 Roger Staubach
2 Troy Aikman
3 Dak Prescott
4 Tony Romo
5 Danny White

Dak number 3 is one of the dumbest takes I have ever read. I mean beyond stupid.

 

[ESisback]

My Top Five QB’s would have been:

Staubach
Aikman
White
Dandy Don
Romo