I will not be building a museum list for this offense. This will be a football team first and a tribute to the past greats second or maybe not at all.
An official All-Time Dallas Cowboys offense would be loaded with names, and they all deserve respect, but respect doesn’t get everyone on the field.
I will be picking starters, backups, and the players who barely miss the cut.
A few of the decisions I make on my list will inevitably make some Cowboys fans mad, and that’s OK. If an All-Time list doesn’t start some type of debate, it probably wasn’t honest enough.
I went with Roger Staubach as the starting quarterback on this list.
Troy Aikman has the three Super Bowl rings. Tony Romo was a magician and much better than several fans would like to admit. Dak Prescott owns most of the production argument.
But, if I need one Cowboys’ quarterback to lead a team, I want Staubach.
I want the leadership, toughness, mobility, and a quarterback who can command the entire huddle with his presence alone. “Captain America” has all of these traits.
Troy Aikman will be my backup. If Staubach had to come out, I would have a three-time Super Bowl champion walking into the game. That’s a luxury not many other franchises can touch.
This may have been the easiest pick in the entire article.
I’m taking Emmitt Smith, and I’m not going to pretend there is a real debate about RB1.
People can bring up the offensive line all they want, I don’t care about that. Emmitt was the engine that kept a dynasty running. He ran with physicality, protected the football, finished drives, picked up the blitz, and wore down defenses.
Tony Dorsett belongs on the team because of his speed and home-run ability. Ezekiel Elliott’s peak gave Dallas a physical identity the second he arrived.
But Emmitt Smith is the unquestioned starter. No need to overthink this one.
This might be the position where I get the loudest debate on the offense.
Michael Irvin is my WR1 because he was the attitude of the 90s Cowboys offense. He blocked, battled, worked the middle, and wanted the ball when the game got tight.
How can you not have Drew Pearson as WR2? He is one of the most clutch players of all time and his competitiveness matched Irvin’s.
The third spot is where this could get interesting, because the Cowboys have a deep history of great wide receivers.
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