Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin has never shied away from sharing his views on his former team, and this week he delivered a particularly harsh critique of the organization’s current condition. In a social media video, the Hall of Fame wide receiver expressed his frustration over the Cowboys’ ongoing failures, especially as fans prepare to watch two division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders, compete in the NFC title game for a chance to reach the Super Bowl.
“We have two NFC East teams in the NFC Championship game being played tomorrow,” Irvin noted. “All eyes on them. Our enemies on all fronts… And [in] a position that we haven’t held in 30 [freaking] years.” Furthermore, he voiced his dissatisfaction with the team hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach instead of Deion Sanders, whom he had publicly advocated for. “We lost an opportunity here,” Irvin said in the video. “I was pushing for Deion Sanders to be the next coach, and I still stand ten toes down on that push.”
While Irvin has no personal issues with Schottenheimer, he is against hiring someone who has already been part of the organization in recent years. “You’re bringing in someone that already was inside as the head coach,” he remarked. “You lose things there that you can’t grab back, that I worry about.” He emphasized the necessity for a significant change within the team rather than promoting an existing member.
“I know what we needed,” Irvin stated emphatically. “They don’t have curfew. They don’t have discipline. We were fourth in penalties this year. So how do you fix that?… How do you do that when you’re coming from inside?” Clearly, he is dissatisfied with the current state of the team, and it remains to be seen if they can make the necessary corrections.
