Most Underrated Cowboys of all time

[Bay10]

I say Tony Hill. He was WR2 behind Pearson and also on a offense with Tony Dorsett. Who you got?

 

[ottawacowpoke]

James Washington or Tony Casillas. Two underrated members of an underrated defense.

 

[Bay10]

James Washington or Tony Casillas. Two underrated members of an underrated defense.

Tony is a good choice.

 

[JoeKing]

Danny White

 

[EMMITTnROY]

Emmitt Smith.

He has more rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, yards from scrimmage, playoff yards and playoff touchdowns than any RB in NFL history, along with three Super Bowl rings on a team from which he was the best player, four rushing titles, an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP...

...and people still rank him as the fourth best RB of all-time and give most of the credit to the offensive line.

 

[Bay10]

Emmitt Smith.

He has more rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, yards from scrimmage, playoff yards and playoff touchdowns than any RB in NFL history, along with three Super Bowl rings on a team from which he was the best player, four rushing titles, an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP...

...and people still rank him as the fourth best RB of all-time and give most of the credit to the offensive line.

I used to hate when people would say Barry this and that.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I used to hate when people would say Barry this and that.

Barry IMO has been grossly overrated with younger fans thanks to Youtube. People too young to watch him play watch his highlights and dont realize he ate up bad teams on turf and was completely ineffective in the playoffs and wasnt the same player on grass as he was on turf.

He was an all time great, no doubt. But there were an awful lot of chinks in that armor people that only got to see highlights completely missed. If we traded Smith for Sanders straight up in 1991, we wouldnt have won three Super Bowls, and we may not have won a single one

 

[Zekeats]

Jay Novacek, Jim Jeffcoat

 

[Bay10]

Barry IMO has been grossly overrated with younger fans thanks to Youtube. People too young to watch him play watch his highlights and dont realize he ate up bad teams on turf and was completely ineffective in the playoffs and wasnt the same player on grass as he was on turf.

He was an all time great, no doubt. But there were an awful lot of chinks in that armor people that only got to see highlights completely missed. If we traded Smith for Sanders straight up in 1991, we wouldnt have won three Super Bowls, and we may not have won a single one

These youngsters don't realize how tough Emmitt was. They never seen him go for 150 against the gmen with a hurt shoulder. These youngsters just like highlight films. This man was a great rb for like a 11 years that's unheard of. His all time rushing record is the most untouchable record in all of major American sports to me.

 

[percyhoward]

I say Tony Hill. He was WR2 behind Pearson and also on a offense with Tony Dorsett. Who you got?

Ranked in order of greatest disproportion between the amount of recognition they've received and the caliber of players they were (more or less).

1. Chuck Howley
2. Harvey Martin
3. Cliff Harris
4. Darren Woodson
5. Drew Pearson

 

[Carl23]

La'Roi Glover

 

[Section446]

Romo.

 

[Bay10]

Ranked in order of greatest disproportion between the amount of recognition they've received and the caliber of players they were (more or less).

1. Chuck Howley
2. Harvey Martin
3. Cliff Harris
4. Darren Woodson
5. Drew Pearson

I think everybody gave those guys there deserved respect.

 

[BIGDen]

I think everybody gave those guys there deserved respect.

Definitely not. Woodson was left off the 90's All-Decade team. Harris and Pearson should be in the HOF. Martin would probably have the NFL single-season sack record if it was an official stat that year. Those guys have not received the same recognition that some comparable and lesser players have received.

 

[jaybird]

I say Tony Hill. He was WR2 behind Pearson and also on a offense with Tony Dorsett. Who you got?

As far as nationally
Easy Darren Woodson, he didn't have HOF numbers but he was the heart and soul of the 90's defense. One of my all time favorites

 

[snapper]

I say Tony Hill. He was WR2 behind Pearson and also on a offense with Tony Dorsett. Who you got?

Without a doubt in my mind, Michael Downs. D.D. Lewis and Robert Newhouse would be tied for second.

 

[percyhoward]

I think everybody gave those guys there deserved respect.

1. Howley
Each year in the regular Hall of Fame voting, a player has to make the preliminary list, then the semi-final list, then the final list, then be one of the seven players who get voted in. Howley was probably a better LB than any of these Hall of Famers, and he never made it past the preliminary list in the voting.

Robinson: 1 AP All-Pro, 2 rings
Jackson: 0 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Tippett: 2 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Wilcox: 2 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Howley: 5 AP All-Pro, 1 ring + SBMVP in a loss, all-time leader in SB takeaways

Everyone (coaches, players, media) considered Howley the best at his position during the time he kept making those All-Pro teams. He is the only eligible player who made at least 5 Pro Bowls, was a Super Bowl MVP, and is NOT in the Hall of Fame. You could make a case that he's the most underrated NFL player ever.

2. Martin
A borderline HOF candidate, Martin was a 3-time Pro Bowler, DPOY in 1977 (when he had 23 sacks before it became an official statistic), and one of only five players left on the HOF Selection Committee's All-Decade Team of the 70's who has never been a finalist for the HOF. He's only even made the preliminary list once (2001), which means he went from being considered one of the 45 best players of his era to not even one of the top 150. That's not just "underrated," it's practically "erased from history."

3. Harris
38 of the top 39 vote-getters for the HOF's All-Decade Teams of the 70s and 80s are in the Hall of Fame. The only exception is Harris, who was one of the top 10 vote-getters for the 70s team. Unlike the first two players I listed, Harris was at least a HOF finalist once. Harris' rejection by the HOF committee in 2004 prompted Paul Zimmerman (no afiliation with Cowboys or Harris) to resign from the committee in protest.

4. Woodson
Should have made the All-90's team ahead of Carnell Lake, and was a semi-finalist in the HOF voting this year. John Lynch, another big hitter, made it past him to the final list, but Woodson was a big hitter who could cover.

5. Pearson
The only one of the 22 position players on the All-70's first team who's never been a HOF finalist, and he's never even been a semi-finalist.

 

[snapper]

1. Howley
Each year in the regular Hall of Fame voting, a player has to make the preliminary list, then the semi-final list, then the final list, then be one of the seven players who get voted in. Howley was probably a better LB than any of these Hall of Famers, and he never made it past the preliminary list in the voting.

Robinson: 1 AP All-Pro, 2 rings
Jackson: 0 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Tippett: 2 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Wilcox: 2 AP All-Pro, 0 rings
Howley: 5 AP All-Pro, 1 ring + SBMVP in a loss, all-time leader in SB takeaways

Everyone (coaches, players, media) considered Howley the best at his position during the time he kept making those All-Pro teams. He is the only eligible player who made at least 5 Pro Bowls, was a Super Bowl MVP, and is NOT in the Hall of Fame. You could make a case that he's the most underrated NFL player ever.

2. Martin
A borderline HOF candidate, Martin was a 3-time Pro Bowler, DPOY in 1977 (when he had 23 sacks before it became an official statistic), and one of only five players left on the HOF Selection Committee's All-Decade Team of the 70's who has never been a finalist for the HOF. He's only even made the preliminary list once (2001), which means he went from being considered one of the 45 best players of his era to not even one of the top 150. That's not just "underrated," it's practically "erased from history."

3. Harris
38 of the top 39 vote-getters for the HOF's All-Decade Teams of the 70s and 80s are in the Hall of Fame. The only exception is Harris, who was one of the top 10 vote-getters for the 70s team. Unlike the first two players I listed, Harris was at least a HOF finalist once. Harris' rejection by the HOF committee in 2004 prompted Paul Zimmerman (no afiliation with Cowboys or Harris) to resign from the committee in protest.

4. Woodson
Should have made the All-90's team ahead of Carnell Lake, and was a semi-finalist in the HOF voting this year. John Lynch, another big hitter, made it past him to the final list, but Woodson was a big hitter who could cover.

5. Pearson
The only one of the 22 position players on the All-70's first team who's never been a HOF finalist, and he's never even been a semi-finalist.

I agree with ehcrossing, PH; all these players received some kind of recognition. Great list, though! What memories.

 

[Plankton]

Preston Pearson
Don Perkins
Frank Clarke
Ralph Neely
Tony Tolbert
Mark Tuinei
Tony Romo

 

[HoosierCowboy]

Tony Tolbert
Billy Joe DuPree
Danny White
Dave Edwards
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