Youth Versus Experience

by Long Ball on Mar 14, 2010 8:26 PM CDT

While wringing your hands over the decision-making process that the Cowboys may take as to the release of veterans, let's take a quicky comparison of last year's team to the 1992 squad that won their first Super Bowl:

1992	POS	EXP	2009	POS	EXP

OFFENSE			OFFENSE

Alvin Harper	WR	3	Roy Williams	WR	6
Mark Tuinei	LT	10	Flozelle Adams	LT	12
Nate Newton	LG	7	Kyle Kosier	LG	8
Mark Stepnoski	C	4	Andre Gurode	C	8
John Gesek	RG	3	Leonard Davis	RG	9
Erik Williams	RT	2	Marc Columbo	RT	8
Jay Novacek	TE	8	Jason Witten	TE	7
Michael Irvin	WR	5	Miles Austin	WR	4
Troy Aikman	QB	4	Tony Romo	QB	7
Emmitt Smith	RB	3	Marion Barber	RB	5
Daryl Johnston	FB	4	Deon Anderson	FB	3

TOTALS		53			77

DEFENSE			DEFENSE

Tony Tolbert	LE	4	Marcus Spears	LE	5
Tony Casillas	LT	7	Jay Ratliff	NT	5
Russell Maryland	RT	2	Igor Olshanksy	RE	6
Charles Haley	RE	7	DeMarcus Ware	WLB	5
Vinson Smith	LLB	3	Keith Brooking	ILB	12
Robert Jones	MLB	1	Bradie James	ILB	7
Ken Norton	RLB	5	Anthony Spencer	SLB	3
Kevin Smith	LCB	1	Terence Newman	LCB	7
Larry Brown	RCB	2	Mike Jenkins	RCB	2
Thomas Everett	SS	6	Gerald Sensabaugh	SS	5
James Washington	FS	3	Ken Hamlin	FS	7

TOTALS		41			64

GRAND TOTALS		94			141

Need I use the old expression "Youth Be Served"?

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Notice the oldest guy is an OL.

Notice the oldest postion is OL. Betya if you had the ages of backups/rotational guys the OL would have the oldest back ups too.
Bring in 2 OL this year and another next year and that would bring down the mean the fastest.

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Mar 15, 2010 7:32 AM CDT reply actions

How about finding

young players that are better than the older players. We have young guys. They just could not beat out the older guys for starting positions.

by jevans1729 on Mar 15, 2010 5:35 PM CDT reply actions

I don't know if it is only the talent.

It seems in some cases that Wade is slow on pulling the trigger on getting the young guys out there. But the list does indicate that we better start getting younger before things start breaking down. i.e. old bodies

by oldboysfan on Mar 15, 2010 6:45 PM CDT reply actions