The Playmaker on the 2023 Dallas Cowboys

Michael Irvin tells Jim Rome why the Cowboys failed in the playoffs.

Transcript

00:00Michael, because I ran down Emmett the week of Super Bowl, man, he was still hot.

00:04He was still hot about how badly the Cowboys played in that playoff loss to the Packers.

00:09I got to ask you, I know you're a fan first, but you are in that ring of honor.

00:14What was going through your mind as you watch Green Bay lay that beat down on your guys

00:19in their house?

00:20Yeah, I was fire hot also.

00:24You know, think about this.

00:25I can talk about it.

00:27Every team defended their home turf.

00:31They defended their stadium, they defended their city, and their fan base, except the

00:36Dallas Cowboys.

00:38And that even made it worse in that season.

00:41I mean, listen, I like what Green Bay is doing.

00:44I kept telling people, this young man, Jordan Love, is going to be a great player, and he's

00:49doing great things for Green Bay.

00:51But no way the Dallas Cowboys should have lost that game.

00:55No way after the game do I want to hear you players saying they were burnt out.

01:00What are you talking about burnt out?

01:02This is the first damn playoff game.

01:04Jimmy Johnson would always say to us, every time we got into playoffs, he would say, Ron,

01:11right here, we have about four to five weeks to accomplish our goal.

01:16He would actually say these words, each man on this team should be ready to hang from

01:24a tree by his, you know, to win this championship.

01:28And if you ain't ready, get your ass off the field.

01:31We were all ready to hang by a tree, you know, by them things.

01:36You know what I'm saying?

01:37I'm just leaving it at that.

01:38I know what things you're talking about.

01:41That's what it takes when you're getting into the playoffs.

01:44That's what it takes.

01:45You gotta want it.

01:46You gotta be willing to give everything for it.

01:49And those guys were not.

01:51And Green Bay was, and it showed up that day, and that was a sad day for Dallas.