Emmitt Smith on D: "We are completely lost. And very amateurish"

[zrinkill]

Head on the numbers you clown.

I'm not the clown that defends this stupidity year after year

I'm not the clown that thought this team, that did nothing in the off season, was gonna win 11 games.

Look in the mirror to see the circus boy.

 

[rambo2]

I'm not the clown that defends this stupidity year after year

I'm not the clown that thought this team, that did nothing in the off season, was gonna win 11 games.

Look in the mirror to see the circus boy.

Lol, the season isn't over.

 

[zrinkill]

Lol, the season isn't over.

Yea ........ 3 win teams in week 10 sure win a lot of Super Bowls.

 

[rambo2]

Yea ........ 3 win teams in week 10 sure win a lot of Super Bowls.

Who said anything about a Super Bowl?

 

[TheDude]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...S&cvid=691639c98ce84fbe85098876f7b105c2&ei=21

"Our defense does not look anything like our previous two- or three-years-ago defense," Smith said. "Completely different."

"Man, do we look like we are completely lost," the Hall of Famer offered. "I am befuddled at all of the things that are going wrong on the defensive side of the ball. We look very basic and very fundamental. And very amateurish, if you will. Nothing sexy about it. And still the mistakes are being made, which is to me is a sign of poor coaching, defensively."

Like most Cowboys fans, Smith has attributed much of the defense's current failings to first-year coordinator Matt Eberflus. The 55-year-old is back in Dallas for a second stint on staff after serving as linebackers coach and passing game coordinator from 2011 to 2017. And while later turns as DC in Indianapolis and head coach in Chicago saw his defenses thrive, his return to helm the Cowboys unit this year has been lackluster at best... and more often, just plain bad, getting gashed regularly by the likes of Russell Wilson, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, and Jacoby Brissett.


Smith says he was shocked by what he saw, dating all the way back to September.

"When I saw how poor our defense looked, the first question I asked myself, especially the secondary, giving up bombs the way they were giving up bombs early on. I said, 'Who is the secondary coach? Al Harris cannot be there.' He's not. He's in Chicago. And you see, Chicago's defense is getting turnovers and making plays. The same plays that we used to make have translated all the way up to Chicago."


But, Smith points out, "it can't all be about players. You have to start looking at coaches at some point, and every coach is not a genius. And every defensive coordinator is not a brilliant defensive coordinator or a great schemer. Some people hide behind some of the greatness of the people that left before them, and then when their time has come up, they're nowhere near the caliber of coach that they thought they were."

The man with the best vision in the history of the NFL hasnt lost it............

 

[zrinkill]

Who said anything about a Super Bowl?

And this is the problem with guys like you.

 

[rambo2]

And this is the problem with guys like you.

Lol

 

[DuncanIso]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...S&cvid=691639c98ce84fbe85098876f7b105c2&ei=21

"Our defense does not look anything like our previous two- or three-years-ago defense," Smith said. "Completely different."

"Man, do we look like we are completely lost," the Hall of Famer offered. "I am befuddled at all of the things that are going wrong on the defensive side of the ball. We look very basic and very fundamental. And very amateurish, if you will. Nothing sexy about it. And still the mistakes are being made, which is to me is a sign of poor coaching, defensively."

Like most Cowboys fans, Smith has attributed much of the defense's current failings to first-year coordinator Matt Eberflus. The 55-year-old is back in Dallas for a second stint on staff after serving as linebackers coach and passing game coordinator from 2011 to 2017. And while later turns as DC in Indianapolis and head coach in Chicago saw his defenses thrive, his return to helm the Cowboys unit this year has been lackluster at best... and more often, just plain bad, getting gashed regularly by the likes of Russell Wilson, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, and Jacoby Brissett.


Smith says he was shocked by what he saw, dating all the way back to September.

"When I saw how poor our defense looked, the first question I asked myself, especially the secondary, giving up bombs the way they were giving up bombs early on. I said, 'Who is the secondary coach? Al Harris cannot be there.' He's not. He's in Chicago. And you see, Chicago's defense is getting turnovers and making plays. The same plays that we used to make have translated all the way up to Chicago."


But, Smith points out, "it can't all be about players. You have to start looking at coaches at some point, and every coach is not a genius. And every defensive coordinator is not a brilliant defensive coordinator or a great schemer. Some people hide behind some of the greatness of the people that left before them, and then when their time has come up, they're nowhere near the caliber of coach that they thought they were."

Truth

 

[BoyzBlaster]

It's funny, when the Broaddus just criticized the defense regarding the upcoming Raiders game, the fans got heated. But when Emmitt went even harder than broaddus he gets a big fat pass.

After so many years...I am still trying to figure this board out.

I think part of it is many of the posters here think they know more than the average coach (i.e., they're delusional).

 

[OGSixshooter]

Emmitt Smith's legit criticism fell short of mentioning the individual responsible for hiring and firing coaches.

An honest omission...what's understood don't need to be explained.

 

[DallasEast]

An honest omission...what's understood don't need to be explained.

An honest omission? Or a purposeful omission? Or just a flat-out, overlooked omission?

 

[Kwyn]

Broadus knows as much as anybody on this website about football.

Don’t be ridiculous. He was a pro scout for years. You can disagree with him, of course, but thinking that the average user at The Zone is as knowledgeable as him is ridiculous. We have active posters who admit freely that they don’t even watch all of the game each week.

 

[kskboys]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...S&cvid=691639c98ce84fbe85098876f7b105c2&ei=21

"Our defense does not look anything like our previous two- or three-years-ago defense," Smith said. "Completely different."

"Man, do we look like we are completely lost," the Hall of Famer offered. "I am befuddled at all of the things that are going wrong on the defensive side of the ball. We look very basic and very fundamental. And very amateurish, if you will. Nothing sexy about it. And still the mistakes are being made, which is to me is a sign of poor coaching, defensively."

Like most Cowboys fans, Smith has attributed much of the defense's current failings to first-year coordinator Matt Eberflus. The 55-year-old is back in Dallas for a second stint on staff after serving as linebackers coach and passing game coordinator from 2011 to 2017. And while later turns as DC in Indianapolis and head coach in Chicago saw his defenses thrive, his return to helm the Cowboys unit this year has been lackluster at best... and more often, just plain bad, getting gashed regularly by the likes of Russell Wilson, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, and Jacoby Brissett.


Smith says he was shocked by what he saw, dating all the way back to September.

"When I saw how poor our defense looked, the first question I asked myself, especially the secondary, giving up bombs the way they were giving up bombs early on. I said, 'Who is the secondary coach? Al Harris cannot be there.' He's not. He's in Chicago. And you see, Chicago's defense is getting turnovers and making plays. The same plays that we used to make have translated all the way up to Chicago."


But, Smith points out, "it can't all be about players. You have to start looking at coaches at some point, and every coach is not a genius. And every defensive coordinator is not a brilliant defensive coordinator or a great schemer. Some people hide behind some of the greatness of the people that left before them, and then when their time has come up, they're nowhere near the caliber of coach that they thought they were."

Unless you have bad players. And we do.

Terrible take by Emmit. Comparing us to CHI, that's just dumb. Chi has more talent as backups on D than we do as starters.

 

[kskboys]

It's funny, when the Broaddus just criticized the defense regarding the upcoming Raiders game, the fans got heated. But when Emmitt went even harder than broaddus he gets a big fat pass.

After so many years...I am still trying to figure this board out.

Drinking helps.