Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith on Cowboys' woes: 'Coaches will have to coach better'

Emmitt Smith says he doesn’t think the Dallas Cowboys are far from breaking through. But whether they do hinges in part on the coaching stuff, according to the Hall of Fame running back who starred for the Cowboys.

“Coaches will have to coach better and communicate better,’’ Smith told USA TODAY Sports this week.

Specifically, Smith said, the coaches must preserve timeouts or make better decisions while determining “when to go for it and when not to go for it, kick field goals or not kick field goals, taking field position versus not taking field position. They’re going to have to do things different like that from a coaching standpoint.’’

In two years under head coach Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys are 18-15.

Emmitt Smith doesn't give two thumbs up to the Cowboys coaches after the team lost to San Francisco in the wild-card round.

This past season the Cowboys went 12-5 and won the NFC East title. But they failed to win a playoff game, losing to San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in a wild-card matchup.

Dallas has not won a Super Bowl since 1996, when Smith rushed for two touchdowns as the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17. But for the Cowboys to win another Super Bowl, Smith said, it will hinge not only on the coaches, but also the players.

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