Stephen Jones says Cowboys have deepest roster in team’s history

ArtClink said:
Stephen is also the idiot that said we have them”secret sause” whatever that means.

I’ll go out on a limb and say the 93 Cowboys roster is the best ever. But I’m no billionaire so what do I know about football.
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Hey, your view...
 
BS. The deepest roster we had was in 1993. We had 3 deep at the dline where we were very talented all the way across. The defense was feared. Guys like Jimmie Jones, Tolbert, Casillas, Henning, Maryland, LETT. HALEY. Thats just some of them. Then we had Thomas Everrett, Woodson, James Washington, Ray Horton,Kevin Smith,Larry Brown on the back end. The current roster is decent on paper, but until we see it, I can't say THIS is the deepest ever.
 
CCBoy said:
Not the cap losses of original players who forged the first Super Bowls...who quickly moved on down to higher paying team positions with others via free agency. Not a true statement here...
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Ron Stone started one game for the Cowboys, due to injury, before moving on to a ten year career as a starter for the Giants, 49ers, and and three Pro Bowl selections. He wasn't going to replace Nate Newton or Larry Allen.

Kevin Gogan lost the starting LG job to Nate Newton, switched to RG and was eventually replaced by Larry Allen. Gogan then went on to continue a 14 year career playing for the Raiders, 49ers, and Dolphins. Along the way he made three Pro Bowls.

Kevin Gogan started one Super bowl season when John Gesek was hurt. Gogan and Stone did not leave the Cowboys due to cap hits. They left because there was no room for them in the starting lineup.and they wanted to start.

It is a true statement unless you want to argue that Gogan and/or Stone should have been starters over Nate Newton and Larry Allen but would have been too expensive...good luck with that.
 
The Mid-Late 70s team depth was nothing to sneeze at either......offensively maybe the depth was better than the 90s teams.....

QB Staubach, White
RB Dorsett, Springs, Newsome, Newhouse, Laidlaw
WR Pearson, Hill, Johnson, Richards
TE Dupree, Saldi, Cosbie later on
OL Donovan, Scott, Fitzgerald, Wright, Rafferty, Cooper, Neely
 
blueblood70 said:
are 90s teams may have been deep they're not as deep as you remember , running backs and receivers who did we really truly have on a regular basis that was deep in those positions,
and if you think larry brown and kevin smith were special you weren't really watching, i know larry brown got lucky and got the MVP of the 1996 super bowl IMO i like this year's corners better ,

i think that he's talking about more recent history I can see his point. our memories are faded over time but while the top22 was some of the best ever assembled the depth is being overrated.. some of them left for bigger money and failed at other teams..
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Kevin Smith was special and I was watching. He openly talked smack to Jerry Rice and then backed it up. His injury cut his career short but he was going to be a total shutdown.

You seem to have forgotten about a few guys. Dave Thomas was a backup who eventually started for the Jaguars. Brock Marion backed up CB and safety, eventually becoming a three time Pro Bowler at Miami.

Who would ever want to back up Emmitt Smith? Talk about a deadend job. And tell me about the current team's depth at RB. They may well surprise but, for now, they are undrafted free agents except one 6th round rookie....

I'm sure you can search and find a few positions in the 90's that were not deep. However, I assumed the discussion was about general overall depth. Not only is the current team not even close, their "depth" is almost entirely unproven.
 
blueblood70 said:
are 90s teams may have been deep they're not as deep as you remember , running backs and receivers who did we really truly have on a regular basis that was deep in those positions,
and if you think larry brown and kevin smith were special you weren't really watching, i know larry brown got lucky and got the MVP of the 1996 super bowl IMO i like this year's corners better ,

i think that he's talking about more recent history I can see his point. our memories are faded over time but while the top22 was some of the best ever assembled the depth is being overrated.. some of them left for bigger money and failed at other teams..
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kevin smith was a really good CB until he tore his achilles
 
plasticman said:
Ron Stone started one game for the Cowboys, due to injury, before moving on to a ten year career as a starter for the Giants, 49ers, and and three Pro Bowl selections. He wasn't going to replace Nate Newton or Larry Allen.

Kevin Gogan lost the starting LG job to Nate Newton, switched to RG and was eventually replaced by Larry Allen. Gogan then went on to continue a 14 year career playing for the Raiders, 49ers, and Dolphins. Along the way he made three Pro Bowls.

Kevin Gogan started one Super bowl season when John Gesek was hurt. Gogan and Stone did not leave the Cowboys due to cap hits. They left because there was no room for them in the starting lineup.and they wanted to start.

It is a true statement unless you want to argue that Gogan and/or Stone should have been starters over Nate Newton and Larry Allen but would have been too expensive...good luck with that.
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The Wall was created with dropped players from other teams and unknowns. Larry Allen came into view as a second rounder due to player loss and need.

Nate Newton lost a race against Jimmy Johnson and damned near faced being cut. He was considered a heavy version of 'the Fridge' when he first arrived in Dallas, and it took him 3 years to then really arrive in the 'starting' and depended upon offensive line...

Get the picture to how it went down.

Then. how long was Eric Williams out and recovering as well?
 
CCBoy said:
The Wall was created with dropped players from other teams and unknowns. Larry Allen came into view as a second rounder due to player loss and need.

Nate Newton lost a race against Jimmy Johnson and damned near faced being cut. He was considered a heavy version of 'the Fridge' when he first arrived in Dallas, and it took him 3 years to then really arrive in the 'starting' and depended upon offensive line...

Get the picture to how it went down.

Then. how long was Eric Williams out and recovering as well?
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You reach more than Jerry Jones in the second round of a draft.
 
CCBoy said:
:laugh: We may quote you now, right?
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You can quote me on this - Stephen is blowing smoke up our rear ends. This team isn't even close to as deep as the 92 to 93 team.

Maybe he meant since the Campo era, but this team certainly is not close to the depth reached by the Jimmy Johnson team.
 
Silver N Blue said:
Nope, 90s team was so deep the “league” created the modern era of Free agency. Boys were legitimately 3to 4 starters deep at every position.
outside of rb just look at the starter depth in 92.https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/1992_Dallas_Cowboys_season
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I am convinced free agency was implemented because the rest of the league was terrified that the Cowboys were going to win 5 Super Bowls in a row with an undefeated season or two in the mix.

And they got Jerry to lead the charge to his own detriment.
 
blueblood70 said:
right and JJohnson was 7ft tall and had lightning bolts fly out his arse..

this is what people remember because it's mythical history. Reality some positions, yes many NO.. and 4 deep exaggerate much what the rosters were 90 back than LMAO..

the entire depth chart i challenge you to name the entire team and depth chart then we can compare side by siude..you will be surprised at many positions weren't deeper..

just so i know i win already back up TE, RB, and the Wrs IMHO were all jags and overrated, same with starting CBS Brown and smith werent special meaning their backups were huge drop off and FS as good as they looked, bet we are deeper there as well.

maybe its close but those remebering wrong might want to go make this chart and show your proof.
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No, we remember it accurately because we both lived it and have the games still recorded from when they aired live.
 
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