The Dallas Cowboys absolutely fumbled a 14-point fourth-quarter lead at home on Sunday, dropping a 33-30 overtime heartbreaker to the Arizona Cardinals. Backup quarterback Gardner Minshew threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns in his Cardinals debut, running back Tyler Allgeier rushed for 147 yards, and just like that, Dallas is now sitting at a dismal 3-5 record.
The “Home Alone” Cowboys Are Back At It
Colin Cowherd didn’t pull any punches on “The Herd” Monday. He thought the Cowboys had already hit rock bottom, but nope, they’re still digging. “They grabbed a shovel and they continue to dig, which is great when you’re searching for oil, Jerry, but not for football teams,” Cowherd said. He compared them to the “Wet Bandits” from “Home Alone”, always finding new, ridiculous ways to lose. “The Cowboys have become those two robbers in ‘Home Alone,’” Cowherd stated. “They’re falling down the stairs. They’re tripping over paint cans. They’re stepping on toys. It’s a different way to be ridiculous throughout.” Can you even argue with that after watching them cough up a huge lead to a backup QB?
The Tape Don’t Lie: A Season of Botched Chances
Cowherd didn’t just stop at the latest collapse, he ran through a highlight reel of lowlights for the first half of Dallas’s season. Remember Week one against the Giants? They “couldn’t get the ball back. Only two possessions. Remember that they couldn’t stop the Giants with Jackson Dart,” Cowherd reminded everyone. Then there was the Ravens game, with that “overseas botched clock management special teams decision.” And in Week Five, they faced Tampa with an undrafted rookie quarterback and “couldn’t get him off the field.” Week Six saw them go to Green Bay with Dak Prescott, Pickens, Lamb, Javonte Williams, and a “good old line,” but still only managed five first downs in the first half, playing from behind the entire time. This team has played the fourth-easiest schedule in the league, yet they’re 3-5 while the Giants, on their third quarterback, are leading the division. “This isn’t nitpicking. This is way out in front of you,” Cowherd said.
Talent Isn’t the Problem, Coaching Is
Here’s the kicker: Cowherd believes talent isn’t the issue at all. “Some teams have personnel deficiencies. That is not Dallas’ problem here,” he stressed. “They got dudes. They’re they’re not that far off Denver. They got players everywhere, two-star receivers.” So, if it’s not the players, what is it? Cowherd laid it all at the feet of the coaching staff, saying Jerry Jones “went cheap on coaching.” His verdict? “This is the worst-coached team in the NFL, and it is by a wide margin.” Dak Prescott, according to Cowherd, deserves better. “He’s not the kind of guy that would ever demand a trade or call out teammates, but he’s coming off the field yesterday, and I’m looking at him. This is bad,” Cowherd noted. Prescott himself called the loss one of the toughest of his career but defended head coach Brian Schottenheimer. “It’s all of us. Don’t put the blame on one person,” he said. “I think that’s weak. I think that’s cowardly.” Despite the growing calls for change, Jones has said he doesn’t plan to make a coaching change during the season. With the season spiraling, Cowherd’s final suggestion for Dallas was to consider selling before the deadline. It’s a rough outlook for a team that seems to be inventing new ways to lose every single week.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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