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The Dallas Cowboy's Greatest Worst Cuts of All-Time




Who are the "greatest" ( worst) cuts of all time for the Dallas Cowboys?

Also, does anybody know of any recent cuts that are playing well with another team?

*They don't have to be All-Pros, but I'm just looking for guys that were recently cut that are contributing with success on another team right now?

I can think of a couple All-Time cuts:

1) Jimmy Smith: Yea, he was injured and just never got a chance to shine on a stacked team, but it hurt to see him
go on to have the success that he did. I'm Sure we never would have given up the two first-round picks for Joey Galloway, if Smith stayed with Dallas. At least he did not have his success with the Philadelphia Eagles, who actually picked him up after Dallas cut him, but soon parted ways with him also.

2) Brian Waters: Ouch! Like Jimmy Smith, this guy had an HOF type career, just too bad that career was not with the Dallas Cowboys. Yea, it took a few years for him to develop into a great guard, and developing players was not something Dallas was very good at in the later 90s and early 00s. The Dallas Cowboys really could have used his presence during Romos early years. Any time you give up an HOF type talent it is going to hurt, so this one is deserving of #2 on the Greatest Worst Dallas Cowboys cuts

If you guys have any guys that I should add to this list to turn it into a top 10, please let me know and I will add them.

I think The Dallas Cowboys have been really good lately at not cutting guys that go on to be even moderately successful on another team.

We tend to get really bent-out-of-shape when Dallas lets go of a guy that we were sooo positive they were going to go on to do great things on another club, but Dallas really has been in great shape since Garrett has been at the helm.

But if there are some guys that you think we definitely should not cut, please talk about them.

One guy that is definitely intriguing is Rico Gathers; even his name to me inspires a great football tight-end.
I do like the Gathers project, but I believe we have an outstanding chance of getting him on the practice squad after he is cut, as I see very little reason why any other team in the NFL would take up a 53 man roster position with the project of a man that Gathers is. We just have to hope that other teams are not watching him on our practice squad and try to pluck him near the end of the year, when teams out of the chase are looking to the future and want a project like Gathers on their roster.

Let's hear what guys you have on your lists!

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