Matt Ortega

Move over John Madden, there’s a new NFL commentator willing to make head-scratching statements on national television.

Even before the game or the five-hour on-air run-up to it began on Monday, Emmitt was doling out wisdom on ESPN Radio, including this free advice to the Cowboys:  “If you want to stay perfect, you cannot go undefeated with a blemish on your record.”

Then, during the hour-long SportsCenter that spills into Monday Night Countdown, Emmitt addressed whether the Cowboys are on the same level as the Pats and the Colts with this inherently contradictory gobbledygook:  “The Dallas Cowboys are not far behind, they are a distant third, they’re close but they’re not quite there yet.”

After the game, Stu Scott asked Emmitt and Steve Young to describe — in two words — what they believed would have happened if they had been told before the game that the Cowboys would commit six turnovers and force only one.  Emmitt said, “Cowboys lose big time.”

“I love John Madden because he makes me feel smart.”

Emmitt Smith makes me feel like Albert Einstein.

(Hat tip: Oliver Willis)