The Dallas Cowboys all bust team

[sdooley]

MLB Robert Jones (1992)...

Everybody thought Miami FS Darryl Williams would be the pick here, and were shocked when it wasnt.

David

Love the thread dbair1967

If we had taken Darryl Williams, I doubt we'd have grabbed Darren Woodson 13 picks later.

So I'm actually thrilled that we spent a late 1st on the mediocre Robert Jones.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[dbair1967]

Love the thread dbair1967

If we had taken Darryl Williams, I doubt we'd have grabbed Darren Woodson 13 picks later.

So I'm actually thrilled that we spent a late 1st on the mediocre Robert Jones.

Cheers,
Steve

We may not have, though its more likely we wouldnt have had to trade for Thomas Everett later that off season...Everett played very well for us for two yrs but having a safety tandem of Woodson and Willams for yrs (plus the draft pick/s we gave upm for Everett) would have been really nice too.

David

 

[dogberry]

I think Appleton was drafted by an AFL team and choose them rather than the Cowboys.

 

[THUMPER]

I think Appleton was drafted by an AFL team and choose them rather than the Cowboys.

Yep, he was selected by the Oilers I believe and signed with them. We had traded the rights to him to someone else anyway (can't remember which team) so since he was never going to be a Cowboy I don't see how he could be a bust by us.

 

[Teague31]

great job.

 

[THUMPER]

More info on Scott Appleton:


From:http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/columnists/ray_buck/story/502235.html

Seven years earlier, Paul Warfield was not drafted by Dallas because veteran Buddy Dial became available to Landry.

“Warfield was our guy all along,” recalled Landry’s personnel man, Gil Brandt. “We had a commitment from him ... for something like $25,000.”

But Landry switched gears. After finishing 4-10 in ’63, he simply believed that his fledgling team could use veteran help at wide receiver more than it could use a flashy prospect.

Dial was that veteran. A Steeler since ’59, he had developed into a two-time Pro Bowler with moves on top of his moves.

In short, Dial became Landry’s Warfield.

At the time, Steelers coach Buddy Parker had grown weary of his defense (it may have had something to do with a 31-0 loss to the Giants on the final Sunday of the ’63 season) and coveted University of Texas defensive tackle Scott Appleton.

With the AFL and NFL waging a bidding war for college players, Dallas had a better chance of nailing down this Longhorn — so Parker and the Steelers thought — which set up a Dial for “Appleton pick” trade.

The Cowboys did their part.

With Warfield still on the board, they drafted “Scott Appleton, Texas” on the fourth pick overall. (Warfield was taken at No. 11 by Cleveland, and Art Modell never forgave the Cowboys for driving up the price on Warfield.)

Ultimately, Pittsburgh ended up with nothing. Appleton signed with the AFL Houston Oilers, and Dial gave Dallas two decent years (1964-66) before retiring.

Now I understand why we didn't get Warfield and why Appleton never played for us. Paul Warfield was one of my favorite players and is IMO one of the top-3 WRs to ever play the game. It always killed me that we didn't take him.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

No LeFleur? Or did I miss his name?