The Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-7 on the season by way of a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday evening that unofficially ended Dallas’ possibilities of finishing a second-half run and incomes a playoff spot.
Nonetheless, star pass-rusher Micah Parsons insisted on the newest version of his “The Edge” podcast that the Cowboys are higher than their report signifies.
“I’m going to place this on the market,” Parsons stated, as shared by Griffin McVeigh of On3. “We’re a d— good soccer staff. I do know the scores ain’t displaying it and clearly, folks really feel like we’ve so many lacking items… I simply hate that the rating don’t actually present how good we really are.”
Parsons was referencing how the Cowboys have been decimated by accidents all through the autumn. Particularly, Patrik Walker of the membership’s web site talked about that Dallas had 18 gamers named on its damage report “who had been both recovering from an ailment and/or had been attempting to handle one to stay out there” forward of the Houston sport.
With that stated, Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones obtained plenty of criticism for failing to enhance the staff’s roster final offseason nicely earlier than Dallas dropped 5 straight video games and earlier than beginning quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a campaign-ending hamstring damage.
Some suggested the “Monday Evening Soccer” loss to Houston provided proof that head coach Mike McCarthy has misplaced the Dallas locker room. Cornerback Trevon Diggs might or might not have touched upon that topic whereas agreeing with Parsons’ evaluation of a staff that seemingly is not near turning issues round anytime quickly.
“I feel the work that we put in within the facility, it’s arduous to beat, and it’s arduous to win the sport with simply protection and it’s arduous to win the sport with simply offense. It’s received to be all three cylinders,” Diggs defined. “…Everyone received to be clicking. However I really feel like we’ve a very good soccer staff. I agree with you. We actually do.”
Parsons, Diggs and others on the Dallas roster might hope that former New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick additionally thinks the Cowboys are “a very good soccer staff” and easily want a brand new chief. McCarthy stays within the closing season of his contract, and Jones is widely expected to a minimum of attain out to Belichick in January.
The struggling Cowboys subsequent play on the 7-4 Washington Commanders this coming Sunday. As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Dallas as a large 10.5-point underdog for that matchup.
