Which franchise (Dallas or Green Bay) wasted the most opportunities/talent?

[tyke1doe]

The Green Bay Packers since Favre or the Dallas Cowboys since Jimmy Johnson?

Some argue to only have two Super Bowl victories between Favre and Rodgers is highly egregious and is a waste of great quarterbacking talent. Rodgers has lost three NFC Championship games, one at home and one at Seattle, which the Packers had in the bag. Favre loss one to the Cowboys (which he should have) and to the Giants at Lambeau Field, in which they also had a huge advantage.

Others argue that the Cowboys should have not only won three Super Bowls, but would have won at least five had Jimmy Johnson stayed as coach. Add to that the fact that the Cowboys twice had home field advantage throughout the playoffs in 2008 and 2017 and blew it, losing to the Giants and the Packers, and, for the most part, wasted the talents of Tyron Smith, Zach Martin, Travis Frederic, Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, and DeMarcus Ware, who had to join Denver to wear a ring.

So of the two franchises, which do you think squandered the most talent and opportunities over the past 30 years?

 

[cowboyec]

i'd say green bay.
rodgers has blown 4 other chances to get back to the super bowl.
they haven't had a big game QB worth a damn since bart starr.

 

[bewp7]

packers got 1 but also have a top 5-10 qb of all time so it might be close!!!!!

it is hard to say they waisted rodgers since they at least won 1 but i still think they did!!!!!

 

[john van brocklin]

The Green Bay Packers since Favre or the Dallas Cowboys since Jimmy Johnson?

Some argue to only have two Super Bowl victories between Favre and Rodgers is highly egregious and is a waste of great quarterbacking talent. Rodgers has lost three NFC Championship games, one at home and one at Seattle, which the Packers had in the bag. Favre loss one to the Cowboys (which he should have) and to the Giants at Lambeau Field, in which they also had a huge advantage.

Others argue that the Cowboys should have not only won three Super Bowls, but would have won at least five had Jimmy Johnson stayed as coach. Add to that the fact that the Cowboys twice had home field advantage throughout the playoffs in 2008 and 2017 and blew it, losing to the Giants and the Packers, and, for the most part, wasted the talents of Tyron Smith, Zach Martin, Travis Frederic, Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, and DeMarcus Ware, who had to join Denver to wear a ring.

So of the two franchises, which do you think squandered the most talent and opportunities over the past 30 years?

Hard call.
If Jimmy had stayed, think we would have won 4 straight super bowls.
That's a hard pill to swallow.

 

[tyke1doe]

Hard call.
If Jimmy had stayed, think we would have won 4 straight super bowls.
That's a hard pill to swallow.

The 49ers simply couldn't beat us with Jimmy as coach. Easily would have run through four Super Bowls.
What a wasted opportunity. Sigh.

 

[ThatJerryKid]

Cowboys. How we didn’t win a SB with Quincy Carter is mind boggling……

 

[john van brocklin]

The 49ers simply couldn't beat us with Jimmy as coach. Easily would have run through four Super Bowls.
What a wasted opportunity. Sigh.

Yep it would have cemented our legacy as the greatest post super bowl era team
Sigh is right

 

[tyke1doe]

Cowboys. How we didn’t win a SB with Quincy Carter is mind boggling……

 

[Risen Star]

The 49ers simply couldn't beat us with Jimmy as coach. Easily would have run through four Super Bowls.
What a wasted opportunity. Sigh.

All because of one man's ego.

Join me in X-ing out the calendar.

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

Without a doubt the Packers. I hear all the time that Rodgers is one of the greatest QBs to ever play and is only behind Brady as the best QB of our generation. But yet he has only has "1" Super Bowl win to show for it. His supporters on here will say "Look at his stats" while they say Dak's stats don't mean anything.

 

[Mannix]

3:47 Ever see Dak throw one like that? .......me either


Youtube Quincy to Antonio Bryant

 

[Alexander]

So of the two franchises, which do you think squandered the most talent and opportunities over the past 30 years?

Is this a trick question?

 

[john van brocklin]

Is this a trick question?

Both ?

 

[DoctorChicken]

Dallas

It is incredibly difficult to win a Super Bowl, even for teams with GOAT level QBs. Manning only got 2, Brees only 1, Marino has 0, Kelly has 0… point is the Packers winning one with each franchise QB is still admirable.

Dallas wasting the careers of Romo, Witten, Bryant, and Ware with mediocre coaching and refusal to address positions of need is far worse than GB only winning one each with Favre and Rodgers.

 

[plasticman]

"Green Bay since Favre" implies only the Rodgers era which started in 2008 whereas "since Jimmy" technically started in 1994.

Therefore, we are talking about a Packer span of 12 years compared to a Cowboy span of 26 years, more than double the Packer period of time.

No matter how you rationalize it, you are going to get more opportunities in a 26 year span than a 12 year span.

Besides, what is an "opportunity"? What criteria are we using?

 

[cowboyec]

Without a doubt the Packers. I hear all the time that Rodgers is one of the greatest QBs to ever play and is only behind Brady as the best QB of our generation. But yet he has only has "1" Super Bowl win to show for it. His supporters on here will say "Look at his stats" while they say Dak's stats don't mean anything.

PREACH.

 

[CowboyRoy]

packers got 1 but also have a top 5-10 qb of all time so it might be close!!!!!

it is hard to say they waisted rodgers since they at least won 1 but i still think they did!!!!!

Rogers is better than either Romo or Dak, but the Cowboys had better overall talent than the Packers during his tenure. The Cowboys beat the packers both times if they have anyone other than the overwhelmed Garrett as HC.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Without a doubt the Packers. I hear all the time that Rodgers is one of the greatest QBs to ever play and is only behind Brady as the best QB of our generation. But yet he has only has "1" Super Bowl win to show for it. His supporters on here will say "Look at his stats" while they say Dak's stats don't mean anything.

Your comment is proof positive that its not all about the QB. If it was Rogers wins more than one SB. Those that understand football understand this point clearly.

 

[Ranched]

The one with the least Superbowls!

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

Your comment is proof positive that its not all about the QB.

Of course it isn't.

Those that understand football understand this point clearly.

I get your point, but OBVIOUSLY you missed mine.