Doug Farr: Why DTs are more important than ever before

[speedkilz88]

Two of the DTs that played for the Cowboys in the 90s were from Jimmy Johnson's championship Miami Hurricanes team.

Jimmy recruited them out of high school, coached them in college, and drafted them for the Cowboys.

Russel Maryland and Jimmie Jones were both ex-Hurricanes.

Willie Broughton as well.

 

[gtb1943]

Jimmy liked his DT’s. Jimmie Jones and Russell Maryland were freshman on that 1987 team, backing up Jerome Brown. That team beat up Penn State in the title game (check the offensive stats) but lost, in great part due to Vinnie Testerverde tossing five int’s. Miami had seven turnovers total that game.

remember watching that game; Vinny got the nickname Intercepteverde then