DMN: The five best Dallas Cowboys QBs of all-time, ranked

[Irving Cowboy]

The five best Dallas Cowboys QBs of all-time, ranked: Where do Staubach, Aikman and Romo land?
By SportsDayDFW.com

Editor's note: SportsDay is beginning a series that attempts to figure out the best Dallas Cowboys players at each position. Today we examine quarterbacks.

The Dallas Cowboys organization is one of great success and has an illustrious history. There have been some big names that have worn jerseys for America's Team.

Out of all of the quarterbacks in franchise history, who was the best? That's what our panel of writers and columnists tried to determine.

Each voter named their top five quarterbacks. A first-place vote counted for five points, second place gets four points, third place gets three points and so on.

Those who listed their top five players include Brandon George, Kate Hairopoulos, David Moore, Jon Machota, Tim Cowlishaw, Rick Gosselin and Kevin Sherrington.

Here's how they broke it down:
1). Roger Staubach (6 first-place vote), 34 points

2. Troy Aikman (1 first-place vote), 29 points

3. Danny White, 16 points

T-4. Don Meredith 13 points

5. Tony Romo, 13 points

The rundown
Points George Hairopoulos Moore Machota Cowlishaw Gosselin Sherrington
5 Staubach Staubach Staubach Staubach Aikman Staubach Staubach
4 Aikman Aikman Aikman Aikman Staubach Aikman Aikman
3 Romo White White Romo Meredith White Meredith
2 White Meredith Romo White White Meredith Romo
1 Meredith Romo Meredith Meredith Romo Romo White

George: Aikman won one more Super Bowl, but Staubach helped lead the Cowboys to five.
Hairopoulos: Staubach made the Cowboys America's team.
Moore: Gap between the top two and rest of field can only be shortened by multiple Super Bowl titles.
Machota: The No. 3 spot was tough. I went with the franchise leader in passing yards, TDs and fourth-quarter comebacks.
Cowlishaw: Two Hall of Famers at this position sets this franchise apart.
Gosselin: Staubach is the most underrated, underappreciated QBs in NFL history.
Sherrington: Staubach could have won big in any era. Don't know if you could say the same about the rest.

 

[NoMoRedJ]

Gosselin: Staubach is the most underrated, underappreciated QBs in NFL history.

This is so true. Not only is he the greatest Cowboy of all time but if I were starting a team and could pick any QB from any era to build my team around, Roger would be my choice.

 

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I'd put Romo ahead of White.

 

[Iamtdg]

I'd put Romo ahead of White.

And Meredith, IMO.

 

[SixisBetter]

1.Roger-This man never believed he was beaten until the gun went off,and made the rest of the team believe it too.You can't buy that any where.
2.Troy-Arguably the best pure passer I've ever seen,and far tougher than he gets credit for.
3.Romo-Imagine the last decade without Tony Romo at quarterback.Yeah.
4.White-A pretty good quarterback on a pretty good team who somehow always stumbled at the clubhouse turn.
5.Meredith-Another tough guy and great leader who,like White was relegated to the bridesmaid slot.I liked him a lot as a kid and will always wonder what would have happened had he played just a few more years.

 

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Staubach-Aikman-Romo easily.

 

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Although Danny played two positions, and did neat things like this, he wasn't nearly the athlete Tony is.

[video=youtube;ef_ZTBnvpLo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef_ZTBnvpLo[/video]

 

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Danny White is an underrated player. And his stats aren't as sexy as Tony's. But he got us to three NFC Title games in an era when the NFL had truly power house teams. And he never endorsed an unqualified loser as head coach.

Staubach, Aikman, White, Romo, wgas

 

[Iamtdg]

Danny White is an underrated player. And his stats aren't as sexy as Tony's. But he got us to three NFC Title games in an era when the NFL had truly power house teams. And he never endorsed an unqualified loser as head coach.

Staubach, Aikman, White, Romo, wgas

Difference is White actually had a good team around him. If White had had to play behind some of the line Tony has, he would have gotten killed.

Danny didn't carry those teams... Tony has.

 

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Rank the head coaches...

Try to be objective.

 

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Middy's familiar with someone before Aikman? holy shit.

 

[Iamtdg]

Rank the head coaches...

Try to be objective.

1. Johnson
2. Landry
3. Parcells
4-7. WGAS
8. Garrett

 

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1. Jimmy Johnson - this was tough.
2. Tom Landry - see above.
3. Bill Parcells - without him we are currently the Cleveland Browns.
4. Wade Phillips - likeable guy, great defensive coordinator, too soft.
5. Chan Gailey - A career coach but hovered around .500 at Georgia Tech and below .500 at Buffalo. A solid coordinator.
6. Barry Switzer - Sure he cruise controlled the team to a Super Bowl win but did it with Jimmy's players. Had no business coaching in the NFL.
7. Jason Garrett - The great pretender.
8. Dave Campo - Just a joke of a man.

 

[NoMoRedJ]

Landry is at the top and its not even debatable. The Cowboys are still the most loved and most hated team after 2 decades of irrelevance and its all because of Tom Landry.

Jimmy is 2nd. Not near the coach that Landry was but had a great 5 year run.

Parcells.

Switzer. None of the others left have even sniffed a Super Bowl. A Super Bowl win has to be worth something.

Chan/Wade are a tossup.

Campo/Garrett is another tossup. Garrett has had way more talent than Campo could have only dreamed of. Garrett should probably be below Campo because he's such a joke as a head coach.

 

[Iamtdg]

Landry is at the top and its not even debatable. The Cowboys are still the most loved and most hated team after 2 decades of irrelevance and its all because of Tom Landry.

Jimmy is 2nd. Not near the coach that Landry was but had a great 5 year run.

Parcells.

Switzer. None of the others left have even sniffed a Super Bowl. A Super Bowl win has to be worth something.

Chan/Wade are a tossup.

Campo/Garrett is another tossup. Garrett has had way more talent than Campo could have only dreamed of. Garrett should probably be below Campo because he's such a joke as a head coach.

He said to be objective.

 

[NoMoRedJ]

He said to be objective.

Exactly, and so far my post is the only objective one on the coaches.

 

[Iamtdg]

Exactly, and so far my post is the only objective one on the coaches.

That's definitely a matter of opinion.

 

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1. Jimmy Johnson - this was tough.
2. Tom Landry - see above.

Er, no. Landry was one of the great innovators in NFL history, on both sides of the ball. The 4-3 defense in NY, the Flex, the shotgun. (I know he didnt invent the shotgun, but he certainly developed it for the modern game.) Then there's 20 straight winning seasons, two titles, narrowly losing four others, etc. Even Jimmy would vote Landry #1.

 

[Iamtdg]

Er, no. Landry was one of the great innovators in NFL history, on both sides of the ball. The 4-3 defense in NY, the Flex, the shotgun. (I know he didnt invent the shotgun, but he certainly developed it for the modern game.) Then there's 20 straight winning seasons, two titles, narrowly losing four others, etc. Even Jimmy would vote Landry #1.

I think it's closer than you two are suggesting. Jimmy took a 1-15 team and won a SB with them 3 years later. That's one of the most amazing coaching feats in the history of the NFL.

 

[NoMoRedJ]

That's definitely a matter of opinion.

Objectivity is more than opinion.

There is no way in hell any objective ranking could put Jimmy above Landry.

Not for wins

Not for winning seasons

Not for post season success

Not for innovation, not contribution to the game

Not for his coaching tree

Not for longevity

Not for NFCCG or Super Bowl appearances

Not as a man of character and integrity who had an influence on his players outside of football

No coach has had 20 consecutive winning seasons like Landry



Where do we stop?

Landry is # 1 and it aint even close. Anybody that says otherwise is subjective.