The Dallas Cowboys just took a brutal 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Brazil on Sunday, and trust me, Jerry Jones is absolutely boiling over the coaching decisions in the final minute. You think he’s happy? Nope. Not even close.
“No Explanation You’re Satisfied With. None.”
Jones went on 105.3 the Fan in Dallas on Tuesday, and he wasn’t holding back. When he was asked about those late-game gaffes and if the coaching staff had a decent explanation for them, his answer was crystal clear: “There is no explanation you’re satisfied with. None.” He even doubled down, saying, “Let’s be sure that we all understand that. They don’t have one that they’re satisfied with.” That’s the owner laying down the law right there, telling the whole world his coaching staff messed up and can’t even explain it away. That’s a bad look.
The Clock Management Catastrophe
So, what exactly got Jones so riled up? It boils down to a couple of head-scratching calls. First, Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer used Dallas’s third and final timeout with just 14 seconds left. This was after Dak Prescott scrambled for a 2-yard gain on second-and-goal from Baltimore’s 7-yard line. The thing is, with only one more play likely before a field goal attempt, they could’ve waited until around the 10-second mark. That would’ve left the Ravens with practically no time for a response. But wait, there’s more! On that crucial third down, coming out of the timeout, Schottenheimer admitted he overcoached Prescott, telling him to throw it to George Pickens or throw it away. “It had to go to [Pickens] or throw it away,” Schottenheimer said. “He was throwing it away. That’s on me. I overcoached him.” Prescott threw it away so quickly, the clock only trickled from 14 seconds down to 10, even though Pickens “appeared to be open.”
A Game-Winning Kick With 7 Seconds Left
After that third-down failure, Brandon Aubrey stepped up and nailed a short field goal to tie the game at 31. But here’s the kicker, literally: seven whole seconds were still left on the clock. Seven seconds! That’s all Baltimore’s Tyler Loop needed to boot a game-winning 56-yard field goal. Jones summed it up, “We made mistakes during that time. There’s no question about it.” He even pointed out that if they’d burned more time before that timeout, or not called for a touchback on the ensuing kickoff, the game “almost certainly would have gone to overtime.” Jones is right, those mistakes were costly. There’s no explanation he’s satisfied with, but he expects an “evaluation of how not to make the same mistakes again.” Dallas needs to get this fixed, and fast, if they want to avoid these heartbreakers going forward.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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