News: TS: Emmitt Smith Names Biggest Problem With The Cowboys

[Reality]

 

[john van brocklin]

Sounds like Emmitt does not think the team is mentally tough.
Who here would disagree?

 

[plymkr]

Emmitt is not wrong. We're mentally weak. He said something there that stuck with me. He said you can't take things for granted. Not to beat a dead horse but the culture of the Cowboys now is they take everything for granted. There's no fear of losing. So in line with what Irvin said they don't have the will to become champions because they take things for granted.

Lather, rinse, repeat for 26 seasons.

 

[The Fonz]

Blame no one but the Jones with their country club culture....they are running it like a circus

 

[Hardline]

The 2nd biggest problem is the GM is in tight with the owner.

 

[john van brocklin]

Emmitt is not wrong. We're mentally weak. He said something there that stuck with me. He said you can't take things for granted. Not to beat a dead horse but the culture of the Cowboys now is they take everything for granted. There's no fear of losing. So in line with what Irvin said they don't have the will to become champions because they take things for granted.

Lather, rinse, repeat for 26 seasons.

Not only what you said, but the number of penalties were unacceptable and show a lack of mental discipline

 

[jazzcat22]

Jerry should take them on a team building trip…not on his yacht, but on a weekend paint ball excursion.

 

[Captain-Crash]

didn't read it but I would say he said the baby dak and we will never have enough elite players to carry him. you hater emmitt, I'm glad we cut you when you couldn't gain but 2 yards a carry.

 

[jazzcat22]

didn't read it but I would say he said the baby dak and we will never have enough elite players to carry him. you hater emmitt, I'm glad we cut you when you couldn't gain but 2 yards a carry.

That was because the OC was 1 yard better per carry play calling than the idiot we have now.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Emmitt point the finger at the HC position over the years. Can't say I disagree.

 

[Jfconrow]

I agree with him on the mental part, but I don’t think it’s weakness I think it’s something like entitlement. They think because they’re a Cowboy they’ve made it. Win a couple big games and it’s time to hit the bars and be famous. I think it’d help if they stayed grounded but how can you explain that to some 21 year olds.

Then again there’s no way the game is 90% mental, some people can roll out of bed and run a 4.4 forty or play for 10 years without even spraining an ankle. If it were only 10% physical a lot more people could do it.

 

[J817]

Emmitt with the insight. I guess thats what made him a great commentator. For majority of my life an ex-player has used the “talented, but mentally weak” argument after a Cowboys season. When is it going to stop?

Let me know when an ex-player actually calls out the real issue. Emmitt and Irvin can if they want to. Irvin certainly has the mic to do so. The “issue” has already let them be in the Ring of Honor. They no longer have a contract with the “issues” team. Call him out. The fact that they aren’t calling him out is part of the problem.

 

[Blackrain]

Emmett and Michael are spot on enough said we've beat this worse to death

 

[Nav22]

didn't read it but I would say he said the baby dak and we will never have enough elite players to carry him. you hater emmitt, I'm glad we cut you when you couldn't gain but 2 yards a carry.

Nice unnecessary hyphen in your username.

English is your 1st language?

 

[tunahelper]

Sounds like Emmitt does not think the team is mentally tough.
Who here would disagree?

Exhibit A- 14 penalties in the playoff game. Can you imagine any of Jimmy Johnson led teams playing so sloppy?

 

[CowboyoWales]

The 2nd biggest problem is the GM is in tight with the owner.

.....and then the owner is buddy, buddy with the players...."aaaww, I really like, you're me friend....here's $10m".

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I agree with him on the mental part, but I don’t think it’s weakness I think it’s something like entitlement. They think because they’re a Cowboy they’ve made it. Win a couple big games and it’s time to hit the bars and be famous. I think it’d help if they stayed grounded but how can you explain that to some 21 year olds.

Then again there’s no way the game is 90% mental, some people can roll out of bed and run a 4.4 forty or play for 10 years without even spraining an ankle. If it were only 10% physical a lot more people could do it.

You do realize where this "entitlement" attitude comes from, right? When the owner and his son pass themselves off as football savants...that is where the fraudulent environment begins. And the funny thing is how often they repeat the same mistakes. They hired a head coach and TOLD him who the offensive coordinator would be and who would call plays. (haven't we seen them do that before?) The the head coach gets mad and hires his buddy to be the defensive coordinator. So you had a head coach who has been out of football. You have a defensive coordinator who has been out of football. And you have an offensive coordinator that they think is Sean McVey, but is really just a guy that is learning on the job.... at the NFL level (you can't make this stuff up).

They field a team that is head and shoulders better than their opponents in the NFC East....and the Jones boys use how easily we dominate the NFC East as an assessment of where this football program is. I am sure that made the Jones boys feel good about themselves and thus the players felt good about themselves. Then the 49ers show us what a real football coach and a real football team look like and the Jones boys have another offseason where they look like discovered a football franchise on a treasure hunt and have no clue what to do (what else is new)

And don't get me started with them putting the #88 on WRs, or the #94 on DEs....don't overlook the part that plays into the culture. I mean...Randy Gregory.....a 2nd round pick that hardly ever saw the field early in his career...what message did him donning #94 send him and the locker room?

 

[JayNovacek84]

What we need is a HC who will constantly push the players to achieve better like Jimmy Johnson did, and an owner who will stay the heck out of footballing matters.
Unfortunately that ain't going to happen

 

[acr731]

What we need is a HC who will constantly push the players to achieve better like Jimmy Johnson did, and an owner who will stay the heck out of footballing matters.
Unfortunately that ain't going to happen

And why won't that happen? Because the owner has to have complete control over the entire operation.

 

[CowboyoWales]

What we need is a HC who will constantly push the players to achieve better like Jimmy Johnson did, and an owner who will stay the heck out of footballing matters.
Unfortunately that ain't going to happen

Dont think you can judge a coaching set up with the Jones' shadow/influence hanging over them....someone needs to, with a straight face, ask Mike...."do you really think an injured Zeke is better than a fit Pollard?"
I think we need to rely on Quinn. I think he's bought out the Jerry Shadow...."Jerry, i'll re-sign, but I do it my way".