Cowboys defense has no excuse for ‘unacceptable’ no-show performance against Saints :: The Athletic
To a man, Cowboys defenders vowed that Sunday’s effort would not be repeated. “We didn’t come to play today,” Trevon Diggs said. They’d better come next weekend, with the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry paying a visit. If the Cowboys’ run defense doesn’t improve, things have the potential to get dire in a hurry.
Micah Parsons calls out the effort of Cowboys teammates in Week 2 loss :: SI.com
“The effort was not there by all 11. The basic fundamentals of the game of football was not there,” Parsons said on his podcast. He did include himself in the criticism, adding that watching the game film was difficult. Parsons explained that he is determined to “get this thing right” moving forward.
Saints/Cowboys postgame analysis :: Cowboys Wire
McCarthy ‘disappointed’ after Cowboys’ loss to Saints: ‘We need to learn from it’ :: The Mothership
“We have a lot of work to do. We looked like a young, inexperienced football team at times, and that was my first impression when I finished watching all three phases,” McCarthy said Monday. The coach said several of the team’s younger players were responsible for some of the mistakes, and he called on the veterans to step up and “help pull us through those moments.”
The Cowboys’ defense lost the game. The offense could lose the season. :: D Magazine
The Cowboys are one of the best teams in the league when they have a lead. But Sunday showed what happens when they’re chasing points. A dozen of Dallas’s 19 measly points came from Brandon Aubrey. Week 2 was likely an anomaly for the defense, but has the team done enough to beef up their offensive weaponry?
Mike Zimmer fixed Cowboys’ defense after the Pickle Juice Game. Can he can do it again? :: Dallas Morning News
Zimmer’s first game in his first stint as Cowboys’ DC was the infamous “Pickle Juice Game” against the Eagles in 2000. “I fixed it after that,” Zimmer said. “If I hadn’t fixed those [issues], I wouldn’t be standing here today.” Zimmer was reluctant to blame Sunday’s loss on a lack of effort from his players.
DeMarvion Overshown’s snap count will make Cowboys fans more livid with Mike Zimmer :: The Landry Hat
Overshown was brilliant in Week 1 in Cleveland and ended the day as the Cowboys’ leading tackler. But he was kept bottled up by his own defensive coordinator for a large part of Week 2. His snap count dropped from 44 plays to just 18 in a move that most fans saw as indefensible. It wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the game, but it was tough to watch the Saints run rampant across the middle with Overshown standing on the sideline.
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott refuses to see troubling similarities between 2 blowout losses :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sunday’s loss felt eerily similar to the Cowboys’ no-show versus Green Bay in the playoffs, but Prescott downplayed any talk of a trend. “We’re talking two completely different teams. A whole different defensive coordinator. You’re talking new players in new different positions, particularly on offense,” Prescott said. It sure felt the same for fans.
Should failing Cowboys move up RB Dalvin Cook from practice squad? :: Athlon Sports
Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle have proven a near wash in their early returns, each totaling 56 yards on 16 and 15 carries, respectively. The Cowboys have wanted to allow Cook time to ramp up on the practice squad, but if they don’t more out of their existing options, Cook’s time may need to come sooner rather than later just to see if there’s a spark.
Former sub-.500 Cowboys QB is somehow starting in NFL again after No. 1 draft pick benched :: Cowboys Wire
Andy Dalton didn’t do much as the Cowboys’ starter in 2020, going just 4-5 in relief of Dak Prescott after his horrific leg injury. Dalton went on to spend a year in New Orleans and then one in Chicago before latching on with the Panthers last season. Now 36, he’ll be a starter once again with Bryce Young being shown to the bench by head coach Dave Canales.
Cowboys expect to have TE Jake Ferguson (knee) in Week 3 :: 4 for 4
Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said the tight end was “real close” to playing versus New Orleans, but “the expectation is for him to be back” in Week 3. Luke Schoonmaker played well in his place, catching all six of his targets for 43 yards.
Chiefs to waive TE Peyton Hendershot :: ProFootballTalk
The former Cowboy was traded to Kansas City in August. He played just seven special teams snaps on Sunday in his Chiefs debut; he drew a fine while inactive in the season opener for shoving an opponent on the sideline. Now the Cowboys will not receive their 2026 conditional seventh-round draft pick from the Chiefs.
NFL Week 3: Cowboys home underdogs to winless Ravens; betting lines, over/under :: Cowboys Wire
Two straight blowout losses in front of the home crowd isn’t a good look, and Vegas has reacted accordingly. Dallas is a one-point host underdog for their Week 3 meeting with Baltimore. The over/under is set at 47.5 points.
