The Dallas Cowboys have not made it easy to remain loyal.
That sounds crazy for a team that rattled off three Super Bowl wins in four years during the 1990s. However, the 30 years since have produced endless heartbreak and unfulfilled promises despite relative stability at quarterback and some stacked rosters.
There's a lot to like about this year's Cowboys, but let's zoom out from training camp and take a stroll down memory lane on the offensive side of the ball.
The 2010s were full of affliction -- and clapping on the sideline from Jason Garrett -- and Cowboys fans can prove their loyalty by naming Dallas' top five yardage leaders from 2010 to 2019. The quiz below challenges you to do exactly that. No pressure!
Can you name the Dallas Cowboys' yardage leaders from 2010 to 2019?
The Cowboys' top two passing leaders are quite obvious. Tony Romo (73 games) and Dak Prescott (64 games) started a combined 137 regular-season games in the 2010s.
The troubling part? Romo was the designated QB1 for seven of those seasons, while Prescott reached 64 starts in just four years, underscoring just how much time Romo lost to injury.
Sure enough, the 3-5 slots -- John Kitna, Matt Cassel, and Brandon Weeden, respectively -- all filled in while Romo was injured.
Jon Kitna started nine games in 2010, throwing for 2,356 yards, while Matt Cassel totaled 1,276 yards over seven starts in 2015, followed by Weeden's 1,041 yards in nine appearances (four starts) over two seasons.
If you stuck with Dallas through Romo's injury-riddled seasons, Kitna, Cassel, and Weeden shouldn't have given you too much trouble, even if Weeden's run as QB1 was a brutal watch. That said, it was arguably the portion of the quiz that gave fans the most trouble.
Cowboys' rushing leaders in the 2010s may have caused some aggravation
Ezekiel Elliott and DeMarco Murray are responsible for some of the best rushing seasons in franchise history. Case closed.
And who could forget former first-round pick Felix Jones? Even though 2010 was his only year as a featured back, he averaged 134 carries from 2010 to 2013.
The next two may have caused some aggravation.
Dak Prescott is actually the team's fourth-leading rusher in the 2010s. Now one of the better field generals in the NFL, Prescott ran the ball extremely well early in his career.
The No. 5 spot belongs to Darren McFadden, an easy pull for diehard Cowboys fans but not exactly a household name, given that he spent only one year as the featured starter (a 1,089-yard campaign in 2015).
Cowboys' 2010s receiving leaders are pretty straightforward
Dez Bryant and Jason Witten. Thanks for coming. As two of the better pass-catchers the Cowboys have ever had, they sit alone at the top.
Your loyalty to America's Team could be judged by how quickly you typed out Terrance Williams, who checked in at No. 3 -- ahead of Cole Beasley and Amari Cooper, respectively -- with 3,377 yards.
Williams only eclipsed 800 yards once in his career, but longevity was on his side. He served as Dallas' de facto WR2 alongside Dez Bryant from 2013 to 2017, even if targets often made him the third or fourth option behind Jason Witten and Cole Beasley.
If you named all 15 players before time ran out, congratulations, your Cowboys loyalty cannot be questioned! If you didn't get a perfect score, don't sweat it. Backup QBs tend to be largely forgettable, and outside of Prescott's unforgettable rookie takeover, Dallas seldom had stability behind Romo.
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