Your Top 5 Loved and Hated Cowboys?

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blur2122 said:
Ken Norton – Left back-to-back champs to play for rival 49ers. Traitor. Surprised more haven't mentioned him. Maybe 23 years is too long for me to hold a grudge.
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I believe that is when the salary cap started, and Dallas' philosophy was not to pay LBs. You can't hate a guy for wanting to get paid.
 
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My top 5 loved would mostly be from the 92 team, unsure about the order.

Top 5 hated are not even worth mentioning since the nightmare is over.
 
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CashMan said:
I believe that is when the salary cap started, and Dallas' philosophy was not to pay LBs. You can't hate a guy for wanting to get paid.
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Yeah, maybe not. I'll admit, my dislike is more emotional than logical. But I have to believe Norton could have gotten paid by a number of other teams, and he chose to go to our biggest rival and work directly against everything he and his teammates had built. Not unlike the KD discussion today, although the Cowboys/49ers rivalry was much more heated than OKC/Golden State.

Maybe I'm unfairly holding him to the DeMarcus Ware standard, who refused to sign with any other NFC East team. Anyway, I guess we got the last laugh the next year when Deion reciprocated.
 
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timb2 said:
Yes we all have our favorite Cowboys but also what Cowboys have you wished never dawned the silver helmet and blue star. No owners and coaches, just players.


For me

Most Loved

1- Drew Pearson- He was my childhood hero growing up. He was a rookie and I started for the first time in Little League Football and our team was called the "Cowboys" and I wore #88 and Drew Pearson was a rookie WR and he was awesome. My favorite always when they say #88 I see Drew not Irvin or Dez...

2-Tony Dorsett- The guy was awesome he was so smooth running the ball. It was like he was in a ballet out there. Still one of the fastest players I have ever seen.

3-Charles Haley-Everytime I watched the defense I keyed on him and he was like a sprinter coming out of the blocks and the LT was like moving in slow motion. They can say The Triplets all they want,we didn't win Superbowls until he arrived.

4-Randy White--I still remember that Eagles game where he chased the WR down,but the play that got me awestruck by him was him being blocked and he swatted at the Eagles RB back of their head like a grizzley bear and knocked him down to the ground.

5-Demarcus Ware-Was just like Haley I always watched how he would play and teams constantly had to know where he was because he was unblockable at times.





Most Hated

1-Quincy Carter- The guy couldn't throw a tight spiral to save his life. He had me wanting to pull my hair out of where some simple 5 yard pass was going to go.It was either 10 feet above the receiver or at their feet inches away from the turf.

2-Phil Pozderac- Bigger than Too Tall Jones,but this guy was Frankenstein. He couldn't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. He was clumsy seemed like he had 2 left feet. Couldn't remember the snap count on a consecutive plays and lost a tight Giants game. Fred Sanford comes to mind when I would see him "YOU BIG DUMMY"!!!

3-Manny Hendrix- Drove me nuts. He was a project Tom Landry hoping for the next Cornell Green. I remember watch preseason and the Bears threw right to him for an interception and he had this great run for a TD and everyone was cheering and I'm freaking out because I didn't want him on the team after a couple of years watching him constantly getting burned. I swear the Bears players looked like they were missing him on purpose. never failed when he came in as the nickel or dime in a regular game the other team went right after him and 1ST DOWN everytime. Just drove me nuts.!!!


4-Soloman Page- I hated him.This guy was lazy. He would do 1 push and 2 push and then wouldn't care and that defender would be on a jail break after the QB. He should have been the LT but I think the team couldn't trust him. Also he refused to play OG in his final game. Just a waste of a 2nd round talent


5-Dat Nguyen- Yes this should surprise some of you,but I hated him as a MLB. The guy was an ankle biter. he made a lot of tackles but teams constantly targeted him. He was small and I wanted a MLB who could knock an OG on his butt and run after and punish the ballcarrier. Not Nguyen he would grab an ankle and be dragged for 5 yards. His stats were inflated to me and ankle biting to me is not a tackle that is someone scared to be embarrassed that he might be knocked on his own butt. Tyrone Wheatley got him in a preseason game. Nguyen came on a blitz unblocked and Gannon just gave Wheatley the ball and you think was going to tackle him and Wheatley dropped him like a bad habit and ran for 3 or 4 yards. Nguyen got hurt by a WR Joe Jurvicous blocking him. Yeah Jurvicous was big but a freaking WR hurt you???



Well everyone what are your list of Loved and Hated???
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Im going to definitely put Herschel Walker there as top 5 most liked as well.
 
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jazzcat22 said:
Not being a homer, just a lifelong fan. And why do people feel the need to hate on players. I understand the in the moment hate, even if for a few weeks, but just to out right hate players, just seems to be anti-fandom....LOL...

And I am keeping it to on the field as a team...not taking into account any off the field issues....that is an entirely different animal....
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I dont like players that either suck or hold the team back. Also guys with bad attitudes. If you are big fan, then that should be common place for you. Why would you like any player that does his job poorly? Unless of course you are a just a casual fan that isnt really into it and could care less.
 
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If Rafael Septien Is not #1 on your hated list...you are either too young, you just forgot or you have your priorities wrong.

There is a worthwhile debate about the ranking of the love of this or that player or the hate of this or that player with everyone else...but Rafael is #1 on the hated list.
 
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Honorable mention for George Teague!
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blur2122 said:
As others have said, top 5 is nearly impossible....

Michael Irvin – emotional leader & still proud to be a Cowboy
Emmitt Smith – the greatest, what else needs to be said?
Deion Sanders – I've been watching football for a long time & I've never seen another CB like him
Sean Lee – looks like a CPA but plays like an MVP
Zeke – unbelievable talent w/infectious enthusiasm – the best is yet to come

Honorable mention:

Witten
Troy – the perfect QB for that team
Romo
Tony Dorsett
Herschel Walker
Bill Bates
Dak
Larry Brown - for being in the right place at the right time
TO - No one was better at shooting themselves in the foot, but then again not too many were better at scoring TDs
Dez - He caught it.

I can only think of a few dislikes.

Clay Shiver – Hands down worst OL I've ever seen. Would routinely be immediately knocked back into the QB. Made Doug Free look like Anthony Munoz.

Patrick Crayton – History might have been different if he didn't bizarrely slow down/quit that route against NYG

Ken Norton – Left back-to-back champs to play for rival 49ers. Traitor. Surprised more haven't mentioned him. Maybe 23 years is too long for me to hold a grudge.
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Yes, I really disliked Norton for jumping ship to the 49ers. I'm sure for him it was just business and I'd doubt he realized how much the distaste for the 49ers were.
 
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my number one of all time is Michael Irvin.
I also loved the way that James Washington played. I would have like to have seen him win the MVP for Super Bowl 28. He was outstanding in that game.
Septien as my most hated, for obvious reasons as well stated above.
 
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Top 5 loved:
1. Emmitt Smith
2.Michael Irvin
3.Greg Ellis
4.Darren Woodson
5.Tony Romo

Top 5 hated:
1.T.O.
2.Dieon Sanders
3.Roy Williams WR
4.Demarco Murray
5.Randy Gregory
 
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Most loved:
Witten: He's the consummate professional and the last of a dying breed when it comes to traditional TEs.

Dat Nguyen: This is a carry over from college because I looked up to Dat for his struggle to get where he was and to over come all the naysayers. It was a shame he hurt his neck as much as he did, he would've been a great LB.

Dak: The more I read about Dak and the more I watch him in interviews, the more he becomes my favorite Cowboy of all time. He's composed, humble, and he thanks everyone else around him for his success.

Tom Landry: This might be a little biased as I grew up in Mission, TX (Landry'hometown) but he was also very no nonsense and all business. On top of that he was a genuinely nice guy.

Nate Newton: because we both played guard I looked up to him when I was playing football in high school.

Most hated:
T.O.
Roy Williams (WR) cost too much
Quincy Carter
Jerry Jones (pre-parcells)
Martellus Bennett
 
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