There is a long list of people who have first-hand experience that provides them the standing to call out the flaws of Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. And, toward the top of that list would be Michael Irvin.
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The NFL Hall of Famer and former wide receiver for the Cowboys has been criticizing the team’s owner and general manager for the past several months. From the way in which Jones has approached contract negotiations to the departure of Micah Parsons, Irvin has been one of the most vocal condemners of the team owner.
The team is holding a lackluster 3-3-1 record after Week 7, the losses primarily because of their horrid defense. That’s more ammunition for Irvin to lash out at Jones once again. “I do blame Jerry Jones for this. I do blame Jerry…,” he said, before delving into the root of the defensive issues the Cowboys are facing at the moment.
“When you had Al Harris, Daron Bland, Trevon Diggs, these are what I call interception corners. These cornerbacks are going to jump certain routes because they are reading routes and they understand progression. They could do that with Micah Parsons because he would create pressure on the quarterback,” continued Irvin.
Now, Micah Parsons is not there, and you have these cornerbacks who want to jump routes, and boom, they get pump faked and there’s plays over the top,” he added.
Irvin is simply crying out loud the same thing that every other Cowboys fan has already said. The team was simply better when they had Parsons up front.
Jones was able to negotiate a replacement of sorts for Parsons in Kenny Clark. But the former Pro Bowler has only produced 15 combined tackles through Week 7. Sure, they still have two additional first-round picks that they can now utilize, but those won’t help Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb win any football games this season.
The fact is that the Cowboys’ defense is in desperate need of help, and that was the case well before Parsons decided to pack his bags. Even in 2024, they still allowed the second-most points of any team in the NFL. This isn’t the result of one bad trade. It is years of mismanagement.
Folks have had issues with the way Jones has been running things for quite some time. After all, this is the same guy who showed Jimmy Johnson the door after he had won him a pair of consecutive Super Bowls in the early 1990s.
So, fans shouldn’t expect things to get better anytime soon since Jones figures to remain as active as possible for as long as possible.
