Emmitt Smith: If the Dallas Cowboys establish the running game, I expect championship seasons

[Texas_Pete]

It will surprise no one that Emmitt Smith wants the Dallas Cowboys to make a commitment to the running game.

Led by DeMarco Murray’s 175-yard rushing performance on Sunday, the Cowboys improved to 2-1 with a 31-7 blowout victory over the St. Louis Rams.

The NFL’s all-time leading rusher liked what he saw, but he wants more.

“I know publicly we’ve said that we want to run the football, but I’m looking for that commitment,” Smith said Monday evening. “That commitment shows consistency and that consistency has the running backs and offensive line going in there every week with the expectation that they’re going to run the football. They prepare themselves mentally for that. That’s what I’m looking for.”

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[boysfanindc]

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That's what I am looking for also.

 

[The Natural]

That's what I am looking for also.

LMAO

 

[morasp]

There's a little more to it than that but I agree if the Cowboys can develop a good running game it will make a big difference if they make it to the post season.

 

[Doomsday101]

Good to see Emmitt reconises the importance of a running game to win. Funny I was watching Peyton Manning post game talked about the importance of the run game to keep the defense off balance. Everyone agrees you got to be able to pass but running still matters in this league and for the Cowboys a running game is big if they expect to get to post season and do something in post season. If not then defense will just get after Romo. Not hard to figure out

 

[The Natural]

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http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...unning-game-i-expect-championship-seasons.ece

 

[big dog cowboy]

We may finally have a decent enough OL we can run consistently.

 

[Texas_Pete]

That's what I am looking for also.

My bad - I thought I put it in there. Here is the LINK

Sorry about that.

 

[WV Cowboy]

Good to see Emmitt reconises the importance of a running game to win.

That kind of made me laugh Dooms.

 

[tico]

Amen brother E.Smith....

 

[Big D]

If we can get our coach and o-coordinator to see it the same way we'll be golden.

 

[Rockport]

Good to see Emmitt reconises the importance of a running game to win. Funny I was watching Peyton Manning post game talked about the importance of the run game to keep the defense off balance. Everyone agrees you got to be able to pass but running still matters in this league and for the Cowboys a running game is big if they expect to get to post season and do something in post season. If not then defense will just get after Romo. Not hard to figure out

The running game matters just as much as it always has.

 

[jobberone]

The running game matters just as much as it always has.

You have to be able to run effectively and this offense demands it. Still in general you must pass defend and run your pass offense better than the other team. Our pass offense depends on the run more so than some other offenses but many teams run some variation of the vertical offense. Most here don't insist the run offense is unimportant. It's just not more predictive than running re wins. But you can't divorce the run from the pass or vice versa.