Irvin says Cowboys are going to "explode"? Really?

So Demarco Murray is gone and the Dallas Cowboys are going to explode? That is what former Cowboys great Michael Irvin said when asked about the decision for Murray to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles this past week. In fact, Irvin was rather upset, not with Murray, but with the Cowboys for not paying him what was necessary to keep him around. Sounds kind of foolish don’t you think?

Murray picked the Eagles over the Cowboys mainly because the team wouldn’t offer him the big guaranteed money. According to the reports, the Cowboys offered around $12 million in guaranteed money, while the Eagles came in with $21 million. The decision wasn’t about loyalty or being hurt, it was all about the money. If Dallas even came close in that regards, he would be a Dallas Cowboy still. So why is Irvin blaming the Cowboys for sticking to their financial model?

“The new Dallas Cowboys, everyone says they’re not wasting money,” Irvin said in an interview with the Dallas Morning News. “Well when you have a winning formula and you keep a winning formula, that’s not wasting money.”

Irvin also said in an interview with 105.3 the Fan that he felt the Cowboys had a family and that is what it takes to win in this league. He recalled stories about his relationship with former Cowboy great Emmitt Smith and how they backed each other up on the football field. He tries to say that is what you had with Dez Bryant and Murray. Sorry, Playmaker, but there is one inherent flaw to your argument.

Back in the 1993 season, Smith held out for the first two games trying to force the Cowboys to give him a new deal. The team lost both games and Owner Jerry Jones was forced to make a deal happen for him. The Cowboys went on and repeated as Super Bowl champions later that season. Smith, who was a part of the so-called family that Irvin talked about, put business over his team that year. He may have loved Irvin and Aikman, but he wanted his money.

Today, Murray’s former teammates also made some “business decisions” as well. I didn’t see Tony Romo restructuring his mega-contract to help fit Murray in.  Dez Bryant didn’t like what the Cowboys offered him so he has a franchise tag on him that costs the Cowboys with a huge cap-hit. I am not blaming these players, but pointing out that the NFL is a business first and winning and teamwork comes second in this league.

Irvin still is worried about these Cowboys and said that the team could “explode” without Murray. 

With all due respect, I am sure the Cowboys will be fine without Murray. With how good the offensive-line is, the Cowboys won’t miss a beat with the running game. I think Irvin forgets that it was our defense that let the team down the last time we played.

Let’s hope Irvin settles down sometime soon or we might have another Cowboy “hater’ on NFL Network next season.