Ranking the top 7 head coaches in Dallas Cowboys history

[Praxit]

..Wait! no Wade Phillips? C'mon, nobody knew how throw parties at Camp Cupkake, like Wade did. ..

 

[quickccc]

No doubt about it.....Landry still #1... the consistency, playoff run, complete HC who made an impact on the offense AND defense. Jimmy was great, but he bailed before we could find out if he could continue winning with players other than Troy, Michael and Emmitt.. But both are HOF worthy in their own right, except Tom ran a marathon and Jimmy a 100 meter sprint.

This sums it up.

- Landry was the innovator that created the 4-3 scheme defense, that Jimmie himself used decades later.
- Landry also revolutionized the shot gun formation, he did create it but he used it much more frequently and
effectively than the rest of the NFL .

 

[xwalker]

Landry's record is much stronger and for 20 years as well...different zip codes. Landry was even in a much harder period of time to finish on top. Also, NFC Championships?

This started the change to top levels:

DAL	1966	10	3	1	.750	1st in NFL East	0	1	.000	Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFL Championship Game
DAL	1967	9	5	0	.643	1st in NFL Capitol	1	1	.500	Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFL Championship Game

DAL	1967	9	5	0	.643	1st in NFL Capitol	1	1	.500	Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFL Championship Game
DAL	1968	12	2	0	.857	1st in NFL Capitol	0	1	.000	Lost to Cleveland Browns in Eastern Conference Championship Game
DAL	1969	11	2	1	.821	1st in NFL Capitol	0	1	.000	Lost to Cleveland Browns in Eastern Conference Championship Game
DAL	1970	10	4	0	.714	1st in NFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V
DAL	1971	11	3	0	.786	1st in NFC East	3	0	1.000	Super Bowl VI champions
DAL	1972	10	4	0	.714	2nd in NFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to Washington Commanders in NFC Championship Game
DAL	1973	10	4	0	.714	1st in NFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to Minnesota Vikings in NFC Championship Game
DAL	1974	8	6	0	.571	3rd in NFC East	—	—	—	—
DAL	1975	10	4	0	.714	2nd in NFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X
DAL	1976	11	3	0	.786	1st in NFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Los Angeles Rams in NFC Divisional Game
DAL	1977	12	2	0	.857	1st in NFC East	3	0	1.000	Super Bowl XII champions
DAL	1978	12	4	0	.750	1st in NFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII
DAL	1979	11	5	0	.688	1st in NFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Los Angeles Rams in NFC Divisional Game
DAL	1980	12	4	0	.750	2nd in NFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Championship Game
DAL	1981	12	4	0	.750	1st in NFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship Game
DAL	1982	6	3	0	.667	2nd in NFC	2	1	.667	Lost to Washington Commanders in NFC Championship Game

The goal each season is to win the Super Bowl.

Anything else means the team is a loser.

 

[CCBoy]

The goal each season is to win the Super Bowl.

Anything else means the team is a loser.

Straight up, that is a crap load and a bad sport's point of view...teach me the sport some more now.

That means they lost the biggest game going, but made it there as well. Chest pumps and hero worship isn't the reason for sport except for a spoiled fan base. Don't like what I stated....let's go then!!

One can not argue that very team that achieved that level was NOT quality football. Just Win is a Sin!

 

[MyFairLady]

Parcells over Switzer is a complete farce. The man won the superbowl. Fatty couldn't even win a playoff game. McCarthy has already done far more than Fatty as well. Even Wade and Jason accomplished more. Fatty spouts a couple of good quotes and his 4 years is viewed as transcendent. It makes zero sense to me how you can accomplish nothing, basically fail, and get a free pass.