Twitter: Emmitt Smith on McCarthy through 2 games

[WoodysGirl]

"I'm not sure, last week was just a debacle. It just was a debacle. Period. And we didn't rise up like we should have. And maybe we don't have that talented of a football team to rise up and do what people expect. We do have a few injuries here and there. But bottom line is, next man up. And right now I feel like some of our players... whether it be on the offensive side or even on the defensive front... we could be playing with some, what I would call back in the day, play B and play C guys. So McCarthy, he has his work cut out for him. Mike Zimmer has his work cut out for him as well."

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

"I'm not sure, last week was just a debacle. It just was a debacle. Period. And we didn't rise up like we should have. And maybe we don't have that talented of a football team to rise up and do what people expect. We do have a few injuries here and there. But bottom line is, next man up. And right now I feel like some of our players... whether it be on the offensive side or even on the defensive front... we could be playing with some, what I would call back in the day, play B and play C guys. So McCarthy, he has his work cut out for him. Mike Zimmer has his work cut out for him as well."

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Sounds like an indictment more of the players than of the coaches.

 

[stilltheguru]

Sounds like an indictment more of the players than of the coaches.

Him, Deion and Irvin have been consistent with that viewpoint. People say they're kissing up to Jerry though

 

[TexasBacon]

Sounds like an indictment more of the players than of the coaches.

And especially the GM. As many have said, everyone and their mom knew DT and RB were glaring issues. Did nothing to replace Sam Williams, who we really needed to step up and help with pass rush. Jerry could still make some trades for some proven talent, i.e. Amari, but he seems resigned to stick to his guns even more than usual this year.

 

[pansophy]

Him, Deion and Irvin have been consistent with that viewpoint. People say they're kissing up to Jerry though

I'm not sure there is a scheme that prevents the DL from getting pushed back 3-4 yards from the LOS play in and play out.

 

[gimmesix]

Sounds like an indictment more of the players than of the coaches.

Weak links in our lineup are the main problem and have been. When you fill spots, and not just depth spots, with cheap free agents, you generally get what you pay for. Are there things other coaches might do better to cover those deficiencies? Yeah, but as other coaches have said, you're only as good as your talent. Teams can overcome weak links against weak teams, but when they face teams playing at a high level, those weak links get exposed.

This is why we have not reached an NFC Championship Game in nearly 30 years. Players and coaches have come and gone, but the problem remains ... and that problem is talent acquisition. We've either been good at costly FA acquisition (pre-Parcells) or drafted player acquisition, but we haven't used both together to the point where we don't have too many "play B and play C" (Emmitt probably meant plan B and plan C) players on the field.

NOTE: I'm not saying that we have to have stars at every position, but we have to have more than cheap fill-ins, whether we're talking about inexpensive free agents or draft picks who are only out there because we have nothing better.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Emmitt made it know he would’ve fired McCarthy after the Green Bay game.