Worrisome Cowboy: Is Emmitt Smith Right About the Cowboys?

For the majority of Cowboys fans out there, the news that Emmitt Smith predicted seven wins for the ‘Boys came as a bit of a shock.

He blasted the team’s leadership, questioned whether Roy Williams can become a true No. 1 receiver, and wonder if Tony Romo has a knack for “true” leadership.

It’s tough to argue with a guy who has three Super Bowl rings and is the NFL’s all-time rushing leader. But come on Emmitt, seven wins? Really, that’s it?

I mean, we play the Raiders and the Bucs in the same season. That’s at least two wins. We were able to eek out nine wins last year and that was with Brad Johnson as our starter.

So let’s put Emmitt’s assertion to the test.

No. 1: Emmitt stated that he’s unsure if Roy can become a No. 1 receiver in the NFL.

I tend to agree with him, but with Roy’s size and height it’s almost impossible for him to, well, suck.

In Detroit and with Jon Kitna as his quarterback, Roy managed to rack up eight touchdowns and over 1100 receiving yards.

If he can do that in the wasteland at Ford Field, why can’t he do that in Dallas in a billion dollar stadium with a million dollar quarterback?

As much as I love Emmitt, he’s reaching on this one.

No. 2: Mr. Smith stated that Romo isn’t a strong enough leader in the locker room or on the field.

I agree 100 percent with Emmitt simply because the Cowboys struggle down the stretch. Now its not his fault entirely that the team falls apart during crunch time, but to Smith’s point, why hasn’t Romo “snatched” up an offensive lineman after a key sack?

Remember the playoff game against the Giants a few years ago when the offensive line all of a sudden started leaking worse than the titanic?

What about when he broke his pinkie against the Cardinals because he couldn’t stay upright?

With one of the largest offensive lines in the league, it shouldn’t be this way.

When Dan Marino was still in the league, there was a commercial featuring All-Pro offensive lineman Richmond Webb and he’s talking to his fellow lineman after they broke the huddle and Webb looks at the defense and says something to the effect of, “these guys want to see Dan, that’s not happening today.”

Point of the advertisement, no one gets to see the quarterback unless the offensive line says so.

I don’t get that same feeling from the ‘Boys upfront for the Cowboys. It seems as if they have Romo overbooked way too many times during the season.

If that continues, it’s going to be another long offseason for the Cowboys.

Here’s hoping that Emmitt’s prediction is at least three or four games off because if it isn’t, Bum’s son will be looking for a new job and Tony may be calling Jessica to console him.

-JH