The Cowboys Draft " Mistake" Pearlman found out the Cowboys went right down to the wire about...

The Cowboys Draft " Mistake"

Pearlman found out the Cowboys went right down to the wire about whether to pick Payton in the 1975 draft, and they went with Randy White because they thought he'd last longer, not because he was the better player. He found out how disappointed Payton was to be picked by the Bears. He wrote how seriously the Bears questioned Payton after a poor rookie year.

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Did the Cowboys make a mistake??

Not the worst mistake anyone has every made still something to think about.

7 months ago Jonathan Stern 6 comments 0 recs |

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I dont think it was a mistake

I turned out great for both teams because Randy and Walter turned out to be Hall of Famers. Randy was the anchor of one the greatest defenses of all time. If we would have drafted Walter, we wouldnt have drafted another HOFamer…. Tony Dorsett. Then we might have missed out on 2 legends and a championship in 77. Who knows?

by dcsince77 on Oct 24, 2011 2:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

The Manster a mistake?

I can’t ever get behind that statement. Even for Payton.

by H-Town Boys Fan on Oct 24, 2011 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

H-Town boys fan where do u live in houston?

I live there too. Im tryin to get together as many Cowboys fans as I can. We need to represent our team because I hate the Texans…

by dcsince77 on Oct 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I'm out in Katy

Out on the west side of town, and work up by greenspoint

by H-Town Boys Fan on Oct 25, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah I wasn’t calling Randy White a mistake.

Just that having Walter Payton would have been nice too.

by Jonathan Stern on Oct 25, 2011 12:39 AM CDT reply actions

Randy White is one of my all-time favorites

Loved watching that man play football.

Conversely, I loved watching Payton play as well, but he never donned the star.

Randy was a beast to watch, and had that motor you always hear about that never turns off. Ware has that same type of internal fire that drives a player straight to the HoF, and elevates the play of those around him.

I don’t know if we win Super Bowl XII without, not only Randy’s individual contribution, what he did to elevate the play of those around him.

by H-Town Boys Fan on Oct 25, 2011 4:52 PM CDT reply actions