Darren Woodson Rips Current Dallas Cowboys | Law Nation Thoughts

FRISCO - During his Ring-of-Honor career that is again knocking on the Hall-of -Fame door, Dallas Cowboys safety Darren Woodson made more tackles than any player in the franchise’s 60-year history. After watching this year’s abysmal defense surrender record-setting numbers en route to a 4-9 record, the 51-year-old Woodson is proving he can still deliver a crushing hit. “The way they play, it makes the competitor in you cringe,” Woodson tells CowboysSI.com during a promotional tour for Crown Royal’s “Stay Hydrated” holiday campaign. “It was my job to hit people. To punish quarterbacks. To have my teammate’s back. "But these guys … I don’t know. They’re helping up runners. Giving love taps on helmets. After the game, sure, it’s a brotherhood. But between the lines, where’s the animosity? We just don’t see anger in this defense’s veins. We see tackling like they’re playing flag football. That’s why all season they’ve been gashed.” With three Super Bowl rings, five Pro Bowl appearances, 1,350 tackles, 23 interceptions and 11 sacks, Woodson retired in 2004. Along with the Texas Rangers’ concurrent search to fill their 18-year void at catcher left by Pudge Rodriguez, the Cowboys looking for the next semblance of Woodson at safety is one the longest and lousiest pursuits in DFW sports history. In his wake, the Cowboys have tried high draft picks (Byron Jones), low draft picks (Alan Ball), undrafted free agents (Barry Church), expensive free agents (Ken Hamlin), converted special-teamers (Danny McCray), converted cornerbacks (Terence Newman), rookies (Jeff Heath) and re-treads (Brandon Carr). In the laughable litany of post-Woodson safety, the Cowboys have trotted out 20-plus players also including Lynn Scott, Tony Dixon, Keith Davis, Anthony Henry, Patrick Watkins, Gerald Sensabaugh, Abram Elam, J.J. Wilcox, Xavier Woods, Darian Thompson and Donovan Wilson. The success rate at safety mirrors the team’s quarter-century empty chase of a Super Bowl. Since Woodson departed, the Cowboys have boasted only two Pro Bowl safeties (Roy Williams and Hamlin) and none since 2007. “Our old special-teams coach (the late Joe Avezzano) used to say, ‘Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you’,” Woodson said. “At safety, you might not always win the physical battle. And make no mistake, this isn’t a physical football team. But if you’re outmanned, you have to win the mental battles. You don’t do either of those – you get run over on one play and blow an assignment the next – that’s when the bear gets you. With this team there’s just too many mental errors, too much 'hero ball'.” The Cowboys are the once-proud franchise with five Lombardi Trophies, led by safeties such as Mel Renfro, Cliff Harris, Charlie Waters and Woodson. The savvy Waters was known to bark out opposing offenses’ audible calls at the line of scrimmage. Harris made Canton behind his “Captain Crash” persona; Renfro did so as one of the most versatile and athletic defensive backs in NFL history. SI https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/exclusive-hall-of-fame-candidate-darren-woodson-rips-current-dallas-cowboys This channel (((Law Nation))) primarily consists of NFL Film Session + Breakdown and Reviews of complete NFL Games and Quick Film Sessions. Plus, other sports talk and information around the world. Join Membership Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4CWCCF4_yxNFcnO5rvUbjQ/join |||||Help Grow The Nation||||| ☕️ Paypal: https://www.Paypal.Me/LawNation (Donate Here!) 💲💳 https://Cash.Me/$LawsNation Be a patron for Law Nation and support more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/LawNation ***************************** Follow FTFN on twitch here: http://twitch.tv/ftfn Subscribe And Like On All Social Media Accounts Follow Me on Facebook https://Facebook.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Instagram https://www.Instagram.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/LawsNation Follow Me on Anchor https://Anchor.fm/LawsNation Follow Me on Tumblr https://LawNation.tumblr.com/ Follow Me on YouNow https://www.YouNow.com/LawNation Follow Me on DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/LawNation For business inquiries: LawsNation@Gmail.com (Business inquiries only. All others will be ignored.) ***My Equipment*** https://amzn.to/2t8nTtL Lenovo Idea Centre 510 All-in-One Desktop 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Instrumentals : EpidemicSound | https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0lp2di/ *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS* And remember you're listening to nothing but the best!!