Cowboys Nostalgia Thread
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Exactly. Dont you dare lay hands on Captain America.
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Another tidbit about Longley:
On August 30, 1976, after a training room incident in which he sucker-punched Roger Staubach during the 1976 preseason, the team suspended and eventually traded him to the San Diego Chargers along with a first round draft pick (#24-Bob Rush), in exchange for a first (#14-Steve August) and second draft choice (#41-Terry Beeson).[8] The Cowboys used those two picks and two other picks to eventually land the No. 2 overall pick in the 1977 draft, selecting Tony Dorsett.[9]
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It always worked out for us back then. We could always swindle another team for draft picks for our crap.
On August 30, 1976, after a training room incident in which he sucker-punched Roger Staubach during the 1976 preseason, the team suspended and eventually traded him to the San Diego Chargers along with a first round draft pick (#24-Bob Rush), in exchange for a first (#14-Steve August) and second draft choice (#41-Terry Beeson).[8] The Cowboys used those two picks and two other picks to eventually land the No. 2 overall pick in the 1977 draft, selecting Tony Dorsett.[9]
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It always worked out for us back then. We could always swindle another team for draft picks for our crap.
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It really is amazing how stupid teams were with trades and picks back then. Why did it take so long for someone to figure it out?
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And now. Well, we seem to be on the losing end of trades. Thanks to Cap Boy.
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Probably because nepotism was an even bigger thing back then.
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Pretty cool.
It is funny how we think the Hail Mary was all that there was, but the Vikings had amply opportunity to put us away.
The Vikings had the ball with around three minutes to go and couldn't run it out.
That little shit Tarkenton tried some sneaky shit and Charlie Waters tackled him.
John Fitzgerald's shotgun snaps were in the dirt half the damn time on the game winning drive and they yanked him and put a rookie in there to replace him.
And on a 4th and 17, Staubach hit Pearson right on the sideline for 25.
Then the pump fake and the kill shot.
It is the little things.
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Too Tall sack on that fag Tarkenton was the best. Then that little pussy was running his mouth.
All the Vikings players were jawing and then the official got hit in the head with a bottle.
PLEASE DO NOT THROW ANYTHING ONTO THE FIELD
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Show some compassion. His father died watching the game.
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That's exactly right. Say what you want about the Hail Mary and even 4th and 17, but the Vikings couldn't ice the game when they had the chance and that's on them.
It's also interesting to hear the thoughts on the team at the time. Looking back I always think of the 70s teams as perennial contenders but the announcers were calling them up and coming underdogs and considered the win a big upset.
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What a helluva find. One of the most iconic plays in NFL history.
A couple of things:
1. There were a ton of bad snaps in that sequence for the Cowboys. Landry has balls the size of watermelons, so what does he do? He pulls the center in the last 2 minutes of the game and puts in a rookie. In the playoffs. Down by 4. Game on the line. That is a some elephant balls stuff right there.
2. This was back when football was still football.
Love it.
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Not just the backup center, a rookie. Just incredibly huge balls that man had.
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What a helluva find. One of the most iconic plays in NFL history.
A couple of things:
1. There were a ton of bad snaps in that sequence for the Cowboys. Landry has balls the size of watermelons, so what does he do? He pulls the center in the last 2 minutes of the game and puts in a rookie. In the playoffs. Down by 4. Game on the line. That is a some elephant balls stuff right there.
2. This was back when football was still football.
Love it.
That really did take balls, and shows they had the guy prepared which is big. And it's not like the rookie was some up and coming future starter, I've never heard of the guy and I'm assuming he went on to do very little in the league. But they had enough confidence that he wasn't going to get blown up.
Surprising from Fitzgerald to say the least, I remember him as one of our better centers.
And Landry didn't worry about his feelings either. Do your job.
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Loved loved loved Landry. His demeanor. His coaching. All of it. He was an amazing coach in this league that transformed how offenses schemed. First to ever do the shotgun. And, most importantly, the first to EVER DO THE HITCH, BABY!
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Loved loved loved Landry. His demeanor. His coaching. All of it. He was an amazing coach in this league that transformed how offenses schemed. First to ever do the shotgun. And, most importantly, the first to EVER DO THE HITCH, BABY!
Landry was awesome.