Cowboys legend digs deep into the team's missing 'fiber' that's resulted in Super Bowl drought

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The Dallas Cowboys have not made an NFC championship game in over three decades.

Their drought turned 30 years old this past January, and no matter what moves are made, nothing has worked.

It is quite a far cry from the glory days of the organization, with Emmitt Smith running wild in the backfield. And while Smith has been off the field for quite some time, he has an inkling of what's been holding them back.

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Dallas Cowboys former running back Emmitt Smith (left) shakes owner Jerry Jones hand after being presented his hall of fame ring at halftime of the game against the Detroit Lions at Cowboys Stadium on Nov. 21, 2010. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

"I think if there's anything that, in my opinion, that has held us back, I think we've gotten away from the thing that actually helped build the organization from the beginning. In the beginning, you had Jimmie Johnson, you had Jerry Jones, both of them had mad passion for what they wanted to accomplish, and winning Super Bowls was the ultimate goal," Smith said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

"Building that team required some sacrifice and some decision-making that took place. And they made the right decisions. They traded away players, they got more players, and they rebuilt that organization overnight. But bringing that thing together and being passionate about rebuilding the organization and doing it in the past, in a quick fashion, that's what they both did. To me, that's the blueprint of what this organization should be about forever. It is the hallmark of what this organization should be about forever."

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