Who was the best pass-rushing (guys who get sacks) Cowboy ever?

[MrKennedyKennedy]

With Haley on his defensive hot streak this year,

I got wondering:

of all the great pass-rushers in Cowboys history (i.e. the guys who sack the QB), who do you consider the best ever?

 

[DaBoys4Life]

D ware is on his way to being the best.

 

[silverbear]

Charles Haley
Harvey Martin
Jim Jeffcoat

Those are the 3 best passrushers in Cowboys history, IMO... Randy White and Bob Lilly were pretty good at it from DT, too...

I know, I left off Too Tall and even Tony Tolbert, but those DEs were actually better run stuffers who got to the QB from time to time...

 

[dougonthebench]

Charles Haley
Harvey Martin
Jim Jeffcoat

Those are the 3 best passrushers in Cowboys history, IMO... Randy White and Bob Lilly were pretty good at it from DT, too...

I know, I left off Too Tall and even Tony Tolbert, but those DEs were actually better run stuffers who got to the QB from time to time...

I agree. Too Tall was also excellent at batting down passes.

 

[RoadRunner]

Harvey Martin was a beast. I think he would hold some NFL sack records if the stat were kept for his whole career.

 

[Sarge]

With Haley on his defensive hot streak this year,

The only streak Haley is on this year is to the buffet table.

 

[THUMPER]

George Andrie was a pass rushing machine! Jethro Pugh had a ton of sacks as well and that was from the DT position but I think a lot of that was because teams threw everyone they could to stop Lilly. We had 60 sacks in 1966 and that was in a 14 game season! The NFL didn't keep individual sack records until 1982 so there are no official stats for those guys but we did get 60 sacks that year and led the league or were near the top in most seasons from 1966-1972.

Harvey Martin was also a great pass rusher. Tony Tolbert was a guy most people overlooked but he was outstanding as well and a great guy to boot.

 

[Hostile]

Ed Jones could knock passes down better than anyone I have ever seen. Not only was he "Too Tall" he had great anticipation.

Harvey Martin was the best we've had IMO. The guy was a non stop QB eating machine.

Haley only rushed the passer and while he was good at it, okay great at it, he did not have Harvey's instincts for the rest of the game.

Ware has more talent than all of them. He can do more and is far more versatile. One day we will call him our best.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Harvey Martin was the best -- by far.
George Andrie was a terrific pass rusher... As was Haley.

Ware needs to show me more before he's mentioned with any of the above.

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[Mansta54]

1) Haley
2) H. Martin
3) Jeffcoat
4) Manster
5) Too Tall

D. Ware is still too young to mention just yet, but he could finish up being the best ever...

 

[burmafrd]

I think I read somewhere that Andrie had 22 sacks that year/ I seem to recall that Harvey Martin beat his team record his great year; the article I remember mentioned that he just beat Andrie's record.

 

[Seven]

Harvey Martin was the best -- by far.
George Andrie was a terrific pass rusher... As was Haley.

Ware needs to show me more before he's mentioned with any of the above.

I hate to say it because I was (still am) the Grand Pooh-bah of Ware Homers...........I agree. I'm still waiting.

 

[BrassCowboy]

I agree. Too Tall was also excellent at batting down passes.

i was just about to write that.... he was great at that.

 

[zeroburrito]

some people are just nostalgic. it's ware already. when you get called offsides just for being fast....

 

[AmishCowboy]

I'm a little young for Andrie, But the best I have seen was Harvey Martin, Charles Haley and D Ware.

 

[CoCo]

Something to consider...

Martin had the Manster playing alongside him and Too Tall at the other end.

Haley had nowhere near the talent next to him though maybe a near Too Tall equivalent in Tolbert at RE.

 

[Sarge]

Harvey Martin was the best -- by far.
George Andrie was a terrific pass rusher... As was Haley.

Ware needs to show me more before he's mentioned with any of the above.

I agree. I don't put Ware in the Harvey Martin/Charles Haley category just yet. He has a lot of time to get there though.

I agree Harvey was probably the best....but not by far. Charles Haley was right there. They were both some of the greatest pass rushers that ever played.

 

[Kalyan]

Ed Jones could knock passes down better than anyone I have ever seen. Not only was he "Too Tall" he had great anticipation.

May be somebody should teach this to Canty. We can live without his 2 sacks per season. on obvious passing plays, take a step back so that OL can't tie up his hands (we all know once he is engaged with OL, he doens't wnat to disengage ) and try to knock passes down. He is 6-9 and if takes away all thos right side slants, would be a lot more help to our defensive backs.

 

[Mansta54]

Something to consider...

Martin had the Manster playing alongside him and Too Tall at the other end.

Haley had nowhere near the talent next to him though maybe a near Too Tall equivalent in Tolbert at RE.

Lett was beside Haley and Lett was damn good. At times, unblockable....