There were some big dudes back then too (Kapp,Bradshaw, Moon) but coverages were tight If you couldn't pass the ball you were toast. Not to mention defenders were allowed to ring your bell when they did hit you and beat your receivers to a pulp till the ball was in the air.
No one would ever say such a thing. Roger was maybe the best QB I ever saw. I would be hard pressed to rank any QB in any era ahead of him. The best I could give any of them would be a tie. Dude was the total package.. Arm, accuracy, mobility, football IQ, toughness.. and the fact that he was one of the finest human beings to ever walk the Earth is just gravy. Dak is a wonderful QB and a great human being.. but he aint supplanting Roger in anything except career earnings.
Dak lost everything he ever had when he lost that, would have dumped him asap after the injury, that's all the game he ever had.
Dak can have the bragging rights to that, no problem.
He never had open field speed - what were you guys watching?
Same hereThe best and it's not even close.
This man was great on and off the field.
My childhood hero and the reason I became a Cowboys fan.
The problem with that take is the DB rules…. And he isn’t throwing to guys on turf, but grass and without sticky gloves. He’s also wearing those wack uniforms with big shoulder pads… He would be awful..
Imagine Mahomes back then....Roger is an all time great, but the game has definitely changed....not for the better.
Well said brother and I don't think any quarterback would feel disrespected taking a back seat to Roger Staubach can't even imagine what he would have accomplished if he didn't have to fulfill his commitment to our armed forces.
And opponents said the same thing they never felt any lead was safe as long as there was time on the clock and Roger was in the game.
Right you are, govnor, right you are.
