![]() ![]() Smith held out during training camp and was only a minimal contributor in the season's early games, but began to show his future greatness with a 100+ yard performance in a week-5 win against Tampa Bay and had a few other outstanding games during the season.īecause of the dismal 1–15 record from the previous season, the home opener against the San Diego Chargers was threatened to be blacked out for the local television market, since Texas Stadium was not sold out. ![]() This season featured the debut of running back Emmitt Smith. When the Saints beat the Rams the next night, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention. The next week, with Laufenberg again leading the offense, the Cowboys were thoroughly beaten, 26–7, by the 4–11 Atlanta Falcons. Meanwhile, the Saints upset the 49ers (handing the Niners only their second loss) to keep the Cowboys from clinching in week 16. With Aikman injured, the Cowboys mustered little offense against the Eagles and lost, 17–3. However, in week 16, quarterback Troy Aikman separated his shoulder early against the Eagles and was replaced by Babe Laufenberg (the Cowboys had traded backup Steve Walsh early in the season and Laufenberg was elevated from third string to backup). The Cowboys entered the season's final two weeks needing only one win or Saints' loss to make the playoffs as a wildcard. However, the team improved significantly in late November, winning four games in a row (including impressive wins over the Redskins and Saints, and a blowout win over the Cardinals). ![]() The Cowboys showed some early season fight with two wins over Tampa Bay and a near-miss against Philadelphia, but still stood only 3–7 after ten weeks, and were seemingly out of playoff contention. The season began with a win over San Diego, breaking a 14-game home losing streak. This was the first season since their Super Bowl X-appearing 1975 season that offensive lineman Tom Rafferty was not on the roster, as he announced his retirement in the offseason, ending a 14-year era for the team. Despite this, Jimmy Johnson won AP's NFL coach of the year honors. However, the Cowboys missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Cowboys rebounded from a 1–15 season in 1989 to a 7–9 record. Starting with Pro Football Reference’s Approximate Value metric - a useful tool to help evaluate contributions across the various eras - each member of the organization was scored on their career achievements, three-season peaks, game-by-game greatness, longevity and postseason contributions.Įarlier we tackled the first half of our results, No.s 100 through 51, which have not been updated for the 2019 season that is currently underway.The 1990 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and was the second year of the franchise under the ownership of Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson. As such, a formula was necessary to measure individual impact across the last six decades that produced eight trips to the Super Bowl and five championships. It led to a tough decision-making process this summer in identifying who was the best to don the star. They haven’t been a part of the entire NFL history, being celebrated in 2019 with their 100th anniversary, but they certainly are one of the league’s biggest chapters in their history book. While most organizations struggle to find 50 or 60 players to exalt as among the best to be in the league, the work performed by the Dallas front office to acquire talent in various dark corners and small schools, and hit on projecting bigger school talent, is uncanny. Love them or hate them, everyone has an opinion about the Cowboys and their large collection of top talent accrued over the last 60 years. As the Dallas Cowboys continue to dominate NFL ratings game to game and year to year, it’s easy to forget there have been lean times when the franchise was not front and center in the hearts of all football fans. ![]()
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