Well, when Emmit Smith says something I definitely listen. The guy is a genius...no wait....he's an idiot. Let's look at the top 10 Emmit Smith gems he came up with while working over at ESPN as an "expert" analyst.
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10. “Weakest conferences”
The NFC West was certainly a weak division this past season. Emmit said it best when he declared that “the NFC West is probably one of the weakest… conferences… in the whole NFC.” He almost caught himself there, but it was just too late. The NFC West is still the weakest conference in the conference.
9. “Bootprint”
While appearing on Sportscenter in early September 2008, Emmitt reported that the New York Giants had given the league a “bootprint” for beating the Patriots.
8. “More better”
Emmitt Smith’s way of explaining things is, well, a bit different: “As my offense get better, my defense is gonna be that much more better.” Emmitt may have only been with ESPN for two years, but he did get more better over time.
7. “Carousing the football carrier”
You have to love the look on Bill Parcells face when Emmitt Smith explained, “They do a very good job flying around the football field and carousing the football carrier.” Maybe he meant corralling, maybe not.
6. “Rites of Patches” vs. “Rice of Passage”
Smith on New England QB Matt Cassel: “He’s stuck between a rock and a hard place. And the reason why I say that is this kid obviously has not earned the rice of patches in the locker room.”
Smith on Giants QB Eli Manning: “Eli Manning has been given the rice of passage.”
5. “None and void”
Before a Monday Night Football game in Week 4 of the 2008 season, Emmitt reflected on the strong defenses and weak offensive lines of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. He predicted that the running game for both teams that night would be “none and void.”
4. “Got debacled”
After the Giants upset the Pats in the final minute of Super Bowl XLII, Emmitt chimed in with this memorable line: “What happened tonight, the strength of the Patriots team got debacled.”
3. “Blowed out”
Classic Emmitt. This one was another repeat offender. When discussing going up against the Pats, Emmitt explained, “This kind of inconsistency play, going up against a team like New England, will get you completely blowed out”
After people started to notice Smith’s broadcasting gems, Emmitt did his best to try and improve his delivery: “Don’t worry about the game you just won or the team that we just blew out… or, um… blown… blowed out… Let’s think about what we need to do going forward, and they had, uh… blown out.”
2. “Sharp as a whistle”
When discussing the Pats again, Emmitt didn’t mix his metaphors: “Go to Arizona, sharp as a whistle, and do some finishing touches, so we can go down in the Super Bowl and play our best football of the whole entire season.”
1. “The stripes of a leopard”
Back in Week 3 of the 2007 season, Emmitt was asked about the ability of Randy Moss to be a leader in New England. Emmitt’s response? “You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.” Indeed Emmitt, indeed.
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