Your 3 Worst Favorite Cowboys

[CATCH17]

1. Antonio Bryant (because he had so much natural ability, but couldn't get rid of his crappy attitude and whining)

2. Ebenezer Ekuban (i was expecting a sack machine... a neo-Reggie White--got mediocre play and only brief flashes of what could have been)

3. Quincy Carter (i think i chose him because we were in such dire need of a QB at that time, and he really did have flashes of brilliance and energy, but unfortunately were followed by plays that only a pot head would make...)

I liked all these guys too.

Dallas had so many players that sucked who I liked.

 

[BHendri5]

Quincy
Pacman
Jason Tucker

 

[links18]

Beau Morgan
Reggie Collier
Babe Laufenberg

 

[Tovya]

I liked all these guys too.

Dallas had so many players that sucked who I liked.

Yeah, so true. But it's good times again. We got real winners starting at most positions now, and we are going into this season being ignored by the media in their Super Bowl predicitions.

The stars are aligned to make a great run this season, and no one outside of our fanbase is expecting a thing.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Wayne McGarity - Easily, without question, my favorite Cowboys player who just never really made it. I loved that kid. I wanted him to make it really bad.

Jamaica Rector - I can't really place why I was such a fan of this guy I just was. i wanted him to make it pretty badly too.

Jeremy Urban - After that punt return for a TD he had I was certain he was going to make the team and be a contributing 3rd or 4th WR. I was really unhappy when they cut him.

Derek Ross - I had high hopes for him at the Corner position.

Pat Watkins - I always thought that by now this guy would be the starting FS in our defense and would be using his speed, height, and range to be making all kinds of big plays. Sadly he's not even able to stay on the field long enough to do anything other than get trucked by Jason Campbell.

 

[Jon88]

1. Darren Hambrick - He was so funny if you watched him. He would tackle a guy and then put his hand on the other guy and help himself up, which pushed the guy down at the same time. One time a guy had scored a touchdown and was praying kneeling down with the ball. Hambrick went up and knocked the ball out of his hands and told him to shut up:laugh2:

2. Billy Davis - He was fun to watch on special teams because he was an ace. He was a great gunner and would almost always be the first to make the tackle. Wasn't a good WR though.

3. Jamar Martin - After seeing him dent some shoulder pads in Hard Knocks I just knew we found a gem.

 

[L-O-Jete]

1. Eugene "The hitting machine" Lockhart. I thought he was all world with his tackling #'s.
2. Mario Edwards. I really thought he could be Everson Walls II
3. Peppi Zellner. The next Haley... or so I thought...

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

1) Al Johnson
2) Brad Johnson
3) Cory Proctor

 

[links18]

The annual UDFA WR, who this board thinks is the next coming of Irvin.

 

[Jon88]

The annual UDFA WR, who this board thinks is the next coming of Irvin.

There won't be another Irvin.

 

[Chief]

3. Doug Dennison - I know this is a strange choice, but for some reason I always liked to watch Dennison run the football. He really had zero elusiveness, and was a 3 yards and cloud of dust kind of tailback. He started one year and gained a little over 500 yards I think.

Wow. That's sort of creepy.

I thought I was the only Doug Dennison fan around.

He would be No. 1 on my list.

Doug was a good short yardage guy who played with tremendous heart. But like you said, rcaldw, he had no elusiveness, not much speed, and wasn't that big. He played so tough, though. He actually led the team in rushing yards one year (only 542 yards) ... 1975 or 1976.

One of my favorite video scenes is from the team's 1975 highlight video and John Facenda was narrating about the team's all-for-one, one-for-all attitude especially at RB where Preston Pearson, Newhouse, Laidlaw and Doug played. There is a shot of Preston and Doug standing next to each other moments before kickoff and they have their forearms over each other.

I liked another guy from that era, too: Guy Brown, a big, fast linebacker from the U. of Houston. He was a physical specimen that never really turned out.

I also loved Beasley Reece, who Dallas had as a rookie, I believe. He was a WR at one time, but ended up being a pretty good DB for the Giants. Percy Howard and Otto Stowe also were short-lived WRs that I really liked.

 

[Alexander]

Wow. That's sort of creepy.

I thought I was the only Doug Dennison fan around.

He would be No. 1 on my list.

Doug was a good short yardage guy who played with tremendous heart. But like you said, rcaldw, he had no elusiveness, not much speed, and wasn't that big. He played so tough, though. He actually led the team in rushing yards one year (only 542 yards) ... 1975 or 1976.

One of my favorite video scenes is from the team's 1975 highlight video and John Facenda was narrating about the team's all-for-one, one-for-all attitude especially at RB where Preston Pearson, Newhouse, Laidlaw and Doug played. There is a shot of Preston and Doug standing next to each other moments before kickoff and they have their forearms over each other.

I liked another guy from that era, too: Guy Brown, a big, fast linebacker from the U. of Houston. He was a physical specimen that never really turned out.

I also loved Beasley Reece, who Dallas had as a rookie, I believe. He was a WR at one time, but ended up being a pretty good DB for the Giants. Percy Howard and Otto Stowe also were short-lived WRs that I really liked.

Good selections. I liked Laidlaw and also Randy Hughes. I am not sure if either qualifies as "bad". Jay Saldi, Ron Fellows, Vince Albritton, Anthony Dickerson, Manny Hendrix, Cornell Burbage and James Dixon are some others, but again, I don't know if they truly qualify.

I am also disgusted that the memory of Danny Amendola has died so quickly.

 

[rcaldw]

Wow. That's sort of creepy.

I thought I was the only Doug Dennison fan around.

He would be No. 1 on my list.

Doug was a good short yardage guy who played with tremendous heart. But like you said, rcaldw, he had no elusiveness, not much speed, and wasn't that big. He played so tough, though. He actually led the team in rushing yards one year (only 542 yards) ... 1975 or 1976.

One of my favorite video scenes is from the team's 1975 highlight video and John Facenda was narrating about the team's all-for-one, one-for-all attitude especially at RB where Preston Pearson, Newhouse, Laidlaw and Doug played. There is a shot of Preston and Doug standing next to each other moments before kickoff and they have their forearms over each other.

I liked another guy from that era, too: Guy Brown, a big, fast linebacker from the U. of Houston. He was a physical specimen that never really turned out.

I also loved Beasley Reece, who Dallas had as a rookie, I believe. He was a WR at one time, but ended up being a pretty good DB for the Giants. Percy Howard and Otto Stowe also were short-lived WRs that I really liked.

Boy does this bring back good memories. Guy Brown, I remember him well. All the guys you mention, Reece, Howard, and Otto Stowe was especially promising.

It was 1976 that Dennison had his biggest year yards wise (the 542), and he had 383 in 1975. He had some big runs in the Hail Mary game. (short yardage conversions)

In the two seasons that he had significant carries (75-76) he averaged 3.5 yards per carry in each. If he was nothing else he was consistent.

 

[rcaldw]

Good selections. I liked Laidlaw and also Randy Hughes. I am not sure if either qualifies as "bad". Jay Saldi, Ron Fellows, Vince Albritton, Anthony Dickerson, Manny Hendrix, Cornell Burbage and James Dixon are some others, but again, I don't know if they truly qualify.

I am also disgusted that the memory of Danny Amendola has died so quickly.

Randy Hughes was actually a Cowboys tragedy. (of sorts) Because he would have definitely walked in the tradition of Harris and Waters but he got hurt and never was able to overcome the injury thing. Randy Hughes was a VERY good player as the 1977 season, and especially the Super Bowl, demonstrated.

 

[Four]

berry-o is the only one I can think of that wasn't mentioned.

I think his real name was justin beriault

 

[Doomsday101]

Looking at others I guess I narrowed my picks down to players who were very negative towards the Cowboys when they were cut loose

Thus Pete Gent with his hatchet job on Landry called North Dallas Forty
Q Carter and his claim how the Cowboys did him so wrong
Duane Thomas and his attitude towards Landry and the Cowboys

Players who just don't cut it or live up to expectation is going to happen so I while I'm disappointed that things did not work out better I hold no ill feeling for the player.

 

[CoCo]

Stop the Doug Dennison love! :stop:

Just kidding, its fine to have favorites no matter their ability. But I have two memories of Dennison.

#1 - He was everything you guys said he was. Small, slow & not the least bit elusive.

#2 - The game on MNF when he fumbled near our goal line and the Eagles took it back the other way for a TD. I think we lost the game in a pretty big upset and that play was a turning point.

But my favortie thing about the Dennison era is that it was soon wiped away by the dawn of the Tony Dorsett era.

 

[bbgun]

#2 - The game on MNF when he fumbled near our goal line and the Eagles took it back the other way for a TD. I think we lost the game in a pretty big upset and that play was a turning point.

Look at those stats. We dominated everywhere but the scoreboard.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409230phi.htm

 

[ArmyCowboy]

Ekuban
Sherrod
Noonan (aka Mr Steroid)

 

[Chief]

Stop the Doug Dennison love! :stop:

Just kidding, its fine to have favorites no matter their ability. But I have two memories of Dennison.

#1 - He was everything you guys said he was. Small, slow & not the least bit elusive.

#2 - The game on MNF when he fumbled near our goal line and the Eagles took it back the other way for a TD. I think we lost the game in a pretty big upset and that play was a turning point.

But my favortie thing about the Dennison era is that it was soon wiped away by the dawn of the Tony Dorsett era.

Ugggh.

I knew someone would bring up the fumble.

I tried to locate him a few years ago and had no luck. Newhouse, who worked (maybe still does) for the Cowboys, said no one seems to know what ever happened to him.