Emmit Smith, a pro football hall of fame, is “ill” when he sees him Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl drought.
The Philadelphia Eagles won two Super Bowls, including February, and only adds frustration.
“I’m tired of that,” Smith said. Sports Radio 94WIP. “We have allowed others to make knit picks with stars and tease the stars. That’s what happens. Now, all of a sudden, for the past 20 years, [Eagles] If you win two Super Bowls, I think they’re the best on the planet. And wherever I go, I hear “go to the birds.”
“I’m tired of hearing ‘birds go’. I always ask, “Where are you going?” You still have a long way to go to go to us. ”
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Former NFL player Emmit Smith will be taking part in a game between the Augustana Vikings and the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 4, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Lance King/Getty Images)
Smith was talking about five people. Super Bowl Title Dallas was in that trophy case, three of which won in 1993, 1994 and 1996, with Smith leading the Cowboys backfield.
It is true that the Cowboys have more titles than the two Eagles. But these two have come in the past seven years. The Eagles first won in 2018, beating the Kansas City Chiefs in February.
Eagles They are prepared to have another great season, assuming they are taking some holes in their defense. Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown lead the powerful offense.
However, it feels like Smith hasn’t returned to the NFC Championship for 30 years. This goes without saying that Super Bowl, which was previously unthinkable.
“That part bothers me,” he said Eagles fans were untook him about the cowboy drought. “In my mind, I really bother me because our organization recycles every 10 years, even at the NFC Championship and the Super Bowl, at least in the Super Bowl or at least in the Super Bowl.
“For us, not being there in the last 30 years is a tearful shame.”
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before his match with Commander Washington at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on January 5, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
The Cowboys looked like a team intended to playoff runs for three consecutive 12-5 seasons from 2021-23. But Dak Prescott & Co. lost two wildcard games in 2021 and 2023 and fell into the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers in 2022.
The Cowboys have not passed the divisional round since Dallas got it all in 1996, a season in which Smith rushed for 1,204 yards with 12 touchdowns.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he will do everything he can to improve his roster and coaching staff. However, he has criticised the offseason for hiring Brian Schottenheimer as the team’s new head coach after letting go of Mike McCarthy.
Emmit Smith will speak at SiriusXM on February 9, 2024 at the Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images from SiriusXm)
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McCarthy has been leading the Cowboys since the 2020 campaign. However, they parted ways after a 7-10 season when Prescott’s campaign ended early due to a hamstring injury.
The Cowboys aren’t very aggressive in free agency and all eyes will be left to the 2025 NFL Draft, who will pick 12th overall in the first round next week.
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