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PASQUAL FACUNDO - AUSTIN, TX: The only conclusion I could come to when doing my top Cowboys rankings is to go by who I grew up with. It's like Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story in that they're both the greatest of their time, it just depends on when you grew up. Since I used to run around the house pretending to be Emmitt, he's the greatest Dallas Cowboy of all time - the greatest for me at least.

Rob: Totally agree. A player's greatness resonates more when you grow up watching him live on television. One day my kids and I might argue Jordan vs. Lebron. It's the same in Cowboys lore. You really can't go wrong with any of our top four or five as the greatest in franchise history, but Emmitt, Troy and Michael come to mind first because they were winning Super Bowls when I was playing football in the backyard. Roger Staubach and Bob Lilly are true legends, but I don't have a first-person account of their accomplishments. In any walk of life, you gravitate to what you know and have experienced.

Nick: I think age has everything to do with it. I know this because Emmitt Smith got three No. 1 votes by our nine-person panel. I can't think it's only a coincidence that those three people (myself included), are the three youngest people on the panel. Of course it comes down to what you know and what you saw. I picked Emmitt first, but not just because I watched him play and not just because he helped them win three Super Bowls, but the Cowboys didn't win without Emmitt. They won without Troy, with guys like Beuerlein and Kosar and Garrett. But without Emmitt, they didn't win. So for me, I picked the most valuable player for the best era of teams in franchise history.

Josh: You're right. Since we started this thing months ago a lot of people have griped about some of the panel not being old enough to have an appreciation for the players from the 1960s and '70s. One guy even said I'd ruined the entire list because I didn't look old enough to shave (wish that was the case). But really I think we got a nice balance on the panel. We have people in their 60s, 50s, 40s, 30s and 20s. If the entire panel was older, I think we would have seen guys like Jerry Tubbs ranked highly, a pretty good linebacker from 1960-66, but someone I wouldn't take over Dexter Coakley, a player whose entire career I watched. When you work for the team, and you're around Cowboys and Cowboys history day-in and day-out, I think you develop a pretty well-rounded appreciation for the past, anyway.

STEVE O'BRIEN - ALBANY, NY: Putting everything in a nutshell from last season to now, with training camp right around the corner, do you guys agree with the release of T.O. and the other players who were let go, like Pacman, Tank, Greg Ellis, Kevin Burnett, etc.? Anyone you would want to bring back?

Rob: Three months later, I'm still torn on the T.O. decision. For the sheer circus factor, I understand why he isn't here. At the same time, they're going to miss his ability even if Roy Williams has a good season. It was clearly time to part ways with Pacman, as well as Tank, who didn't seem happy here and wasn't very productive. Ellis' release makes sense because the Cowboys have been getting younger all off-season, but the timing still irks me a little. We'll see how the rookies develop. Would've liked to see Burnett come back (as well as Keith Davis), but this presents a great opportunity for Bobby Carpenter, maybe once and for all.

Nick: Well in fear of sounding hyprocritical, especially since nothing big has changed between now and then, I still don't agree with some of the decisions. I didn't necessarily like the T.O. move because I still feel like the Cowboys will miss his production tremendously. The same guys that couldn't take advantage of constant double-teams on T.O. are now expected to take over without him? I don't know about that. As for the rest of the guys I don't have a big problem. But I wouldn't have cut or traded Anthony Henry just because I "think" Scandrick and Jenkins are ready. But hey, it is what it is. And no one is coming back. That's unless they want to bring back Keith Davis AGAIN. I'd be all for that.

Josh: I have to admit I've warmed up to the idea of cutting T.O. over these last four months. At first I thought it was a mistake, but now I feel like it lifted a burden off this team's shoulders - the endless attention and controversy that surrounds him everywhere he goes. Much of that is media-driven, no doubt, but it's really there and it's going to be there as long as he's in the NFL. His mere presence was a distraction. They'll miss his talent, sure, but I think there's still more than enough talent for this team to win the Super Bowl. So if the distraction is gone, maybe they'll be better. It's the same thing with "Adam" Pacman Jones and Tank. Greg Ellis didn't want to be here, so you've got to let him go. Burnett and Chris Canty both complained about their contracts during the season last year. See what I mean about clearing the distractions now?