The fans know it. The Cowboys front office knows it. The entire league knows it. Dak Prescott has got to do better. Good thing, he knows it too.
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The Cowboys were left embarrassed in their own home on Sunday. By the Lions, no less. After the concerning 47-9 loss, Prescott took accountability for the loss, saying,
“I don’t want to say I have to play perfect by any means, but I’ve got to play better, better than I did and close to [perfect]. Especially when you’re playing a team like that.”
Yes, the Lions have been dominant this season but not enough for America’s team to justify taking such a beating from them. There’s not a single person in the Cowboys camp who doesn’t get any of the blame for tonight’s loss. But most of them are also not making $60 million a year.
The highest-paid quarterback in the league threw only 17 completions in 33 attempts for 178 yards and had no touchdowns to speak of. So, what is his plan for the upcoming bye week?
“Look in the mirror. Look in the mirror. Go watch these six games over the bye week. Take a few days off, reset, and be ready when we get back into that building Monday to refocus and do every single thing that you can to help this team.”
On the other side of this bye week are the 49ers. Sure, it is a depleted roster in San Fransisco and they haven’t been on top of their game, much like Dallas. But they can still whoop the version of Dallas that was playing today.
So, if Dak and the Cowboys can’t lick their wounds and come back with a vengeance after this bye week, the road ahead is going to be much more turbulent.
“There’s nothing magic about a bye week”
As owner Jerry Jones put it after the mortifying loss at AT&T Stadium they have “got to assess.” Thankfully, they’ve got a bye week for the assessment to happen. But as he also succinctly noted, “there’s nothing magic about a bye week.” It won’t magically fix all their problems.
It is a welcome respite for sure. But rest and reset will only go so far in taking Dallas to where it wants to go. Fans are calling for the sacking of Mike McCarthy.
Sure, it feels like a solid enough step, but Jones doesn’t think a personnel change is what the Cowboys need right now. When asked if he is considering sacking McCarthy, Jones decisively said, “I haven’t even considered that. Just so you’re clear, I’m not considering that.”
McCarthy and the entire coaching staff have the next two weeks to get the team in order. The schedule ahead is going to be very challenging, with the 49ers, Eagles, Texans, and Commanders all waiting to have a go against them.
