I was too young to really have a lot of memories of watching Roger Staubach playing live. But Danny White I remember well. I was so upset in 84 when he was benched in favor of Gary Hogeboom and was so happy to see him reinstated by the end of year. I truly believe that if that QB controversy hadn't happened in 84 the team would have made the playoffs that year.

In the 1980 season, he led an offense that had 3 players (Dorsett, Peason, & Hill) that each had over 1000 total yards gained. That was the first time that happened in NFL history. It was first full season he took over after Staubach retired. White would lead the Cowboys to 3 straight NFC Championship games but couldn't get past the Eagles, 49ers, & Redskins.

@@HitlerOnTheRoof yeah... there were more than a few Cowboy fans that felt that way. Talk about the mirage of potential leading to nothing but disappointment....

@@HitlerOnTheRoof you have my sympathies...

Amazing stat about Danny: he never had a losing season as the Cowboys' starting QB, and had only one losing record his whole career. He routinely had a 59-62% completion percentage in an era when teams threw the ball downfield --his yards-per-completion was consistently one of the best in the league. Very underrated for sure

Good post!

The sad thing is if he doesn't White would have kept the Cowboys winning had he not broken his wrist, which killed his ball rotation. Also I wouldn't have compared Romo's stats with Moon's as Moon's true prime was in the Canadian league, which for me shows how ridiculous Moon's nfl career actually was

He was an exciting punter as well.

I think Babe Laufenberg should be somewhere on that list.😂

I agree the list is dead on Danny was inappropriated benched for no reason he was consistent and he punted he was good

😂 😂

True! I was watching that game as a kid. I also don’t remember who said what, but I remember the dialogue. I was a funny moment. Don Meredith had a great sense of humor.

Thanks Kenny! Good point.

That Washington game was such a heartbreaker for me. I wanted Dexter Manley ejected from the game because I thought it was a dirty hit (it wasn't by the standards of the time, but I was young and a homer for Danny and Dallas). That concussion plus a muffed punt down near the goal line in the second quarter really buried the team in a hole. Hogeboom threw 2 touchdowns in the third quarter to cut the Washington lead down to only one score but then as you mentioned threw 2 INTs in the 4th quarter. The worst part of it all was that he played just well enough that Landry decided he might be the QB of the future for the team. That led them to pass up on taking Dan Marino in the next draft (yeah he was still on the board when Dallas picked in the 1st round) and it led to that absurd QB controversy in 84.

@@ashleighelizabeth5916Danny White never got over those games, especially the 49ers game. My opinion only. Dallas had played in 10 of the last 13 NFC championship games at that point. Think about that, now look how they are today. I will always be a Cowboys fan, tho.

@@kennyo6582 yeah I've replayed those years in my mind so many times. The horse collar tackle of Drew Pearson followed by the fumble that Tom Brady got changed to the tuck rule in SF was just brutal. Then to get knocked out of the game the next year with a concussion half way through? It just sucked out loud.

Danny was better then Romo.Romo never got to even one championship had a losing record in the playoffs and his stats might compare to mannings but. Manning won super bowls Romo watched super bowls .

If not for the Steele curtain he would have had a couple more Superbowl wins. Both games were 4 point wins for the Steelers. There were a few key mistakes made in their second super bowl meeting. I think it was perhaps the best Superbowl ever though.

@@bobbywise2313 Agreed. In the 1975 post-season, Roger faced 3 of the 4 top ranked defenses (e.g., #1 Vikings, #2 Rams, #4 Steelers) in the NFL and Captain America almost willed his Wild Card Cowboys to a Super Bowl title. Heck, the final play of Super Bowl 10 was Staubach throwing a bomb into the end zone in a 4 point game. Super Bowl 13 was the greatest match-up in Super Bowl history with a combined roster of 17 future Hall of Fame players. It's important to remember that despite all of the praise heaped on Terry Bradshaw''s Super Bowl performance, Staubach would have equalled that performance if future HOF TE Jackie Smith didn't drop Roger's perfect pass in the end zone.

@@pjtheory In addition to Smiths dropped pass I recall a fumble on a kick off return that was huge. Roger was definitely a better QB than Bradshaw. But like you said both teams were loaded with HOF talent. I think the Steelers had the slightly better defense. But it's hard to say which team had the better offense. Both had great backs and receivers.

@@bobbywise2313 The 2nd half of Super Bowl 13 was a nightmare for America's Team. It began with Jackie Smith dropping a touchdown pass that would have tied the game 21-21 in the 3rd quarter. In the next series, Lynn Swann ran up the back of Benny Barnes resulting in both Swann and Barnes falling to the ground. The official closest to the play waved off the play as incidental contact whereas the official on the OTHER side of the field called pass interference on Barnes. The Steelers subsequently scored a touchdown on a draw play to Franco Harris in which an official collided with Charlie Waters as he attempted to tackle Harris. Kicker Roy Gerela then slipped on the turf during the kickoff, the ball squibbed on the ground, and Randy White picked up the ball and attempted to run with it. White put the ball in his left hand, his left hand was in a cast due to breaking his thumb in the NFC Championship Game, and White fumbled the ball to the Steelers. Swann then scored a touchdown to put the Steelers ahead 35-17 with a little over 6 minutes left in the game. The only game or call that was as heartbreaking was the 1994 NFC Championship Game when the Cowboys AGAIN got screwed on a crucial pass play. The Cowboys were down by 10 with 6 minutes left in the game when Deion Sanders arm-barred Michael Irvin at the 6 yard line, but the official kept his flag in his pocket.

@@pjtheory I remember that Randy White fumble. I bet he wished he would have just fallen on the ground with the ball in hindsight. But, why the hell was he even on the kickoff team? The possibility of an onside kick or a blunder kick is always there. This just turned out perfect for the Steelers. And like you said numerous other cases of bad luck hitting them down the stretch. But it was still a tremendous game between two all time greats that matched up so perfectly with each other. Does anyone remember who was actually favored? I was only an 11 year old kid and clearly remember Fran Tarkington picking Dallas pre game. But that is all I can remember as far as predictions. I honestly think for me the NFL was never the same after that season. I became a bigger college football fan and slowly drifted away from the NFL. Nothing could compare to those Steeler and Cowboy teams. It wasn't just the hard nosed play but the personalities of many of my favorites. Yes I loved players on both teams. Joe Green, Randy White, Ed Jones, Franco Harris, Tony Dorset, Terry Bradshaw and of course Roger the Dodger. And we all loved the man in the hat, Tom Laundry. He was the kind on man you would not want to play pocker against.

It would've been crazy.

He literally retired after his best statistical season. If QBs in his era had the protection that they do today he probably would have played another five seasons at least.

The only negative being that he just couldn't defeat Pittsburgh in four attempts !!

Most definitely 👍 agree

@@CarlettoPugliayou should know your history J. Smith the TE dropped the TD catch that hit him between the #’s and we lost 35-31

Great post!

I miss the Defenses of the 70's with their great nicknames. The Steel Curtain, The Doomsday Defense, Orange Crush, Soul Patrol, Purple People Eaters. It was a great decade for defenses.

Meredith, White, and Romo would all be in Canton if they had won a single superbowl.

White had a top line hill person and Dorsett and the cowboys defense was top 3 they had Harvey martin the best end in the game to tall Jones Randy white and Cole plus I believe Downs and walls he had plenty of talent .

I have always had the same list so I'm sure you're right. So far Dak is #6, but about to move down after this coming season if he throws more than ten interceptions or gets injured again. We need a better backup QB out of college draft.

Romo was the scapegoat for average coaching and schemes. Underrated when healthy.

Staubach Aikman Romo White Meredith Technically, Romo was the best. Aikman and Staubach both said that. If Romo had the teams Dak has had…White and Meredith are very underrated and under appreciated.

Dak isn't even in this conversation period.

@@mikewhite6288 Correct. Personality, likability, etc. are important. Dak shares these characteristics with the best QBs to ever don the star. What he does not share is their on-field excellence.

Great post! R.I.P to your mother! Yeah it's too bad white didn't win a sb because he was so close. 3 times in a row being that close... that had to hurt! Thanks again bro!

Danny White did get a ring in 1977 as the punter, so he at least has one!

Thanks Bro!! This was a hard list! 😪

I completely understand brother! Thanks for watching 🙏

Yes Don played on the Ice bowl. I still can't believe they played with a temperature that cold. And even more crazy was the stadium was packed.

Thanks bro!

Thanks bro!!

I wouldn't mind Danny at 3 either! Danny was so underated! Thanks bro!

SB 13 still haunts me to this day. Bad ref calls, ref got in Charlie Water's way when Franco ran it in. Benny Barnes was wrongly penalized by Fred Swearingen. My wife and I were there at that SB with good seats. After the game, we walked across the field and it was very wet.

Aikman was number 2 and putting Romo over white is wrong .

@@Gman-qm6bv swann just made a great catch when Dallas was leading late in the 4th quarter and Bradshaw threw it up and swann came up with it that was the play that changed everything.

I beg to differ. Romo and Dak both are statistically more accurate and it's not even close. Dak's worst season accuracy wise is better than Aikman's best. Eye test? Dak is better than romo as Romo kinda just chucked it. Aikman was good but he isn't the most accurate and even if he is somehow it sure as hell sin't hands down. I mean blood has multiple sub 60% comp season and averaged 0.85 Interceptions a game compared to Dak who's worst season was 62.9/63% comp and averages 0.67 interceptions a game and even that is inflated because Daks recievers cost him like 6 interceptions last year with their all time great drops.

if I'm honest, if Aikman didn't win 3 titles, no one would look at him fondly. Statistically he's kind of average. Which is weird cuz...he had like a full team of hall of famers offensively and defensively. I mean an 81.6 passer rating career wise with those weapons?! ew.

Hell Dak already has more passing tuds than Aikman and has played 68 less games. Aikman should be 4th best at most

Thanks Brad! 😆 🤣

@THE LOGICAL COWBOY BTW, the point you made about Romo not having a top-10 D made me curious. I wonder how many other of the all-time greats who never won a ring, ie: Dan Marino, also never had a great defense? 🤔

@@Fanboy0707 Probably more than we think. It reminds me that winning championships is a team game.

Good post as usual. I totally forgot about the shotgun. That could have driven home the point more for Staubach. 😠. Oh well lol. Yeah Meredith was speacial. 6 straight seasons in the top 10 in passing yards is impressive. Danny White had 5 seasons in the top 10 in tds. But he never had the number one offense in the league. Meredith had it twice. On the other hand white went to an extra championship. Neither one won a championship tho. Both quarterbacks were treated horrible by the fan base. White had to fill the shoes of an icon. While Meredith had the pressure to establish the beginnings of a legendary franchise in the postseason. I can see putting Meredith ahead of white. Both were legends. Tony Romo is the most unappreciated quarterback in Cowboys history. Romo has almost every major passing record in Cowboys history and yet doesn't deserve to be in the top 5? 😒 But that's the beauty of sports. We all have our own opinion. Thanks bro for a different point of view that makes sense.

Thanks G!

Thanks, bro! I had a lot of fun doing that top 5! I learned a lot about Cowboys legends that I previously didn't know about myself. Thanks again, bro!

Thanks for watching! Good post!

I hope he does to bro!

Same. Dak bleeds blue and silver. I just honestly wanna see him in the nfc championship. One superbowl and he's a legend to me

Like the games against S F Dak is a bum he'll never win anything and Dallas won't win with him.big games big games are playoffs and he doesn't have good games in the playoffs.

@@TheRealestRuler817 Dak is a loser I'm a fan for 52 years and he's just like Romo both are Losers . together they don't have more playoff wins then Danny white .the best thing for Dallas is he gets hurt and it ends his career because Jones will stick with him like he did with Garret for ten years and he didn't do nothing in those ten years .S.F handed Dallas their asses they bent over S.F and went deep in them ,even 11 from heaven looked like a dud against S.F that rival that goes back to the 70"s and Dak layed a egg .he never could beat Rogers yet everyone else does .

It was a hard task, Aaron!!! It really was lol. I feared this list more then all of the other ones lol.

Thanks bro 🙏 I appreciate the support!

Not even in the same discussion. He was a flash in the pan. Steve Beuerlein would be on this list way before Longly.

Thanks bro!!

Thanks bro! Great decision.

Great info on Romo!!! Fantastic! Thanks for that bro!

Always appreciate your support brother!

I can respect that! My opinion is no better then yours. Thanks for watching bro 🙏!

@@thelogicalcowboy NO DOUBT - KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT

Appreciate you bro! 🙏 good post.

Thanks bro!!

@@thelogicalcowboy your welcome brother

Facts!!

Having a great OL also helped. Other than his first few seasons, he generally had great pass protection. He also had a great RB that defenses had to respect. And best of all, he had a TE that almost guaranteed a first down in a 3rd and 6 situation. But yes he was extremely accurate. I do think he was like a machine and required the parts to all be working though. Roger, on the other hand, could create plays out of nothing. He may not have been as accurate, but he was great at quick decision making. I could see either at number 1 but I think I agree with Roger being at the top. Roger and Troy both suffered a lot of concussions that likely cut their careers short. I certainly hope no long term cognitive issues exist for either.

Al lot but not by Irving or Novachek

@@bobbywise2313 It didn't for Roger he's the second biggest realtor in America. But yes Dallas two stars who retired because of injuries Aikman concussions and Irving I believe kidney where he got hit hard

Thanks bro!

Ah! @ozneroll2132 . . . that's good of you to remember that Championship game as it played out in the final minutes, as the common impression a lot of people have of that game was "the catch" being the 49ers win in the final seconds; which, in reality, was not. As the oft repeated phrase of _defense wins championships_ rung true for the 49ers on that day in the final minutes of that game.

White had far superior teams around him.

Good list!

Thanks David!! That's the beauty of sports. We all have our opinions.

@THE LOGICAL COWBOY yes sir, and knowing that you respect that makes your platform, in my opinion, the best Cowboy platform ever!

@@David-wc7lx Thanks David!

Maybe you should rewash the video because he had a very good point. Dallas's defense sucks when Romo was playing. Now Dallas had had a top-10 defense he would have got us to a super bowl. Danny White was good, what Romo played with less talented players and did better

@@georgeyarbrough88 I didn't miss that point. Here's what you missed. Romo choked under pressure.. every time. No defense could overcome that. But, like I said, we all have different perspectives.

I completely understand bro! Thanks for watching 🙏

Thanks bro!

Thanks bro! Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Yeah we did. I think eventually we should have just scrapped the flex from out of the playbook altogether. Lol. But hey... God couldn't make landry perfect. There had to be a flaw somewhere 😂😂

I can never forgive Romo for his botched snap on the extra point that would have sent the Cowboys to the NFC championship game

@@waynenoll1967 I forgave him.

​​@@waynenoll1967s a Giants fan,you folks never appreciated Romo, who as a guy rooting against him can tell you,was a great QB.

@@waynenoll1967 Seattle made sure he got a damn brand new football to place. That move cost us and that wasn’t Romo’s fault they knew what they were doing

Appreciate you bro!

Thanks bro!

Thanks 😢 😂

Thanks bro!!

Thanks!!

White was a legend! Thanks bro!!

Thanks for watching 🙏!

Thanks bro! Thanks for watching 🙏!

Thanks for watching

There was a lot more, even in this specific video, than passing yards to Tony's mystique.

Thanks bro 🙏!!

Good idea!

When I watched the playoff games it seemed to me that Tony was forced to press because he wasn't getting help from the other side of the ball, and sometimes on his side of the ball with the OL.

@@ralpha.2023 Great football mind you are brother! Like the video brilliantly showed Romo only had a top 10 defense in points allowed only once in his entire career!

If you look at those playoff losses, you'll see dropped passes and fumbles that decided the game.

That wouldn't be a bad choice. Thanks for watching!

Thanks bro! Good post yourself!

Thanks for watching 🙏!

He was a loser I remember when the redskins linebacker picked him off twice the last one secured them going to the playoffs and Romo caused us toiss the super bowl never seen a cowboy who threw so many ints and if he threw one for sure another one was coming.when he lead a comeback I always say I hope he doesn't throw int again to lose the game .what you need to do is share the good shot your smoking because your high.

@benjamincanez9531 do you remember the come from behind victories because our defense couldn't stop anyone. Do you remember the throw I bet you remember the catch but probably not the throw when Dez Bryant caught the pass from Tony Romo to beat the Packers. Did you remember the 2012 defense the third worst and NFL history statistically in spite of that Romp was able to win eight games as a starter and everyone knows you need defense. I know some people don't understand football is a team sport I don't understand the increases of the game. You might want to check those numbers out again look at Tony Romo's interception percentage for past thrown versus Peyton Manning's you'll see that Romo's is better. Check out Tom Brady's quarterback rating and Tony Romo's quarterback rating. And remember Matt Cassel with 10 and 5 as the starter for the Patriots in 2008. But went one and seven for the Cowboys in 2015. Romo was 3 and 1 in 2015 as the starter and was 12 and 3 the year before you know the year he made the throw 2014. Rubbermaid horrible teams average an average teams good. You make my point for me he doesn't get the respect he deserves because of fans who don't understand football. Quarterback gets too much blame when a team loses in too much credit when the team wins you don't see Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers getting the same criticism when they played for one winning team and that's because they're not quarterbacks

Also Tony Romo has the same amount of playoff wins as Warren Moon. Moon with a starter for over 15 season Romo only for 9. Only one last playoff Victory then Dan Fouts and the same as Fouts if you count the Packer game where he made the throw. More playoff wins than Sonny Jurgensen and Y. A. Tittle all 4 hall of farmers. Also has the same amount of playoff victories as Ken Anderson who probably should be in the Hall of Fame. Maybe you should watch this guy's video again it's pretty good and pretty accurate

@benjamincanez9531 I made an error I went back and checked it was a 2013 defense that was the third worst statistically in NFL history in Romo did still win eight games as a starter with that defense. Robo had five victories in one season and more come from behind victories than Tom Brady more game-winning drives than Tom Brady more come from behind victories than Captain come back himself Rodger Staubach. Bet you don't remember any of that but go look back check out all these numbers. Maybe watch the games again but don't just watch the ball the line watch all the players watch what's happening with the balls not maybe you'll learn a little bit about football Annabelle how good Tony Romo really was.

Thanks!!

Thanks brother!

Exactly when do you think he'll blossom into the best? He's closer to retirement now than he is to his rookie year. Dak is what Dak is: an understandably 4th round draft pick.

Wow! I never knew that!! Thanks for that new info!!

His most accurate year was ,79 his last year he deserved the All pro or MVP but he didn't get it to me he got more accurate passing after he was to old to scramble that's just my opinion tho

@@Longhorn.Rock_Roll61 Roger was never "too old" to scramble. He retired due to the concussions piling up, not because his skills had eroded. Also, his most accurate season was in '71. But the talent around him in 1971 was far better than it was in 1976. Compare his first 7 games in 1976: 110.5 passer rating with a 10-3 TD/INT ratio. Last seven after his hand injury: 53.1 with a 4/8 ratio.

@@SouthernGreyShark true

Okay man you did not disappoint that was the best video you've ever put out. Excellent reasoning beautiful research and some angles that I haven't heard before. The difference between Roger and Romo is winning, performance in big games and absolute unmatchable leadership. The difference between white and aikman is performance in big games and all four could easily be in the Hall of Fame if Danny and Romo win just one damn super bowl. At the end of his career maybe Dak could climb to four possibly three but right now Meredith is ahead of him I agree. And you touched on it not that it changed ratings but the influence they've had off the field has been just as remarkable. And you want to know how remarkable it is just look at the top quarterbacks of every other organization only a few come even close to the cowboys stable of quarterbacks. For example quick name the third best Cleveland Brown or Detroit Lions quarterback without going back to the 50s

Great post! The Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks have had an immense impact on American culture that extends beyond the football field. It is a well-known fact that their influence is comparable to only that of the Yankees' center field position in sports history. Even those who have never watched football are familiar with the Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks. Again great post! Thanks bro!

Thanks!

Thanks bro for your support!! Great ideas!

Good list!!

Don Meredith got some recognition!!! Man, the game was brutal in the 60-70’s.

Definitely! Sounds like a good idea.

@@thelogicalcowboy bet

Thanks bro! Yeah this year will be special!

I understand. Thanks for watching 🙏

I understand that that will depend on this year how he does in the playoffs where he seems to loose so we will see

Thanks Chris!

When he was drafted, he was selected as a "future" draft choice, as he had a year of college eligibility left. The draft was held in Dec. of '63 and Staubach played the '64 season for Navy. According to his book, he was paid a signing bonus and, I believe, a salary during his time in the Navy. I may be wrong about the salary but his contract specified that if he decided not to report to the Cowboys after his military commitment, he didn't have to return the signing bonus or any other money. Not a bad deal!

Romo also had a patchwork O-line.

This is why his over blown stats don't count he threw a lot because they were always behind .watching Dallas the last 25 years is like being a jets fan .

Thanks bro!

@@thelogicalcowboy you’re welcome. Keep doing this. You do excellent work. I believe in you. You do Cowboy Nation proud.

Championships, superbowls, national titles are all team accomplishments. Craig Morton only had two good seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Two!!... the year he went to the superbowl he had one of the most horrible playoffs in Dallas history or in nfl history for that matter. In fact statistically he's the worst playoff quarterback in Dallas history. There's no way a guy who only had 2 good seasons should be over Romo who has every major passing record in Cowboys history. Thanks for watching

His teams were historically bad through most of his career. Whatever success they had was squarely on his shoulders.

Morton is my number no Romo .

Good List!

I agree! Dallas fan since 76.

😂 😂 you're wrong for that bro! Or Gary Hogeboom!!

@@thelogicalcowboy 😂😂😂😂

@@eric-rq7dc You gotta admit that having the name of "Clint" made Longley sound more like a real-life legit cowboy than most other players in the history of the Dallas football franchise. xD

They're barely footnotes in Cowboys history.

7 to 8 months back when I first started I did a video of Jordan. The production is not that great but it's very informative. The link to the video is below. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brGHoaWXmd-sY4U.html

The perfect quarterback!!

Sounds about right!

😂 😂 or Ben dinucci

Yall are too funny!!

Uhm, cause he sucked?

Good point! 100% agree!!!

Romo wouldn't get the touch down he had plenty of opportunities and always threw a int .you new generation cowboys. Don't know what a championship team or quarterback looks like .