I'm 53 years old. I know full well what happened during those 90s SB wins and why. Today's teams don't have the luxury of having the best of any position groups on a team because of the salary cap. The salary cap put an end to the reign of Cowboys SB Championships by 1996, and it's been that way ever since. If you haven't realized all this time what happened and why, you must not have been paying enough attention as to why.
It was not the salary cap that built the Cowboys 1990 dynasty.
It was the draft, Hershel Walker trade, Plan B free agent pick ups like Jay Novacek, a lot more trades, and the Charles Haley trade with the 49ers.
The 1990s Cowboys dynasty took a big hit when Jimmy Johnson was fired starting with the first season of Barry Switzer as Aikman described.
The Cowboys (since then) have never been as dominant as the 1993 Dallas Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson.
Jerry and Barry implemented the start of the current Cowboys country club “soft” culture and laughed at Aikman asking for more physical practices.
Thus the 1994 team was not as good as the 1993 team
The 1995 team was not as good as the 1994 team
The 1996 team was not as good as the 1995 team
The 1997 team was not as good as the 1996 team
The Cowboys have not won anything in almost 30 years
And the current Cowboys are still “soft” especially in the trenches.
And once they are punched in the mouth by a physical team; they fold like a cheap tent in heavy winds from Walmart.
Thus, the inability to win multiple games in the playoffs.
