DALLAS — The Metroplex is still celebrating the Rangers' World Series win, but could the Dallas Cowboys follow it up with a trip to the Super Bowl in a few months? It hasn’t been done since 1996 when the Cowboys won their third championship in a four-year stretch.

We recently caught up with the Hall of Fame running back from those teams, Emmitt Smith, to get his thoughts on this year’s Cowboys team. 

What You Need To Know

  • Emmitt Smith is a Hall of Fame running back for the Cowboys

  • He is the NFL all-time leader in rushing yards

  • Smith does charity work through Team 22 Fundraising

  • He's part of Ready to Rescue campaign to fight opioid overdose

“I’ve seen a team that is still trying to find its footing, especially on the offensive side of the ball,” Smith said. “I don’t know if the Cowboys have truly established an identity offensively.”

One thing Smith has likes this season has been running back Tony Pollard. Dallas made the move to make Pollard the feature back this season, and he’s played well.

“Tony Pollard has looked great but we’re not overly committed, I think we’re too busy trying to run plays then trying to be established that we can be effective in certain areas of our offense,” said Smith. “We’ve got to be a little more creative in terms of disguising certain things versus being too vanilla.”

While Smith still pays a lot of attention to the NFL, he keeps his eye on the college games as well. His son, EJ, is a running back at Stanford and his former teammate, Deion Sanders, is the head coach at Colorado.

“With the program being down for so many years and now you bring in a personality like Deion, and he shakes it up completely,” said Smith. “He knew who he could count on and that’s part of being a great coach, is knowing who you can count on and being able to trust your players.”

While Smith is still involved in the game of football, he’s long been a guy that gives back to the Dallas community. His latest project is to help fight against opioid abuse. He is part of the Ready to Rescue campaign to bring awareness to the opioid problem because it’s something that has impacted his life.

“Within my own network of family and friends I’ve lost a few people to opioid overdoses,” said Smith. “One of the things I enjoy doing is spreading information, quality information, to help people equip themselves to make better choices.”