Tom Landry and Andy Reid playoffs

[StarOfGlory]

If you look at Landry’s career as 3 decades, the 20 wins are more impressive. Here are his playoff wins by decade:

• 1960s- 1
• 1970s- 14
• 1980s- 5

In the 60s, the Cowboys were an expansion team who didn’t even get a draft pick until year 2. They didn’t make the playoffs until 1966.

The 70s was a completely dominant era. The Cowboys won 14 playoff games, including 2 SBs, 5 NFC championships, and 7 road playoff games. All in one decade. Landry even won 5 playoff games in the 80s before his teams went south before Jerry bought the team. We have won 5 playoff games in 27 seasons, so Landry was pretty amazing between 1970 and 1985.

On the other hand, Landry didn’t have a salary cap to worry him. No way those talented teams stay together in a cap era.

 

[Risen Star]

Jerry would never hire a coach of Reid’s quality. Ever since the days of Jimmy, Jerry is threatened by coaches with strong personalities or one who might outshine him.

He hired Parcells and the guy he has now has a track record that puts him among the most successful of his era.

 

[fivetwos]

I don't know why but my dislike for Andy Reid ended when he left Philly. I don't have any animosity toward him anymore.

My words were inaccurate, and I was definitely rooting for him in the SB vs SF. It was a Philly thing for sure.

If SB wins are going to be the way coaches are ultimately judged, he certainly deserved one….and he probably isn’t quitting until he gets the second, and with Mahomes that ought to happen within a few seasons, if not a few weeks.

Really, the margin between success and failure is so small. Even everyone’s almighty Parcells was a very makeable FG away from having only one as well.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Coaches today have a lot more opportunities to win playoff games since more are played each season.

 

[noshame]

Different eras

 

[GRCowboy]

Go jags

Go Bengals honestly.
I hate the **** out of Buffalo.... their QB, their fans.

 

[Diehardblues]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

We lost a bunch of heartbreakers with Tom. He started off 1-4 in the 60’s.

The fact he coached 36 playoff games is testament to his greatness especially considering most of those wins were in the 70’s.

 

[Diehardblues]

It was the greatest era of Cowboys football. Every year we knew going into the season that we were going to be in the playoffs. The only question was could we win the SB. The 90's Cowboys were great but it was so short lived.If only Jimmy had stayed a few more years.

Yep

And thats what made it the greatest era of Cowboys football from 1966-1982. We were basically a contender every year .

13 championship appearances in 17 years from 1966-1982.

We had an opportunity in that era in doing what the Celtics and UCLA did in basketball. We had a great enough team we could have won 5-10 championships easily and several in a row.

As great an era as it was it was even more about heartbreak and what could have been .

 

[Diehardblues]

Yep

And thats what made it the greatest era of Cowboys football from 1966-1982. We were basically a contender every year .

13 championship appearances in 17 years from 1966-1982.

We had an opportunity in that era in doing what the Celtics and UCLA did in basketball. We had a great enough team we could have won 5-10 championships easily and several in a row.

As great an era as it was it was even more about heartbreak and what could have been .

I think that’s why the 90’s while brief was so sweet because we only wasted 1 Championship appearance. Well, not counting what could have been if Jimmy wasn’t ran off.

Might could have won 4 or 5 in a row with that core talent and his leadership. But nothing since to rival either eras. Not yet anyway.

 

[Diehardblues]

Bad news is the longer we go without more success the more teams and coaches are going to pass us by.

Remarkable stat that Brady alone has as many playoff appearances as the Cowboys do as a team over 60+ years .

Cowboys still rank up there but more will catch us or pass us by despite the enormous success we had with Landry.

 

[Diehardblues]

But Landry while being rightfully idolized was also criticized for not winning more championships . Some said he was too stoic and didn’t take more chances in the big games.

We were always so happy and proud to have him but we had some moments . And as I said earlier , what could have been.

There could easily be the Landry trophy instead of the Lombardi. And we could have records that might have never been broken.

 

[NorthTexan95]

There's a lot more playoff games now than then. Reid is a really good coach and deserves his accolades.

 

[Diehardblues]

There's a lot more playoff games now than then. Reid is a really good coach and deserves his accolades.

Right. Not only more games but teams . Originally no Wild Card and then only 1 after the merger for several years. Not sure when they added 2nd Wild Card. Might have been about 1990.

 

[CowboysFanSince88]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

It wasnt listed as fired since he was there for so many years. I think it was a mutual separation

 

[Jake]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

There weren't as many playoff games back then, and look who he was up against. Lombardi's Packers were legendary and the Pittsburgh Steroids were loaded.

I'll never get over the SB V loss to the Colts, though. I blame that on his inexplicable fascination with Morton, which ended just in time to make the run to SB VI.

 

[lukemartin79]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

Yes it is hard to believe for as long as Landry coached and how successful his teams were for so long. But , similar to baseball, there are more rounds and games now that didn't exist when Landry was coaching- so that has a lot to do with that.

 

[Fmart322]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

You have to remember there were less playoff games back when he coached and less teams made it too.
He still did a remarkable job coaching.

 

[sunalsorises]

Andy Reid has been successful with good QB play. He drafted Donovan McNabb his first year in Philly. Things started to go sour for Reid in Philly when McNabb started to decline and he got stuck with Michael Vick. His final two seasons in Philly with Vick as his QB were 8-8 and 4-12. Things really took off for him in KC when Mahomes became his QB. The success of an HC is really dependent on their QB. All the coaches that just got fired had QB issues.

I tend to think McNabb ultimately held Andy Reid back. The Reid/McNabb era happened while the NFC was trash. The year the Eagles made the Super Bowl, for example, only the division winners in the NFC were over .500. They should have done better than just one Super Bowl appearance.

 

[KJJ]

I tend to think McNabb ultimately held Andy Reid back. The Reid/McNabb era happened while the NFC was trash. The year the Eagles made the Super Bowl, for example, only the division winners in the NFC were over .500. They should have done better than just one Super Bowl appearance.

I completely disagree. Donovan McNabb was one of the better QBs in the league. The Eagles reached at least three NFC title games with him and one Super Bowl. Reid ended up with a 14 year career in Philly mainly due to McNabb. He was always considered one of the best coaches in the NFL. Things started going sour for him in Philly when McNabb started to decline and Michael Vick took over. Granted he didn’t win a Super Bowl with McNabb, but he won several division titles and 10 playoff games with him.

 

[atlantacowboy]

We should have hired Reid. I couldn't believe the Eagles fired him. He was so much better than what we had.

Hard to believe Landry only won 20 playoff games.

Only? Landry won 13 division titles. Back then, there were only 2 wild cards teams and they played each other. Division champs got the week off.