ESPN Mosley: Emmitt Smith predicts seven wins for Cowboys... talks Romo's leadership

[RoadRunner]

who cares hes retired...if he was to be in his prime today, he wouldn't do **** in this league, lol

always the old grumpy guys

Dumbest comment ever. Emmitt would dominate today just like he has done at all levels of football when he was playing. Emmitt played in a much tougher league back then. Today's league is watered down and pansy-*****.

 

[RoadRunner]

Hey Emmitt, this playoff drought spanned more years of your career than Romo's.

Emmitt has 3 super bowl wins in case you forgot.

 

[Goldenrichards83]

And Emmitt did that all by himself, right?
When you ask me who was responsible for all those wins during that time I say all 53 players who manned the team. I guess you credit Emmitt and solely Emmitt for our success.

I guess you don't understand what "major cog" means. That part just flew right over your head I take it. By the way, when Emmitt miss the first 2 games of the season in a contract dispute we started the season 0-2. We got him back and we went and won the Superbowl. And still to this day we are the only team in history to start off a season 0-2 and not only make it to the Superbowl but win it as well.


By the way to debunk your ridiculous theory even more.
Highschool
In four years at Escambia High in Pensacola, Fla., Smith ran for 8,804 yards, a 7.8-yard average per carry and 106 touchdowns. He went for more than 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he played for Escambia, including the last 28, and he was never held to less than 71 yards, even as a freshman.

College
In his first start as a University of Florida freshman, Smith, by then fleshed out to 190 pounds, carried 39 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns on national TV against Alabama. At the end of his three years at Florida he had scored 37 touchdowns, had 23 100-yard rushing games.

Like I said I love Felix Jones and maybe one day we can talk about him being compared to a all-time great but to say Felix is and I quote: "One RB with more talent than Emmitt had going into his career". Is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[zrinkill]

who cares hes retired...if he was to be in his prime today, he wouldn't do **** in this league, lol

always the old grumpy guys

That has got to take the cake as far as silly statements.

I forgive you because you are probably to young to have ever seen Emmitt play.

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[adbutcher]

Mosely doesn't get it, probably because he's never played football or any organized sport at a somewhat high level for that matter. It's not just about hollering at O-Linemen for the sake of yelling at them. It's about recognizing a problem, addressing the issue, letting it be known that the problem won't be tolerated much longer, and making the proper adjustment to eradicate the problem. That's what leaders do. That's what Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger do. These guys generally love the O-Line and the rest of their teammates, but when there's a problem they recognize, address, and adjust. Usually the best way to adjust is to have the player step up their play...that's why QB's that are great leaders will occasionally yell at their O-Line if it calls for it.




YAKUZA

 

[Frozen700]

That has got to take the cake as far as silly statements.

I forgive you because you are probably to young to have ever seen Emmitt play.

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na i was joking about the "he wouldnt do **** today"

but put him behind our O-Line Today...vs the one back then....he wouldnt dominate like he did, he would be good, but not great

So credit has to go to the o-line....it wasnt just him, and idc what anyone says, today's players are stronger and faster

 

[Doomsday101]

na i was joking about the "he wouldnt do **** today"

but put him behind our O-Line Today...vs the one back then....he wouldnt dominate like he did, he would be good, but not great

So credit has to go to the o-line....it wasnt just him, and idc what anyone says, today's players are stronger and faster

Yet no other RB could do jack behind that same Oline Emmitt ran behind. The Oline does deserve their fair share of credit but there is no doubt Emmitt deseved a lot of the credit as well. As for Emmitt playing today? The game has not changed that much and I can think of a lot of starting backs playing today that Emmitt would be better than.

 

[Frozen700]

Dumbest comment ever. Emmitt would dominate today just like he has done at all levels of football when he was playing. Emmitt played in a much tougher league back then. Today's league is watered down and pansy-*****.

hey we all have our opinions

yea its watered down, which is why he wouldn't dominate like he did

but not just that, he wouldn't have the O-Line...or a great QB(not saying Romo isnt) or a WR who puts fear in guys to not stack the box

and guys today arent as slow and uncoordinated

 

[Frozen700]

Yet no other RB could do jack behind that same Oline Emmitt ran behind. The Oline does deserve their fair share of credit but there is no doubt Emmitt deseved a lot of the credit as well. As for Emmitt playing today? The game has not changed that much and I can think of a lot of starting backs playing today that Emmitt would be better than.

yea he would be, but name a RB today who just takes over a game and runs all over teams consistently, nobody dominates like that that today....not even LT..And Larry Johnson did it a few years ago

AP is the closest..but still....no doubt Today would Emmit would get good yards, but dominate? i don't think so

 

[Doomsday101]

yea he would be, but name a RB today who just takes over a game and runs all over teams consistently, nobody dominates like that that today....not even LT..And Larry Johnson did it a few years ago

AP is the closest..but still....no doubt Today would Emmit would get good yards, but dominate? i don't think so

You had 4 backs with 1,400 yards or better last year alone. Sorry the game has not changed that much and yes there are dominate RB into days football. Alt does not do jack without the play of Michael Turner 1,699 yards and Vikes where a losing team before AP joined them and became a dominate RB. I hear alot about the game changing and it hasn't changed much before Emmitt there were great RB who played the game and there are still great RB who play the game today.

 

[Frozen700]

You had 4 backs with 1,400 yards or better last year alone. Sorry the game has not changed that much and yes there are dominate RB into days football. Alt does not do jack without the play of Michael Turner 1,699 yards and Vikes where a losing team before AP joined them and became a dominate RB. I hear a lot about the game changing and it hasn't changed much before Emmitt there were great RB who played the game and there are still great RB who play the game today.

see yards mean nothing.....you gotta watch how they play, and see if they are truly dominating teams left and right...Jenkins could have 10 picks, does not mean hes dominate if you watch the games, he could have gotten 2 ints in 1 game, but that same game got beat 3 times for a TD....a running back, may get stuffed all day long, then gets a big gap and breaks 1 for like 70 yards

i see what you are saying, imo...i feel the game has changed, do i feel it has changed so much that emmit wouldn't even be a factor? heck no, but i feel he wouldn't be as dominate today,on this here very team, but he would be good

 

[Doomsday101]

see yards mean nothing.....you gotta watch how they play, and see if they are truly dominating teams left and right...Jenkins could have 10 picks, does not mean hes dominate if you watch the games, he could have gotten 2 ints in 1 game, but that same game got beat 3 times for a TD....a running back, may get stuffed all day long, then gets a big gap and breaks 1 for like 70 yards

i see what you are saying, imo...i feel the game has changed, do i feel it has changed so much that emmit wouldn't even be a factor? heck no, but i feel he wouldn't be as dominate today,on this here very team, but he would be good

I watch the games and the fact is the top 6 of the top rushing teams made the post season last year and in 1992 it was about the same. Running is still a big part of football and those who can rush and stop the run have a good chance of being in the thick of the race.

In 1992 there were 13 backs who rushed over 1,000 yards and 3 who rushed for more than 1,400 yards in 2008 there were 16 players who rushed over 1,000 yards 4 rushed for over 1,400 yards

As for Emmitt on this very team given the fact this team has not been very balanced chances are your right he would not be able to put up the yards, difference is Dallas showed a commitment to the run when Emmitt was playing and this team better start showing more of a commitment today if they want to make it to the show

 

[Beast_from_East]

Emmitt says we are going to be 7-9, but then says we could challenge for the division???


Am I missing something here, how in the hell are we going to challenge our division rivals if we only win 7 games???


I have no crystal ball like Emmitt apparently does, but I do know that if we only win 7 games this year then Wade, Garrett, and everybody else will be on the fastest thing out of big D.


Seriously guys, it will be a total house cleaning of the coaching staff if we open the new stadium with a losing season. It would be halarious watching Wade try to sugar coat a 7 win season.

 

[Frozen700]

I watch the games and the fact is the top 6 of the top rushing teams made the post season last year and in 1992 it was about the same. Running is still a big part of football and those who can rush and stop the run have a good chance of being in the thick of the race.

In 1992 there were 13 backs who rushed over 1,000 yards and 3 who rushed for more than 1,400 yards in 2008 there were 16 players who rushed over 1,000 yards 4 rushed for over 1,400 yards

As for Emmitt on this very team given the fact this team has not been very balanced chances are your right he would not be able to put up the yards, difference is Dallas showed a commitment to the run when Emmitt was playing and this team better start showing more of a commitment today if they want to make it to the show

yea i agree with you bro....

that's what i was trying to say...and 1 thing i can say about the 90's and beyond players, is that they played with Emotion and heart, you barely see that today, you see a bunch of skill players, and better athletes yea

but heart and desire is a big thing, which is why the game imo, changed a ton..who knows how emmit would be, in this era(heart and desire wise)

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

I guess you don't understand what "major cog" means. That part just flew right over your head I take it. By the way, when Emmitt miss the first 2 games of the season in a contract dispute we started the season 0-2. We got him back and we went and won the Superbowl. And still to this day we are the only team in history to start off a season 0-2 and not only make it to the Superbowl but win it as well.

So you're saying the loss of Felix last year had nothing to do with our regular season record?
Do you think we would or would not have made the playoff with Felix, had he been healthy?
I think we'll see how Felix's play will help the team this year. When you have a guy averaging over 8 YPC, you're going to say, "Emmitt" is a better back, right?
Sure, I understand Emmitt got more carries and was the feature back, so we may not ever get to compare them. But c'mon. I'm talking about an explosive kind of talent. Emmitt could never yield the kind of YPC averages that Felix can. That's a different kind of talent. And in today's game, I think it's reasonable to say that he has more talent than Emmitt. Maybe not the same kind of talent, but Felix has more talent for today's game than Emmitt had.

By the way to debunk your ridiculous theory even more.
Highschool
In four years at Escambia High in Pensacola, Fla., Smith ran for 8,804 yards, a 7.8-yard average per carry and 106 touchdowns. He went for more than 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he played for Escambia, including the last 28, and he was never held to less than 71 yards, even as a freshman.

We could use this analogy for any HS team who lost it's would be star QB or RB. This is rather silly.

College

In his first start as a University of Florida freshman, Smith, by then fleshed out to 190 pounds, carried 39 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns on national TV against Alabama. At the end of his three years at Florida he had scored 37 touchdowns, had 23 100-yard rushing games.

Again, we could do the same for any would be college RB or QB. This is a silly analogy.

Like I said I love Felix Jones and maybe one day we can talk about him being compared to a all-time great but to say Felix is and I quote: "One RB with more talent than Emmitt had going into his career". Is absolutely ridiculous.

I'm speaking of talent for today's game. If I had the choice between a healthy Emmitt on today's team or a healthy Felix. I'm picking Felix--no questions asked.

 

[Bleu Star]

Emmit is truly keepin it real... Let the proof be in the pudding.. Don't get butt hurt over the realistic comments of someone that has seen far greater success than this team has achieved in the past 13 years.

yea by himself, and with a ****ty o-line

That is exactly what Eagles fans do when we flaunt our Lombardis. Last time I checked we did have 5 though. How did we manage to get them? Do you care to to those as well? Don't discount the fact that Emmitt was a contributor to one of the most historic runs in Cowboys history. To do so would be selling your own self short...

 

[Bleu Star]

Dumbest comment ever. Emmitt would dominate today just like he has done at all levels of football when he was playing. Emmitt played in a much tougher league back then. Today's league is watered down and pansy-*****.

Agree. I love when these clowns pipe up with the "he couldn't do it today" talk. Straight ill informed nonsense...

 

[Bleu Star]

I guess you don't understand what "major cog" means. That part just flew right over your head I take it. By the way, when Emmitt miss the first 2 games of the season in a contract dispute we started the season 0-2. We got him back and we went and won the Superbowl. And still to this day we are the only team in history to start off a season 0-2 and not only make it to the Superbowl but win it as well.


By the way to debunk your ridiculous theory even more.
Highschool
In four years at Escambia High in Pensacola, Fla., Smith ran for 8,804 yards, a 7.8-yard average per carry and 106 touchdowns. He went for more than 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he played for Escambia, including the last 28, and he was never held to less than 71 yards, even as a freshman.

College
In his first start as a University of Florida freshman, Smith, by then fleshed out to 190 pounds, carried 39 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns on national TV against Alabama. At the end of his three years at Florida he had scored 37 touchdowns, had 23 100-yard rushing games.

Like I said I love Felix Jones and maybe one day we can talk about him being compared to a all-time great but to say Felix is and I quote: "One RB with more talent than Emmitt had going into his career". Is absolutely ridiculous.

statowned

 

[jem88]

yea nobody forced you to read it, lol

and i didn't know you could waste so much energy typing and commenting on a msg board, man you people take this like real life

go outside

As I said: idiotic.

 

[InmanRoshi]

"Demand excellence. Demand excellence," Smith said of Romo. "That’s what you’re asking. You’re asking him to demand excellence. I used to send Tony Romo texts throughout the season just to encourage him, just to wish him luck and just to tell him to get on his offensive line. I hated watching this young man get sacked as much as he did, especially when it came down to big games. I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.

"That did not happen for Tony Romo. The sad part for me is just what you’re talking about, Rich (Gannon). I never saw him go snatch somebody up and say, 'Hey, we can’t win like this. We can’t have guys jumping off-sides. I can’t have somebody coming at me unabated. Who is making the mistakes up front? Why aren’t you picking this guy up? This is not going down this way. If you can’t get your job done get off the football field.’ And that’s the thing that I believe you touched on, Rich, that is missing at that position which boils back down to one word -- leadership."

Actually Romo did exactly this in the playoff loss against the Giants. Specifically he got in Gurode's face when he was so unnerved he couldn't shotgun snap and then shouted down Flozell.

The media and anti-Romo contingent spun it as Romo becoming "unraveled" and "losing his cool" under pressure.