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Mac: The Day That Never Comes said 09/30, 12:00 PM
Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin.

Two of these guys are HOF's and the other is a future HOF. These three guys played together in the 90's and won 3 Super Bowl's.

Trok Aikman's Career Numbers: 2898/4715, 61.5%, 32942 Yds, 165 TD's, 141 INT's

Super Bowl Numbers: 56/80, 70%, 689 Yds, 5 TD's, 1 INT

Emmitt Smith is the All Time leader in Rushes, Rush Yds, Rush TD's, 2nd in Yds from Scrimmage, and 2nd in Rush/Receiving TD's. Emmitt Smith was a balanced running back. Regardless of how effective his OL was, he was still truely a special player.

Emmitt Smith's Career Numbers: 4409 Att, 18355 Yds, 4.2 Y/A, 164 TD's, 515 Rec, 3224 Yds, and 11 TD's.

Super Bowl Numbers: 70 Rush, 289 Yds, 4.1 Y/A, 5 TD's, 11 Rec, and 56 Yds.

Michael Irvin was the prime target for his great quarterback. Irvin was a force to be reckoned with in every game. He was so difficult to cover, because not only due to his talent but his own little push offs.

Michael Irvin's Career Numbers: 750 Rec, 11904 Yds, 15.9 Y/R, 65 TD's.

Super Bowl Numbers: 16 Rec, 255 Yds, 15.9 Y/R, and 2 TD's.

This honor has to go to "The Triplets".

Mac: The Day That Never Comes said 09/30, 07:02 PM
"The Triplets" were together from 1990 to 1999. In 1989, the Cowboys wen't a dismal 1-15. In 1990 after drafting Emmitt Smith they shot up to 7-9. And from then on it was nothing but winning. In the span of 10 seasons they won 113 games for the Dallas Cowboys franchise. (Including Playoffs) From 1991 to 1996 "The Triplets" helped lead the Cowboys to 70 Regular Season wins and a 12-3 Playoff Record including 3 Super Bowl victories and 1 NFC Championship appearance. The NFC Championship loss in 1994 was to the eventual Super Bowl Champion SF 49ers led by Steve Young. Overall, "The Triplets" led the Dallas Cowboys to 7 Playoff Appearances in 10 seasons. That is success.

To me, guys like Joe Montana, Roger Craig, and Jerry Rice were phenomenal football players. There isn't any doubt about that. But, there numbers can be contributed "partially" to the fact that they were playing under Bill Walsh and his WCO. That was a system that the NFL had not seen before and was orchestrated perfectly by the 49ers. That was a run first style of offense that set up short and precise passing plays. ***Continue Argument #2 in Comments***

Mac: The Day That Never Comes said 10/01, 06:40 PM
They won the Super Bowl again because George Seifert made sure that the WCO was continued. Seifert basically picked up where the mastermind Bill Walsh left off.

This is really just a matter of opinion. During the 6 year period your trio were together they were incredible. During the 6 year period (91-96) when the Cowboys were at their best they roughly had the same Regular Season Win % and also won 3 Super Bowl's. The 49ers blew people out in their Super Bowl's, so did the Cowboys. Your trio contains multiple HOF's, mine does as well. Your trio played under a perfect system ran by both Walsh and Seifert, my trio was blessed with a great defense and OL. Your trio has 2 players that are arguably the best ever at their position, and my trio contains one that is arguably the best at his position with 2 outstanding counterparts. Your trio were always at the top of the league in stats per season, and so was mine. Both trios produced Top 3 scoring offenses and great balance. There are Pro-Bowls galore between our trios.

Basically, take your pick. You want the perfect players in a perfect system, or the free wheeling triplets from Big D? Either way, both were dominant trios.