Who is the most irreplaceable player in Cowboy's history?

[EPL0c0]

Excellent reply. Cool avatar, too.

Agreed, What's cool is that he didn't seem like a loud in your face rah-rah kind of guy (on the field), he just *had* everybody's respect.

 

[Doomsday101]

OK, John Madden. :laugh1:

:laugh1: I think he is the least likely to be replaced. We have had Troy and Roger at QB we have had great RB and top WR but I don't recall any FB with the blocking ability that Johnston brought to the table and there are not many true blocking FB coming into the NFL.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

:laugh1: I think he is the least likely to be replaced. We have had Troy and Roger at QB we have had great RB and top WR but I don't recall any FB with the blocking ability that Johnston brought to the table and there are not many true blocking FB coming into the NFL.

Yeah, he was a cool personality too--still is.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Lots of good answers.

But when I read the title, I couldn't help but think of Irvin. He just brought such a passion for the game that I don't think it can be replaced.

I remember seeing Mike on the sideline the year he got hurt for good. White towel in hand, he was on the ground trying to will the team on. He's sitting on the sidelines and I don't know if there was any other player in the stadium who wanted it as much as he did.

You can't take that away from 'ole Mike.

 

[jamesdojr]

Have we ever had anyone else who the most dangerous shutdown corner the league has ever seen, was the most dangerous punt returner in the league and was a nice deep threat at WR when we needed him?

I gotta say Deion is the most irreplacable player Dallas has ever had.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Have we ever had anyone else who the most dangerous shutdown corner the league has ever seen, was the most dangerous punt returner in the league and was a nice deep threat at WR when we needed him?

I gotta say Deion is the most irreplacable player Dallas has ever had.

For your sake, I hope this post was made in jest. Please don't tell me you're even remotely close to serious.

 

[dalboy]

Either Aikman or Emmit

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Aikman. He handled the personalities around him like nothing was going on and was the consumate field general.

Big Aikman fan but Beurlin(sp?) and Garrett stepped in and won easily with the team. Its Emmitt IMO.

Id probably say Emmitt, without Emmitt I dont think Dallas beats those 90s 49er teams or wins those Super Bowls.

Yep.

I'll have to 2nd this. In most cases QB is the irreplacable part. For those championship teams it was Emmitt.

Those were great teams in many areas. However, the one quality they had that I believe truely set them apart from every other good to great team of that era was our running effeciency.

We had a balanced offense for sure. But our running game was the key.
No team could run the ball as consistently for tough yards while still maintaining a serious break away threat on every carry.
No other team ran the ball as often or effectively on third down as we did. Not just short yardage situations. 3rd and 3 to 7 yards was a obvious passing situation for every other team. Not us, we ran the ball often and effectively in those spots.
That set us apart form every team and Emmitt was the key.

Very well put.

 

[Cowboyfan81]

When I started reading this thread I was gonna say Emmitt, but one could make the case that those 90's championship teams died when Irvin was carried off the field in Philly.

For me it's the playmaker, he was the heart and soul of the 90's SB teams.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I realize many on this board aren't old enough to have lived the 1970's Dallas Cowboys. As a result, you don't really know what Staubach meant to the Cowboys and how his play and incredible competitiveness made the Cowboys the toast of the NFL. Remember, this thread did not say which player is the most talented in Cowboy history. It asked a question regarding the most irreplaceable Cowboy. That is Staubach. Emmitt is my # 2 though.

 

[LeonDixson]

I realize many on this board aren't old enough to have lived the 1970's Dallas Cowboys. As a result, you don't really know what Staubach meant to the Cowboys and how his play and incredible competitiveness made the Cowboys the toast of the NFL. Remember, this thread did not say which player is the most talented in Cowboy history. It asked a question regarding the most irreplaceable Cowboy. That is Staubach. Emmitt is my # 2 though.

I have to agree with you.

 

[BAT]

1) Emmitt
2) Roger the Dodger
3) Mr. Cowboy / Manster (tied)


All 4 were irreplaceable in their respective eras, all 4 crucial to the legend of AMERICA'S TEAM.

 

[Doomsday]

To me Roger Staubach and Randy White epitomize what it means to be a Dallas Cowboy player.

 

[Tovya]

I'd say that Aikman would have to top the list--he kept bunch of wild and big personalities together, and even Jimmy Johnson relied on him to do this for him. I think he was the glue and calm voice that kept the 3-super bowl teams egos in check.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

When I started reading this thread I was gonna say Emmitt, but one could make the case that those 90's championship teams died when Irvin was carried off the field in Philly.

For me it's the playmaker, he was the heart and soul of the 90's SB teams.

Good argument. But it was over before Irvin went down. We just didnt know it then. It was like the clock struck midnight half way through SBXXX and we escaped with SB win anyways. Whew!

I'd say that Aikman would have to top the list--he kept bunch of wild and big personalities together, and even Jimmy Johnson relied on him to do this for him. I think he was the glue and calm voice that kept the 3-super bowl teams egos in check.

Aikman, minus Emmitt for the first two game of the season = we stunk. Aikman was a major cog in that 3 spoked wheel.

 

[Tovya]

Good argument. But it was over before Irvin went down. We just didnt know it then. It was like the clock struck midnight half way through SBXXX and we escaped with SB win anyways. Whew!




Aikman, minus Emmitt for the first two game of the season = we stunk. Aikman was a major cog in that 3 spoked wheel.

Well, if you want to get technical, then the real historical "irreplaceable" was the multi-headed monster of Tuinei-Newton-Stepnoski-Gogan-Williams-Allen.

Without the O-line, the passing game would have blown, and Emmitt would have never achieved the greatness he ended up getting.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Well, if you want to get technical, then the real historical "irreplaceable" was the multi-headed monster of Tuinei-Newton-Stepnoski-Gogan-Williams-Allen.

Without the O-line, the passing game would have blown, and Emmitt would have never achieved the greatness he ended up getting.

"irreplaceable" PLAYER
not "irreplaceable" UNIT.


Point taken.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Id probably say Emmitt, without Emmitt I dont think Dallas beats those 90s 49er teams or wins those Super Bowls.

I have to agree. Emmitt was the workhorse, and he represented a large portion of this team then.

Also, of the three position on offense (RB,WR, and QB) I find the RB position most important and Emmitt filled that role beautifully.

 

[rcaldw]

"irreplaceable" PLAYER
not "irreplaceable" UNIT.


Point taken.

Mick's a big Emmitt fan (and that is fine), but no one has yet to engage the evidence that I presented that 1993 was way overblown. Everyone wants to talk about the 2 games, (yea TWO WHOLE GAMES) that Smith missed that year, and conveniently forget the two games in 1990 we lost, after a 5 game winning streak, when Aikman went down. Emmitt was still there, but we lost. What happened?

People so over simplify these arguments. I'll say again. Who is the backup? Did they ever do anything before or after?

The reason why Dallas consistently put more expensive backups in place with Aikman (with the exception of Garrett), and stiffs behind Emmitt (until Chris Warren), was two fold.

1. Emmitt's durabilty
2. The value of the QB position - period.

 

[rcaldw]

I have to agree. Emmitt was the workhorse, and he represented a large portion of this team then.

Also, of the three position on offense (RB,WR, and QB) I find the RB position most important and Emmitt filled that role beautifully.

Anyone who says that the RB position is more important than the QB position in the NFL flies in the face, literally, of almost every knowledgeable NFL type in existence. And I'm not saying that to insult you, I'm just saying it because it is true. You hear coaches, gm's, former players, just about everyone say, it is about the QB position.