Cowboys Nostalgia Thread
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ravidubey
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More electrifying, nowhere near as great.
Fumbled quite a bit. Couldn't play hurt. Couldn't carry the load by himself. Couldn't pass block. Couldn't wear the defense down.
VERY selfish and opinionated, alienate-the-lockerroom kind of guy. Literally blamed the blocking in the media in 1983 for his lack of production.
Did I love him? Shit yes. He was so fast, fluid and had greater acceleration than any back I've ever witnessed past or present.
But when you needed a play, Emmitt would bust a tough 12 yard run on 3rd and ten into the teeth of an Eagles DL with Reggie White, Clyde Simmons. and Jerome Brown.
Tony D. was rarely that clutch or able to be inserted into nearly any situation. Landry knew that, and carefully controlled Dorsett's touches.
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And pants that came halfway to his shoulder blades
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Hardly. TD was better than that.
Texas Ace
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Because he wasn't.
Emmitt is without question the greatest RB in Cowboys history.
Hell, for my money, he's the greatest RB, period.
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Emmitt's vision as well as his ability to be patient and read blocks to allow plays to develop are the best I've ever seen.
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Plus durability.
Plus, said it before, but... He had a quickness that for some reason didn't show up on TV but you could see in person.
Texas Ace
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Crazy isn't it?
This guy gave you 11 straight seasons of 1,000 yards and the last 3 he did it in his 30s behind bad offensive lines and offenses with no talent.
Nowadays, the most you can hope to get from a guy is 3 seasons of top play.
There will never be another Emmitt.
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The way things are going for modern day RBs, his record might be unbreakable.
Texas Ace
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Zero chance that record gets broken.
Teams don't run enough anymore and RBs don't have the durability they used to.
That might be the safest record in all of football.
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Was there a better pure runner? Sure. Better receiver? Yeah.
But Emmitt was the best all around, no doubt in my mind.
Texas Ace
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Exactly.
If you put together all of his skills, you won't find another RB more complete.
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Belichick was totally right, but he was terrible at PR. He just came out and cited ”…lack of production and loss of physical skills” as his reasons. No one likes to see their heroes dismissed so callously.
Kosar was barely effective as a Cowboy, but thankfully earned his entire contract making a few plays in the 1933-1994 NFC Championship game
Tony D
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The Tom Landry Show - 11/13/1977
This is pretty cool. They were 8-0 at the time. He breaks down the prior week's game vs Giants. They would lose vs Cards the upcoming week. Staubach is interviewed and then Landry makes his weekly NFL picks.
This is pretty cool. They were 8-0 at the time. He breaks down the prior week's game vs Giants. They would lose vs Cards the upcoming week. Staubach is interviewed and then Landry makes his weekly NFL picks.
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Tony Pollard will end up being a teeny tiny blip on the radar.
To put his career contributions into perspective, he is currently behind Julius Jones all-time, just a smidge above Felix Jones.