Cowboys Nostalgia Thread
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ravidubey
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We were snake bit with Johnson. Clearly a difference-maker, so we trade him away with a crowded WR room only to have Dupree retire and legend Drew Pearson get hurt in a car accident ending his career as well. Left us Tony Hill and Doug Cosbie— but what a change from 1983 to 1984.
Had we known, I’m sure Johnson starts in 1984 and the playoff streak wouldn’t have broken
Genghis Khan
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This is not at all true.
We missed the playoffs that year because we were 9-5 going into the last 2 games and lost them both, giving up 30 and 28 points.
We traded Butch Johnson for Mike Renfro (plus some picks were exchanged), who was a capable receiver and put up similar stats that year to Johnson. Renfro's 1985 season was far and away better than any season Johnson had in his career. The receiving trio of Tony Hill, Mike Renfro, and Doug Cosbie was plenty good enough, especially with how much we utilized Springs and Newsome out of the backfield
And by the way, one of the picks we got in the Johnson trade wound up being Herschel Walker. Who we of course eventually traded for a windfall that helped us win 3 super bowls.