When he was employed by ESPN, Emmitt Smith criticized T.O. on more than a couple occasions. And vice versa. But Emmitt, who talked to reporters after participating in today's press conference to announce where all the Super Bowl XLV functions will be held around the area, isn't sure that cutting T.O. was in the Cowboys' best interests. "Addition by subtraction?" Emmitt said when asked whether he agrees with Troy Aikman's take on T.O.'s departure. "Put it this way: I don't know the nuances of the locker room and all those kind of things, but I just know that guy is a player, and there is ways that they could have worked together. I don't know if he was a scapegoat or whatever it was, but I tell you what, he was a talent. He was a talent, and he didn't get in any trouble, didn't create any issues. Whenever he had the opportunity to make plays, he pretty much made them. He may have said some things at times that was kind of stupid, but we all do that. Bottom line is, I'm not sure (whether cutting T.O. makes the Cowboys better). Who do they have who is going to be that explosive? That's the question. Who do you have that's going to be that explosive? I don't see it." Source: The Dallas Morning News
Considering Emmitt hasn't been proven right too often in his analytical career, I'm glad he took the position he did.
Cutting TO hurts Dallas short term, but they will be better for it long term. As a Giants fan, the releasing of him was bittersweet. Glad the talent is gone, but not glad the team crushing drama is. He could have been so much more if he just had a good head on his shoulders.
:crackhead: put down the pipe TO's the greatest WR of his era. He'd have a ring if Donavin wasn't an interception throwing machine who got tired like a cat then vomited in the huddle while TO heroically defied all medicals odds to lead his team statistically, emotionally, and spiritually. Love me some me.