Sharp as a whistle...

by Tuna Helper on Jan 31, 2008 6:23 PM CST

Let me preface this by saying: I love Emmitt Smith. He's everything I would like America to be: a winner, classy, a good teammate, emotional, stand-up kind of champion. A true rolemodel. Trick Daddy may love the kids, but like ODB, Emmitt is "for the children."

I've got several of his jerseys. He was the engine that pushed the '90s dynasty. He was tough. He could be mean. He was competitive. He was clutch (**cough** Tony Romo **cough**...I'm joking, Terry. Lol.) He wasn't a headache Monday through Saturday but he was a headache on Sundays.

That being said, and you might be able to see where I'm going with this post because of the effusive praise I'm giving Emmitt, he's an absolutely, terrible, no-good, rotten, awful announcer, broadcaster, TV personality, etc.

I mean, he's really, really, really bad. Worse than Magic Johnson's talk show bad.

Apparently, Jimmy Kimmel and, obstensibly, the DMN Blog, has picked up on this. The clip is pretty hilarious. It just highlights what Emmitt's strengths are.

Dancing? Check. Sharp dresser? Check. Speaking coherently on camera? Not so much.

http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives...

Another user-created commentary provided by a BTB reader.

Tweet Comment 11 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Way to go ESPN

they got rid of Michael Irvin during his hall of fame year and replaced him with this. Probably the worst announcer I've ever seen.

Emmitt did so much for us and he was a hero. You can only hope he finds another line of work....

by Jordan2 on Jan 31, 2008 6:31 PM CST reply actions

Truly

It's torture to watch Emmitt do analysis. Please, someone make it stop.

If you're reading this, you could be commenting, too. Sign up for a free account on Blogging The Boys.

by Dave Halprin on Jan 31, 2008 6:33 PM CST reply actions

I posted a diary about this....

On December 11th 2007...Over 86% of responding Cowboys fans responding to a poll on his skills, felt he was terrible.
Nearly two months later and we can see now that over 86% of the ESPN's national audience would more than likely agree that Emmitt sucks when it comes to being an on air analyst..
I doubt seriously ESPN would bring him back for next season....I always look at Chris Berman whenever Emmitt is talking....I could just see him gringe and say to himself -Why didn't anybody properly interview and test this clown before hiring him ? ..I didn't really get to see him on NFL Network, supposedly worked there before switching over to ESPN.....but I doubt NFL Network was sobbing when they decided to let Emmitt go...I could only imagine that the network had no intentions of bring him back...man...he's embarrassing.

True Cowboys diehard since 1975.

by BoyzRback07 on Jan 31, 2008 6:56 PM CST reply actions

that's true....

you beat me to the punch Boyz....

by Tuna Helper on Jan 31, 2008 9:35 PM CST up reply actions

If you watch Tom Jackson closely when...

Emmitt is doing his so-called "analysis" he has a real subtle head-shake and eye-roll going on. I keep thinking to myself, Emmitt has gotta be reading this from a tele-prompter that someone else wrote for him, but then how could he actually screw something like that up as bad as he has?

I guess is was nice that ESPN showed enough respect for him that they let him finish out the season. In football Emmitt had a chance to choose when it was his time, but that's probably not going to be the case for pre-game analysis.

by Fargo Cowboys on Jan 31, 2008 7:39 PM CST reply actions

emmitt hasn't..

looked this good since he went flying into the dallas defence smacked into roy williams and then came flying back out onto his ass with a broken shoulder..he should have stayed a cardinal..

"I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian." Mike tyson.

by hashishkabob on Feb 1, 2008 12:49 AM CST reply actions

man, I can't believe you guys are bashing

the greatest RB and one of the greatest Cowboys of all time. Maybe he isn't the most articulate analyst, but he knows what he's talking about and I think the substance of his analysis is very good, he just doesn't speak that well.

But he's Emmitt guys, without him, there are no 5 SB titles, only 2, there is no dynasty and greatest team of all time.

I enjoy listening to him because he's just the best to ever tote the rock on a football field, thats good enough for me.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Feb 1, 2008 8:33 AM CST reply actions

Emmitt has to go

He was a great running back, a hall of famer, but he is absolutely brutal on the ESPN pregame show, I gringe everytime he speaks. They cant bring him back next year.

Trade up a few spots to get ahead of Houston and draft Jonathan Stewart, thee best all around Back in the draft.

by Deke on Feb 1, 2008 8:39 AM CST reply actions

Howard Cossell is spinning in his grave.

"On my signal...unleash Hell." Demarcus Maximus Decimus Ware

by APerfectStar on Feb 1, 2008 9:30 AM CST up reply actions

Marcellus Wiley and Shaun King...

Why ESPN hasn't put these two on the Monday Night/NFL Sunday Countdown crew is beyond me... They are MILES ahead of the crap they trot out there week in and week out.

Jaws, Wiley, and King are the only analysts ESPN has that knows their head from their ass...

by N41D on Feb 1, 2008 8:57 AM CST reply actions