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Who should be the next inductee?

My pick is Ralph Neely

Charlie Waters, Jay Novacek, "Moose" Johnston

All four of those deserve it.

Jerry Jones

Darren Woodson, Harvey Martin, Ed Jones, along with others y'all already mentioned. Except Grassman, he should have to go sit in the corner.

Phil Pozderac
Rafael Septien

BillB wrote:Phil Pozderac
Rafael Septien

Go sit with Grassman!

Bob Of Burleson wrote:Kyle Orton.

You too!

I'll bet when Jerry passes to the next plane, Steven will put Jerry in the ring of honor.

Quincy Carter.

Bob Of Burleson wrote:Kyle Orton.

Instead of his number before his name they will have a ($).

Crazy Ray

Steven SHOULD put Jerry in. Franchise was failing when he bought them for $186 million. Won 3 Super Bowls and turned them into a $2 BILLION franchise.

I like the Crazy Ray suggestion. That would be a good move. Woods on run too!

Texie Waterman

Allen wrote:Darren Woodson, Harvey Martin, Ed Jones, along with others y'all already mentioned. Except Grassman, he should have to go sit in the corner.

+1 to all of those. Woodson was one of the best ever to play his position, IMO. I think Neely should be next (or one of the next) for several reasons. He was a dominant player in his time (a member of the NFL's "All-1960s Team", and there is a very interesting story about his signing with the Cowboys. For those who don't know, Neely was drafted by the Colts and Oilers, but signed with the Oilers. When Neely found out that the Cowboys had traded for his rights, he sent his bonus check back to the Oilers and signed with the Cowboys. Neely's signing was one of the issues that had to be resolved to complete the AFL-NFL merger, and the annual Governor's Cup game with the Oilers was a part of the settlement (the Cowboys also gave the Oilers a first, second, and 2 fifth-round draft choices).

Also, they need to do it while he's still alive and, preferably, walking.

kent wrote:Steven SHOULD put Jerry in. Franchise was failing when he bought them for $186 million. Won 3 Super Bowls and turned them into a $2 BILLION franchise.

I like the Crazy Ray suggestion. That would be a good move. Woods on run too!

Kent, I am going to disagree with you. That does not make you a bad person; the jury is still out on me....

First. I don't think an owner belongs in the Ring of Honor. That should be for accomplishments on the field, and that honor belongs to players and coaches because they earned it through superior effort, the results of which are evident on the field.

Second. The success of the early Jones era Cowboys can also be attributed to Jimmy Johnson, both for his coaching methods and his player evaluations. There is a lot of room to speculate on whether Jerry actually learned how to evaluate talent.

Third. The value of the franchise is tied to Jerry's skill as a marketer and promoter; neither of which occur on the field. See number 1.

If an owner is put into the RoH, it should be Clint Murchison. He owned the Cowboys from 1960-1984
He risked his money to found the Cowboys in 1960.
He hired good people, gave them the money they needed and let them run it. He realized he wasn't a football man and stayed out of it.
He was the exact opposite of Jones.

Gil Brandt would round out the trinity of Schramm, Landry and Brandt. Scouting/Personnel Director, Brandt was every bit as instrumental as the other two in making the Cowboys what they were.