The "Greg Ellis era" is over in Dallas -- maybe we can return to playoff winning football now

by VAfan on May 27, 2009 4:54 PM CDT

Just wanted to point out that the Cowboys never won a playoff game during Greg Ellis's 12 years with the team.

Of course, there is no correlation between him being on the team and that run of futility. But it is an easy way to mark the sorriest stretch of the Dallas Cowboys' great history.

(Note: we also didn't win a playoff game the year before Ellis arrived, but this doesn't change my observation.)

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LOL while he wasn't a problem IMO

it will be strange when we win one

"We play to win the game" - Herm Edwards

by nicholas.rodriguez on May 27, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions

Ya this is true but we havent won a playoff games with any of our current players either.

by regaberto on May 27, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions

Ellis helped the team a great deal

Guy might not be sorely missed, but our lack of play off wins certainly wasn’t his fault.

Epic Fail since 1985

by the red scare on May 27, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions

Ellis was a great and classy player for the Cowboys

He’ll be remembered as one of the best players to have played in our storied franchise, maybe not top 50, but certainly one of the best.

There are many reasons we haven’t won a playoff game during his tenure as a Cowboys, but certainly Greg Ellis isn’t one of them.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 28, 2009 8:01 AM CDT reply actions

Dunno

I think he leaves fans with a sour taste in their mouth from all of his bemoaning of his contract.

Ellis was drafted as a prototypical 4-3 DE out of North Carolina. The switch to a 3-4 in Dallas was not kind to him as he had to lose weight and learn to drop into coverage. Neither of these things were easy or natural for him. Yet, he made the switch without spouting off and was able to perform at a level that kept him on the field.

I put Ellis on par with guys like Tony Tolbert. We know the name, but he never really lived up to the hype around what we thought his performance should have been. Eleven seasons as a starting edge rusher and only one with double digit sacks. Kinda’ blah if you ask me.

He’s been a good soldier for the majority of his tenure in Dallas, but because his exit is preceded by a period of public discontent, I’m not sure Ellis will conjure up any sweet memories in 10 years.

"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by 5Blings on May 28, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

+1...

I couldn’t have summed up my thoughts on him any better…

To me he’ll always be the guy they took instead of Randy Moss…

0 = The number of Super Bowls the Eagles have won.

by gee-roj on May 28, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions

That sour taste will fade...

Greg Ellis was a solid football player, a mentor and team player. Granted, he did not do a very good job with the “business side” of football and developed a reputation as a “whiner”. Like the changing of the seasons, if it’s summer, Greg Ellis is complaining about his contract or future with the team.

But once the whistle blew on opening day Greg was a rock. Parcells saw a dominant OLB in Ellis and he was right. Had he not blown out his achilles who knows what he might have accomplished. I am sure his career sack totals would have been a lot more impressive.

I won’t miss the whining but I will miss the talented, dedicated football player that had the misfortune to be considered by many as “the player taken instead of Randy Moss”.

God speed Greg, I wish you only the best…

Garrett needs to get a clue!

by BulletBob on May 28, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

very well said

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 28, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank you

God, it feels like I’ve been talking to a wall, responding to the misconception that Ellis somehow contributed to anything wrong with our Boys over the last couple of years…

Ellis was all class. Never let his problems with the front office affect his play, and still helped out teammates who he felt may take his position before he was ready to relinquish it. That speaks volumes about a man’s character.

Now, I don’t disagree with the idea to move on without him. We drafted a couple of young guys to back up Ware and Spencer, and the 4 some odd million we’d be paying him for being a pass rush specialist would be a bit too hefty, but the man displayed a great deal of integrity for quite some time here and Dallas. I’m going to miss his constant and somewhat lovable bitching every off season from here on out…

Epic Fail since 1985

by the red scare on May 28, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions

hey have u heard about where ellis might be traded to? or will he be released? has it really been 12 years since the cowboys last won a playoff game?

by chaucer on May 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Perhaps

It’s Flozell’s fault? JK. Can’t put this on one player. Can put it on the GM, but not one player.

by HutHut on May 28, 2009 10:10 AM CDT reply actions

curse of the whiney baby?

It’s not as snappy as the “curse of the bambino”, the “curse of the billy goat” or the lesser known “curse of Bobby Lane”, but getting rid of Ellis will be sure to put us over the top.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
-Winston Churchill

by HudBaby on May 28, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions