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Are people on this board too young to remember E. Smith and M. Irvin?
All I keep reading here (and in the media) are controversial posts debating whether Dallas should have drafted F. Jones or Mendenhall and may argue for the latter. But even among those who argue for Felix Jones, nobody is talking about the comments Jerry Jones made about Felix Jones having a “Michael Irvin” work ethic and team mentality, and a lower body build similar to E, Smith’s - with similar elusiveness but with more speed. Are posters just not fazed by such comparisons, or have most forgotten, or simply are too young to know, these two 90’s Icons?
It’s a legitimate question because anyone who remembers and can appreciate a Michael Irvin and an Emmitt Smith, should also understand and appreciate Jerry Jones’ affinity for them, and further acknowledge the significance behind Jerry Jones’ comparisons of Felix Jones to these 90s Icons. Jerry Jones won Super Bowls with Emmitt and Irvin. Both are/will be Pro Bowlers. Trust me, Jones does not throw their names around liberally. In fact, I have never heard him EVER compare anyone to Irvin or Emmitt since they’ve played/retired, and I find it VERY SIGNIFICANT that Jerry Jones is comparing Felix Jones’ abilities to those of these two storied players.
If I can point to anything that makes me comfortable with the Felix Jones pick, it is these comparisons – these alone – to Irvin and E. Smith that have me convinced he was the right pick – the only pick – truly worthy of a Dallas Cowboys first-round draft selection. Jerry Jones simply would not throw around such comparrisons around if they did not have real teeth to them, yet mostly everybody here and in the media seem to let this go by unnoticed. What gives?
All I keep reading here (and in the media) are controversial posts debating whether Dallas should have drafted F. Jones or Mendenhall and may argue for the latter. But even among those who argue for Felix Jones, nobody is talking about the comments Jerry Jones made about Felix Jones having a “Michael Irvin” work ethic and team mentality, and a lower body build similar to E, Smith’s - with similar elusiveness but with more speed. Are posters just not fazed by such comparisons, or have most forgotten, or simply are too young to know, these two 90’s Icons?
It’s a legitimate question because anyone who remembers and can appreciate a Michael Irvin and an Emmitt Smith, should also understand and appreciate Jerry Jones’ affinity for them, and further acknowledge the significance behind Jerry Jones’ comparisons of Felix Jones to these 90s Icons. Jerry Jones won Super Bowls with Emmitt and Irvin. Both are/will be Pro Bowlers. Trust me, Jones does not throw their names around liberally. In fact, I have never heard him EVER compare anyone to Irvin or Emmitt since they’ve played/retired, and I find it VERY SIGNIFICANT that Jerry Jones is comparing Felix Jones’ abilities to those of these two storied players.
If I can point to anything that makes me comfortable with the Felix Jones pick, it is these comparisons – these alone – to Irvin and E. Smith that have me convinced he was the right pick – the only pick – truly worthy of a Dallas Cowboys first-round draft selection. Jerry Jones simply would not throw around such comparrisons around if they did not have real teeth to them, yet mostly everybody here and in the media seem to let this go by unnoticed. What gives?
