The Cowboys just dropped a 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their rookie quarterback, Jalon Daniels, on Thursday night, and owner Jerry Jones is already calling out the team’s defensive struggles.
Jones Blasts ‘Mind-Boggling’ Defensive Stats
Jones didn’t mince words Friday on 105.3 The Fan, per Jon Machota of The Athletic, stating that “surprising isn’t even a big enough word” to describe what he’s seeing. He went on to call it “mind boggling looking at the stats of our last five games.” This isn’t just a one-off performance, it’s a trend that’s got the owner fired up and clearly frustrated with what he’s watching week in and week out.
No Staff Changes Despite Rookie QB Shredding Defense
Despite the harsh criticism, Jones isn’t looking to make any staff changes. He believes it’s “just not in the best interest of our team” at this point in the season. His reasoning? They’ve only played five games so far, with 12 more regular season matchups and “hopefully playoff games to go.” But when you let an undrafted rookie quarterback like Jalon Daniels, who opened the regular season as a backup, carve up your defense for a whopping 419 yards, questions are definitely gonna fly about why you’re standing pat.
The defensive struggles are real, and Jones isn’t happy, but he’s standing firm on personnel. With 12 games left on the schedule, this team has to figure out how to stop opponents. It’s gonna be a long season if they can’t get that defense sorted after getting lit up by a rookie backup.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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