2/18/2024 0 Comments Dallas cowboys 1989 roster![]() ![]() The former Heisman Trophy winner from Georgia rushed for 1,514 yards in 1988, and was considered the focal point of the offense. The Cowboys best player going into the 1989 season was running back Herschel Walker. When the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker during the season, it meant short-term pain, but long-term gain. Jones and Johnson were confident that Aikman could become the franchise quarterback, every great team needs. The Cowboys did have the first pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, and used that pick to select quarterback Troy Aikman from UCLA. Johnson was going to learn the hard way that he had to change his ways in Dallas. The NFL requires discipline and control to be successful. Johnson was known to let his players have free rein at Miami, and the Hurricanes were known as the Bad Boys of college football. The problem was that Johnson had zero experience in the NFL, and many questioned whether he could handle pro athletes, compared to college players. Johnson was coming off an enormously successful stint at the University of Miami, leading the Hurricanes to the National Championship in 1987, and establishing the “Decade of Dominance” at The U. While Jones named himself general manager, he hired Jimmy Johnson as head coach of the Cowboys. Those stairs Jimmy Johnson were on must have felt like Mount Everest in 1989. But Jones was adamant that a new regime was needed to run the Cowboys in the future. After leading the Cowboys to two Super Bowl Championships and 5 appearances in the big game, fans and media thought that Landry and Schramm should have been treated with more dignity. He let go general manager Tex Schramm, and assumed the role of GM of the Cowboys.Ĭowboy fans howled in protest over the way Landry and Schramm were treated by Jones. Jones first course of action was to fire legendary coach Tom Landry, the only coach the Cowboys have ever known, since joining the NFL in 1960. It started when Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys from longtime owner H.R. In 1989, the Cowboys failed in a big way! ![]() There are no options when it comes to expectations from Cowboy fans. There is no franchise more polarizing, more notorious, more famous, more decorated and more analyzed than the Cowboys. ![]() The most popular and hated team in the NFL. I will focus on teams within my lifetime so expect the worst from the 1970s to present day. This series of articles will celebrate (or laugh at) some of the worst professional sports teams of all time. ![]()
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