So we were watching the endless loop of SportsCenter on Wednesday, and there was Emmitt Smith and his shoe-polish beard talking about covering Randy Moss with Sean Salisbury and his body that by all appearances has rejected the NutriSystem products.  Salisbury made a reference at one point to LL Cool J and his song based on the early career of receiver Steve Smith, Mama Said Knock You Out.

Later in the spot, Emmitt tries to make an LL Cool J reference of his own.  The only problem is that, as usual, it didn’t quite come out the way he wanted.

Here’s the clip, courtesy of our friends at Awful Announcing.  Pay particular attention at the 70-second mark.

 

By the way, Emmitt coined another new phrase earlier in the show regarding the boastings of receiver Plaxico Burress.  Emmitt referred to the situation as having a guy who “blurted off at the mouth.”

UPDATE:  Peter King of SI.com had this to say about Emmitt’s analytical skills:  “I think this was about the dumbest thing I’ve heard this week so far.  When ESPN’s Emmitt Smith was asked on TV about Plaxico Burress’ prediction of a 23-17 Giants victory, Smith said: ‘His prediction will get him double-coverage.’  I can only hope Smith either misspoke or was somehow exaggerating, because to imagine that the Patriots would be moved to change their defensive plan against Burress because of something he said prior to the game is ridiculous.”