Dallas Cowboys Dream Team

I was just thinking about how wonderful it would have been to have all of these all time great Dallas Cowboys on 1 team. I doubt any other franchise has had as much talent the Dallas Cowboys have had in the NFL. I predict this team would win 4 consecutive Super Bowls if it could ever have been assembled. I have also included my Dream Team coaching staff.

Head Coach :   Tom Landry 

Landry amassed the 3rd most victories of all time. His total stats are 270 wins 178 losses and 6 ties, he also took the Cowboys to 5 Super Bowls winning 2. Landry coached the Cowboys to 20 consecutive winning seasons a feat that will most likely never be repeated (1966-1985). He was a presence on the sidelines and earned immediate respect from players all around the country. He was hard on his players and he would never have taken shit from a player like Terrell Owens or Chad Ochocinco. He created the flex Defense, had parts in developing the "Hail mary" pass the shotgun and many other aspects that are used by every team in the league.

Assistant head coach     Jimmy Johnson (1989-1993)

Jimmy Johnson won 2 back to back  Super Bowls while coaching the Cowboys for only 5 seasons. If Jimmy and Jerry Jones could have got along better, the Cowboys might have won an unprecedented 3 consecutive Super Bowls and possibly even more. He was a great motivator and judge of talent. He was known to give preferential treatment to his star players though. 

Defensive Coordinator -   Ernie Staten 

Stautner was Defensive coordinator from 1973- to 1988. He coached players such as Randy White and Ed " Too Tall" Jones. 

Offensive Coordinator  Norv Turner 

Norv Turner was the architect of the simple but well executed system that Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith et all relished. It was the perfect system for an ultimate offense. It was simplistic and rather vanilla at times, but Turner knew when and which plays to call during his tenure.

Special Teams -   Joe Avezzano (standing next to fan fave Bill Bates)

Joe Avezzano created a intense desire for players to want to be on special teams. Bill Bates was one of the best special teams players ever and threw his body around the field recklessly. He was the embodiment of what special teams is all about. Avezzano's special teams units were always rate among the top teams in the NFL.

I limited myself to only the current allowable 53 players in today's game plus the 5 practice squad players. The number in parentheses (1) indicates who is #1 on depth chart. This was a hard choice since I only can remember watching my first Dallas Cowboys football game  when I was 5 years old, so I am not too familiar with some of the players who played for the Cowboys in the early years. I created my Dream Team  from a pool of mostly modern era players and some who I have read about or seen highlights of on NFL Films. I also describe each player with at least 1 adjective or adverb to define what their most tangible aspects were since we all know their all great.

Quarter Backs (1) Roger Staubach  (2) Troy Aikman  (3) Don Meredith  

Staubach- resilient; Aikman - accuracy; Meredith- style/flair

Running Backs (1) Tony Dorsett (2) Emmitt Smith (3) Herschel Walker

Dorsett- speed; Smith- heart; Walker- power

Fullbacks (1) Daryl Johnston (2) Robert Newhouse

Johnston- roughneck; Newhouse- bowling ball

Wide Receivers (1) Michael Irvin (2) Drew Pearson (3) Bullet Bob Hayes (4) Tony Hill (5) Terrell Owens

A group of 5 receivers that any defense would shit themselves if they would ever have to line up against.

Irvin- passion; Pearson- clutch; Hayes-pure speed; Hill- hands; T.O-  limelight 

Tight Ends : (1) Jason Witten (2) Jay Novacek (3) Billy Joe Dupree

Witten- best of his era; Novacek- deceptively fast

Tackles (1) Rayfield Wright (2) Pat Donovan (3) Erik Williams

Wright - dominant; Donovan -consistent; Williams- mauler

Guards (1) Larry Allen (2) Blaine Nye (3) Nate Newton

Allen- incredible strength; Nye- solid; Newton- hillarious

Centers (1) Mark Stepnoski (2) John Fitzgerald (3) Andre Gurode 

Stepnoski- smart; Fitzgerald- solid; Gurode- roader

Defensive Ends (1) Charles Haley (2) Harvey Martin (3) Ed Jones (4) Tony Tolbert

Haley- relentless; Martin- punisher;Jones-intimidating; Tolbert -solid

Defensive tackles (1) Bob Lily (2) Randy White (3) Jay Ratliff (4) Leon Lett

Lily- dominant; White- manster/versatile; Ratliff powerful; Lett- man-child

 Outside Linebackers (1) DeMarcus Ware (2) Ken Norton Jr (3) Eugene Lockhart (4) Thomas Henderson

Ware- unblockable; Norton- fighter; Lockhart-hitting machine; Henderson- crazy

Inside Linebackers (1) Lee Roy Jordan (2) Chuck Howley (3) Jack Del Rio (4) D.D. Lewis

Jordan- leader; Howley- quick; Del Rio- blue collar; Lewis - stingy

Cornerbacks (1) Mel Renfro (2) Deion Sanders (3) Everson Walls (4) Kevin Smith (5) Terrence Newman

All are best described as "shut down" corners

Safeties (1) Cliff Harris (2) Darren Woodson (3) Charlie Waters (4) Roy Williams

Harris- smart; Woodson- non stop; Waters- fluid; Williams -big hitter

Kicker- Rafael Septien

Punter Mike Saxon

Special Teams Ace- Bill Bates

Practice Squad : QB Danny White; RB Marion Barber; WR Alvin Harper; OL Leonard Davis; LB Dexter Coakley

              

Comments

[Air Jordans]

I’ve never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them