The Top 5 Cowboys ever?

[juck]

Bob Lilly and Dennis Thurman I missed.I am 36 however.

 

[Stautner]

Bob Lilly and Dennis Thurman I missed.I am 36 however.

Dennis Thurman?

 

[baj1dallas]

Favorite Cowboys:

Clint Stoerner
Dat Nguyen
Felix Jones
Deion Sanders
Demarcus Ware

 

[Stautner]

Favorite Cowboys:

Clint Stoerner
Dat Nguyen
Felix Jones
Deion Sanders
Demarcus Ware

Okay, ther has to be a story behind Clint Stoerner being on this list.

 

[casmith07]

No Mel Renfro? Bob Hayes?

 

[percyhoward]

Emmitt
Lilly
Roger
Manster
Big Cat

...and now I'll read everybody else's.

Edit: Gotta put LA above Wright

 

[Stautner]

No Mel Renfro? Bob Hayes?

Several mentioned them, but those guys aren't quite top 5. Top 10 yes, but not top 5.

 

[dallascowboyfanboy]

1. Staubach
2. Dorsett
3. Emmitt
4.Aikman
5. DeMarcus Ware

 

[casmith07]

Several mentioned them, but those guys aren't quite top 5. Top 10 yes, but not top 5.

I still think my top 5 list on page 1 is the best.

 

[Stautner]

I still think my top 5 list on page 1 is the best.

I see - you picked the top 5 Cowboys (teams). Can't argue with those.

 

[Stautner]

1. Staubach
2. Dorsett
3. Emmitt
4.Aikman
5. DeMarcus Ware

The abscence of Lilly and the addition of a youngster who has only been in the league 4 years or so kills this list.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

1. Troy Aikman
2. Michael Irvin
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Bob Lilly
5. Roger Staubach
(expand to 10)
6. Bob Hayes
7. DeMarcus Ware
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Jason Witten
10. Tony Romo

 

[Rampage]

are you serious about Romo?

 

[Stautner]

1. Troy Aikman
2. Michael Irvin
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Bob Lilly
5. Roger Staubach
(expand to 10)
6. Bob Hayes
7. DeMarcus Ware
8. Tony Dorsett
9. Jason Witten
10. Tony Romo

Another youngster.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

are you serious about Romo?

Yes I believe before his career ends in 8-10 years he will have won us more Super Bowls than Roger, and either tie with Troy or exceed Troy.

 

[Monster Heel]

Only including people I've actually seen play:

Troy Aikman
Emmitt Smith
Michael Irvin
Jason Witten
DeMarcus Ware

Deion Sanders was a tough omission. He was right there with Smith, Aikman, and Irvin in terms of solidifying me as a fan of the team. Actually, he was probably my favorite player of the 4. I had his jersey, his shoes and everything. I still have a poster of him back in the room I slept in as a kid, I believe. The reason I left Sanders off though is because of the things I've learned about him since I've grown up.

 

[Stautner]

Yes I believe before his career ends in 8-10 years he will have won us more Super Bowls than Roger, and either tie with Troy or exceed Troy.

That's a pretty bold statement. Still, how can you call him among the best ever based on something you predict him to do rather than something he has actually done?

 

[thechosen1n2]

favorite 5 (no order) Aikman, Staubach, Irvin, Everson Walls, Dorsett

The best 5- Aikman, Irvin, Larry Allen, Emmitt, Randy White...the best 5 is impossible. Woodson, Dorsett, Staubach, Bob Billy, Bob Hayes, Drew Pearson, etc

 

[Stautner]

Only including people I've actually seen play:

Troy Aikman
Emmitt Smith
Michael Irvin
Jason Witten
DeMarcus Ware

Deion Sanders was a tough omission. He was right there with Smith, Aikman, and Irvin in terms of solidifying me as a fan of the team. Actually, he was probably my favorite player of the 4. I had his jersey, his shoes and everything. I still have a poster of him back in the room I slept in as a kid, I believe. The reason I left Sanders off though is because of the things I've learned about him since I've grown up.

I don't count anyone as among the top of the list who wasn't a Cowboy for the majority of their career and who didn't make their name as a Cowboy. Dieion was a rent-a-player for 3-4 years or so, but was just as much a 49er and a Falcon in his career as a Cowboy.

 

[percyhoward]

60's
Lilly
Howley
Hayes
Jordan
Renfro

70's
Staubach
R White
Dorsett
Wright
Harris

90's
Smith
Aikman
Allen
Irvin
Woodson