Jimmy Johnson led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the early 1990s and coached a team of legends Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and Charles Haley.
But the current Cowboys are a far cry from their dynastic teams of that era and Johnson was among those left unnerved by the final game of their 19-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys carries the ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
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Johnson summed up the piece in a one-word tweet.
“Stupid,” he wrote.
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys needed a miracle from their own 24-yard line to even have a chance to tie the score. Running back Ezekiel Elliott was Dallas’ center, and no other offensive lineman surrounded him. Instead, linemen were laid out left and right of the line of scrimmage, and it was clear the Cowboys were going to try something crazy in their final effort.
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Professional Football Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson during the Hall of Fame press conference during the NFL Honors on February 1, 2020 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida.
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As Elliott broke the ball – he got squashed quickly by a 49ers passing thrower – Prescott had a quick fall before throwing to rookie KaVontae Turpin, who was immediately hit down to end the game. The Turpin lineman couldn’t get to Jimmie Ward for the block fast enough, and it was easy for the veteran cornerback to seal the deal.
The game was heavily criticized online. McCarthy explained that the outcome was not what they had in mind.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks on before a game against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
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“Yeah, that didn’t work out,” McCarthy said, via NBC Sports Bay Area. “I really don’t want to go into detail, but that obviously wasn’t the plan. It’s obviously a gimmicky game or whatever. It’s a last call game situation that we’re practicing.”