ahhh…forget it…...let me put it this way…go to the rankings from the previous posters….cuz they sure to have a better grasp of talent and importance to the team….

I don’t think that those WR combos scare anyone either, but the Saints had a very good passing attack the last two years without a roster that scared many. We have enough guys that can make big plays in the passing game (even if they are not WRs) that we would survive. Even without TO, I don’t think our WR corps is any worse than, say, Philly’s. Or NE’s two years ago. You can still move the ball through the air without a bonafide #1 WR, but it sure helps to have one of those guys.

Thankfully, we have TO this year, and next year if it’s not him, it’ll be another stud WR (or both!)

Let’s just hope his mind isn’t “thinking” about some media starved trailer trash has been.

I do believe Romo is top 3. There are only 2 quarterbacks better then Romo in my opionon..

But think back to the quality of our pass defense without him. Compare, for instance, Plaxico’s performance against us in game 1 (no Newman) to his showing during the other two games.
As for the other games we played without him, we were fortunate to draw Miami, STL, and Chicago.

There is no way Greg Ellis is a better all around player.. NO way.. Ware has to fight of double teams, Ellis benefits from all attention Ware attracts. There is a reason why Greg Ellis’s 1st double digit sacks season came with D. Ware on the other side. Plus DWAre doubled up greg ellis in tackles..

Davis wasn’t not a beast until he got on a team with 2 pro-bowlers already on the line. flozell has been holding down left tackle for 11 years, the most important postion on the line.

Can you really assume D-mac is better? Fargas started 7 games last year and rushed for 1k yards and 4.5 yds a carry.

AP was better and D-mac and Felix jones are no AP. You are saying felix jones is already at a pro bowl level? For every AP there are 2 Cedric Bensons..

Yes. And, so, why do you have to play an NFL snap to be better?

Are you serious with the number of busts in the NFL in the 1st round? Go look at the Top 10 players drafted in 2005. Then look at the RB’s, 3 backs in the top 5, and none of them are a better then MB3..

To try and justify otherwise is ridiculous.

Ellis is good, but Ware is great and still hasn’t reached his peak yet.

Even if you concede the idea that the Cowboys and the league are based on the pass, there are some items that point to how critical a back like MB3 is to our success.

Running the ball in the redzone, and being able to punch it in for TD’s is a big lift to an offense. Passing patterns are squeezed in the redzone, limiting the playbook and helping the defense a little. Also, bad things can happen on passing downs, and you just need one at the wrong time and you’re kicking a FG at best. A sack, a holding penalty to save the QB, a tipped ball that ends up with the defense, the QB just making a bonehead decision. Sure, some bad things can happen on run plays but outside of a fumble, they’re pretty safe. Passing plays by nature are a little more dicey than runs. If you can run in the redzone and score TD’s, advantage offense.

Moving the chains on 3rd and short is a big psychological weapon. It’s not always about how much you run, it’s about when and where you run, and how successfully. Nothing bums out a defense more than not stopping a third down, and if you can pick up the 2 or 3 yards on the ground, they feel helpless. This is even magnified when the offense is running out the clock when they’re ahead.

More abstractly, even passing offenses will need the threat of a running game. Sometimes you just can’t get the QB protected like you want and the only thing that might slow down that rush is an effective running game. You don’t have to control the game with the run, but you need to do it enough to make the defense think.

On these things alone I think MB3 is crucial to our success. Not every back scores TD’s at the pace MB3 does and there’s no denying he’ll get you the tough yards. Plus, he’s a pretty good receiver out of the backfield and can be a good blitz blocker. There’s a lot to like about his game.

but nearly two thirds of our scoring drives had MB3 in the game. He is very critical to our success. Make no mistake about that.

and he wasn’t even drafted and QBs drafted in the first rd that year aren’t even in the league anymore.

It is defintely weird how it works out..

Drafting is not an exact science. The ability to perform in the NFL is 75% talent, 25% oppurtunity…

If you were serious about your last comments are not??

What about Richard Bartel!?
He is suppose to be the next Romo. Jeesh you don’t know anything! ;)

I have Witten and Gates equal.. Gonzo age drops him back a bit even though he is coming off another killer sesaon.

TO’s 2, you don’t find a guy as consitent as him year end and year out.. Chad may have more yards, but TO hits pay dirt a lot more often. He is more explosive then fitzs..

The overwhelming sentiment is we are doomed if TO goes down. I think we need 2 WR’s to step up and be ready to make plays this season. I think we can count Hurd to make plays. We need Austin or Stanback to become a dynamic, game changing WR.

This is QB driven league, obviously the line creates the time necessary, but no QB-no Playoff run..

the rest are not better than Newman on their best day and Newman’s worst.

I think I’m going to be sick. One of the most overrated players in the league. The guy’s nickname should be Toast. Are you serious?

With Nate Clements you are also really pushing it.

and Mathis and Winfiled definitely doesn’t