CFZ Worse Injuries In Cowboys History

[Gorgon]

In 93 I believe it was Cornish that took over and then they moved Gesek over in the playoffs and SB. Donaldson didn't come until 94 or 95 I believe.

95 But I thought Kennard

 

[Plankton]

In 93 I believe it was Cornish that took over and then they moved Gesek over in the playoffs and SB. Donaldson didn't come until 94 or 95 I believe.

Correct on Cornish. Cornish also started the first two games in 1992 when Stepnoski didn't sign until right before the opener against Washington.

Donaldson came to Dallas in 1995. Stepnoski started in 1994, then left in free agency. Donaldson broke his ankle against the Chiefs that year (replaced by Derek Kennard after that), and was able to come back for the 1996 season (offensive line took a major step back, with Tuinei, Newton and Donaldson all showing their age).

 

[CCBoy]

This isn’t making me feel better.

 

[Beast_from_East]

On the bright side, injuries that typically derail a season usually involve the starting QB or a defensive game wrecker.

Losing a CB is bad, but that in and of itself typically does not derail an entire season. I mean, would you rather be the Jets right now or us?

 

[plasticman]

On the bright side, injuries that typically derail a season usually involve the starting QB or a defensive game wrecker.

Losing a CB is bad, but that in and of itself typically does not derail an entire season. I mean, would you rather be the Jets right now or us?

I was thinking that myself. However, my answer would be to search frantically for a third choice which would not include an injury of any type to any player.

But that is pure fantasy. No team is invulnerable to injury. We are lucky, up to this point, that we haven't lost Dak, Micah, or Tony Pollard. As I've said before, despite any level of performance, luck does play a part in the end.

We are not cursed. We do not have an overabundance of bad luck even though it sometimes feels that way. There is always some other team that is far worse off, is there not?

I can sympathize with Jets fans. A few seasons ago they witnessed a legendary quarterback, Tom Brady, switch teams to one with a great defense and, together, they won a championship.
The following season, they witnessed it once again when the Rams got Stafford. Surely, they reasoned, their team's defense combined with Aaron Rodgers was a sure recipe for a championship. Unfortunately for them, it didn't turn out that way.

We had visions of a defensive backfield so strong that it would rival the backfield in their first Super Bowl championship. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way. That doesn't mean an end to SB aspirations this season.

 

[VaqueroTD]

90's Team still won Super Bowls after losing its best corner in Kevin Smith.

Of course, there was also a Deion Sanders in free agency. Sorry, bad example.

 

[gtb1943]

Randy Moss comes to mind. The front office suffered a brain injury on that one.

Moss would have made no real difference; by that time we were a hollow team

 

[DUO_CORE]

Moss would have made no real difference; by that time we were a hollow team

IDK, I think they had something the year Ismall came on. They had Irvin and the Rocket until Irvin’s career ended in Philly. Things went downhill really fast from there.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Losing Flozell in 2005 was a killer, especially with a statue like Bledsoe at QB.
Galloway in the opener 2000.
K.Smith in 95
Dak in 2020
Romo in 2015

 

[JohnsKey19]

The 1994 Erik Williams car wreck cost the Cowboys a Super Bowl...

Darn how could I forget about this one.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Darn how could I forget about this one.

Easy to forget when his replacement at RT is Larry Allen.

But agree that BigE would be in that HOF if not for the car accident. Along WITH Larry Allen.

 

[plasticman]

The cowboys are injury prone. Overshawn gone, promising rookie tight end gone, another player i think rookie gone in preseason. Then smith injury, and now biadz and diggs. And a few of the safeties. Of course Lewis and pollard last year. The list goes on and on and on. There appears to be a huge problem with conditioning on this team i believe and turning into a veritable mash unit. The Red Cross kettle should be the teams new insignia on all helmets and shirts. We are never going to Super Bowl with this baloney.

The Houston Texans lost three of their starting O-linemen from last season. They are out this season. They lost a G, T and C. The T was their first round pick from last season. Then they lost the backup to the C, this years 2nd round pick. They lost two additional O-linemen for the season.

In addition, they just lost a 7 year veteran DT who they had signed in free agency, they lost their starting punter, they lost their FB who had started 5 games last season, they lost Noah Brown for the next 4 games.

The Cowboys aren't any more injury prone than the next team but I do understand why it feels that way.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

The cowboys are injury prone. Overshawn gone, promising rookie tight end gone, another player i think rookie gone in preseason. Then smith injury, and now biadz and diggs. And a few of the safeties. Of course Lewis and pollard last year. The list goes on and on and on. There appears to be a huge problem with conditioning on this team i beileve and turning into a veritable mash unit. The Red Cross kettle should be the teams new insignia on all helmets and shirts. We are never going to Super Bowl with this baloney.

Every team has injuries. Depth is the key. All the practices have become soft if you ask me. Not like the old days. We can worry about the SB when the time comes. We have to get through the season first.

Go Cowboys!!!

 

[blueblood70]

I am creating this thread to give some context and, perhaps, offer a little hope.

We are all disappointed by the sad news that Diggs is lost for the season, particularly since this season's defense was playing at an historic level, not just for the Cowboys but the entire NFL.

However, he is not going to be replaced by some undrafted rookie free agent. When the shuffling is completed, the next starter will be the former starter at the particular position he will be playing. Jourdan Lewis is a 7 year veteran. In his last starting season, Jourdan had 3 INT's, a forced fumble, two recovered fumbles, 1.5 sacks, 47 solo tackles, 3 QB hits, and a tackle for a loss.

There have been far more devastating injuries in Cowboys history.

The 2015 season was certainly disappointing with Tony Romo going down. He was the NFL leader in passer rating the previous season and everyone was excited about the team building on their successful 2014 season.

One of the more devastating injuries in Cowboys history occurred in 1986 when Danny White went down. This was the season that Herschel Walker joined the Cowboys. They had a 1-2 punch of Walker and Dorsett in the backfield. Halfway through the season, they were 6-2 and primed for their 21st consecutive winning season. They looked strong.

When White was replaced by Steve Pelluer, everything went downfield. They went 1-7 in the 2nd half and Tom Landry and the Cowboys had their first losing season since 1965. They never recovered, going 7-8 in 1987 and then 3-13 in 1988 which ultimately led to Landry's dismissal.

The Cowboys won their first Super Bowl in 1971 with Roger Staubach at quarterback. He was the leading passer in the NFL that season as well as SB MVP. The following year, Roger Staubach was lost for the entire regular season when he was injured during a preseason game. The Cowboys still made it to the playoffs but lost in the NFC championship game. Losing Staubach that season was probably the single most traumatic event in my years as a Cowboys fan.

In the first round of the 1984 draft the Cowboys selected LB Billy Cannon Jr., the son of legendary college player and Heisman trophy winner Billy Cannon. Cannon Jr. broke his neck in the 4th game of his rookie season. It didn't just end his season. It ended his career.

In 1986 the Cowboys drafted WR Mike Sherrard in eh first round. He had a great rookie season and we were all excited to see him build on it during his 2nd season. However, he broke his leg in the preseason. The following year he was jogging on a beach just before the start of the preseason and he broke his leg again.

These are tragic events but they are part of football, a sometimes violent game. Diggs will be back and I'm sure we all look forward to his return next season. In the meantime, this is nowhere near the end of the season and we are fortunate that the Cowboys defensive backfield is one of the deepest units in all of football.

Participating in sports teaches us many things like teamwork, sacrifice, perseverance, and commitment. All the teams will experience adversity at some point in the season and it's the great ones that succeed in overcoming their adversity to reach their goal.

I have no doubt that this Cowboys team has the character, leadership, and unity to overcome and continue an historic and successful season. Go Cowboys!

First of all the more recent major injury bigger loss was Prescott I know people don't wanna talk about it but 2020 would have been a different year had Prescott not got his ankle ripped off...

 

[blueblood70]

Worse injuries I can think of because of what they represented and impacted, imo:

-Irvin knee his rookie year.
-Galloway knee, first year and first game we traded for him
- Romo- pick a time.
- Dak's leg
-Kevin Smith- 1st game when he was coming into his own.
-Frederick- just horrible.

Frederick was a big loss but his wasn't an injury his was health issues but yes that probably is the biggest because I think our line would have continued to be elite and dominant and when he left we still haven't truly replaced him or what he meant to that offense...

 

[jaybird]

I am creating this thread to give some context and, perhaps, offer a little hope.

We are all disappointed by the sad news that Diggs is lost for the season, particularly since this season's defense was playing at an historic level, not just for the Cowboys but the entire NFL.

However, he is not going to be replaced by some undrafted rookie free agent. When the shuffling is completed, the next starter will be the former starter at the particular position he will be playing. Jourdan Lewis is a 7 year veteran. In his last starting season, Jourdan had 3 INT's, a forced fumble, two recovered fumbles, 1.5 sacks, 47 solo tackles, 3 QB hits, and a tackle for a loss.

There have been far more devastating injuries in Cowboys history.

The 2015 season was certainly disappointing with Tony Romo going down. He was the NFL leader in passer rating the previous season and everyone was excited about the team building on their successful 2014 season.

One of the more devastating injuries in Cowboys history occurred in 1986 when Danny White went down. This was the season that Herschel Walker joined the Cowboys. They had a 1-2 punch of Walker and Dorsett in the backfield. Halfway through the season, they were 6-2 and primed for their 21st consecutive winning season. They looked strong.

When White was replaced by Steve Pelluer, everything went downfield. They went 1-7 in the 2nd half and Tom Landry and the Cowboys had their first losing season since 1965. They never recovered, going 7-8 in 1987 and then 3-13 in 1988 which ultimately led to Landry's dismissal.

The Cowboys won their first Super Bowl in 1971 with Roger Staubach at quarterback. He was the leading passer in the NFL that season as well as SB MVP. The following year, Roger Staubach was lost for the entire regular season when he was injured during a preseason game. The Cowboys still made it to the playoffs but lost in the NFC championship game. Losing Staubach that season was probably the single most traumatic event in my years as a Cowboys fan.

In the first round of the 1984 draft the Cowboys selected LB Billy Cannon Jr., the son of legendary college player and Heisman trophy winner Billy Cannon. Cannon Jr. broke his neck in the 4th game of his rookie season. It didn't just end his season. It ended his career.

In 1986 the Cowboys drafted WR Mike Sherrard in eh first round. He had a great rookie season and we were all excited to see him build on it during his 2nd season. However, he broke his leg in the preseason. The following year he was jogging on a beach just before the start of the preseason and he broke his leg again.

These are tragic events but they are part of football, a sometimes violent game. Diggs will be back and I'm sure we all look forward to his return next season. In the meantime, this is nowhere near the end of the season and we are fortunate that the Cowboys defensive backfield is one of the deepest units in all of football.

Participating in sports teaches us many things like teamwork, sacrifice, perseverance, and commitment. All the teams will experience adversity at some point in the season and it's the great ones that succeed in overcoming their adversity to reach their goal.

I have no doubt that this Cowboys team has the character, leadership, and unity to overcome and continue an historic and successful season. Go Cowboys!

of the big 4 Micah,
Lamb, Dak, Zack. We have the most debth behind Diggs. So
theres that. He will be missed, but could be worse

 

[Rock423]

The cowboys are injury prone. Overshawn gone, promising rookie tight end gone, another player i think rookie gone in preseason. Then smith injury, and now biadz and diggs. And a few of the safeties. Of course Lewis and pollard last year. The list goes on and on and on. There appears to be a huge problem with conditioning on this team i beileve and turning into a veritable mash unit. The Red Cross kettle should be the teams new insignia on all helmets and shirts. We are never going to Super Bowl with this baloney.

It’s football. A physical, violent sport. Injuries are going to happen.

 

[Star Guard_31]

Hard to top the Irvin neck injury. Up until his injury the Cowboys offense appeared every bit as explosive as the Rams offense that became known as the greatest show on turf. Early chatter was building for Cowboys vs. Rams NFC Championship game. That was our last best shot at a 4th SB in the 90s.

 

[EversonIWasAYoungBoy]

Wentz’ injury

Eagles don’t win a SB with him

 

[plasticman]

First of all the more recent major injury bigger loss was Prescott I know people don't wanna talk about it but 2020 would have been a different year had Prescott not got his ankle ripped off...

A different season? I dunno about that. We would all love to believe that, but that season was doomed from the beginning. That season was a classic example of the injury bug on steroids.

To make things even worse, the 2020 Cowboys had a brand new coaching staff but no training camp or preseason games due to the pandemic.

The Cowboys didn't just lose Dak. They lost starting RT La'el Collins before the season. They lost TE Blake Jarwin after the 2nd game.

They lost their starting center for five weeks, Joe Looney. They brought him back after Fredericks retired. They lost LT Tyron Smith after two games. They lost his backup, Cam Erving, after five games. They lost RG Zack Martin after 10 games.

By the 7th game of the season, the Cowboys were starting three rookies on the offensive line, Biadasz, McGovern, and Steele. When Looney comes back, Cam Erving is hurt and they have to replace him with a fourth rookie starter, Bandon Knight.

If Dak had not been injured that season, it would have been the real story.