DENVER — Jerry Jones was not happy with Sunday’s consequence, a 44-24 Dallas Cowboys loss to the Denver Broncos, however the consequence is not going to form how he seems to enhance the protection earlier than subsequent week’s commerce deadline.
“If I noticed a proposition for us to assist this crew, it doesn’t matter what this rating was in the present day, then I’d take a look at it on the deserves of serving to the crew,” Dallas’ proprietor and common supervisor stated. “I’d utterly take a look at the deserves for each subsequent week or the weeks after [and the longer term]. No, in the present day wouldn’t have an effect on a choice on buying and selling for a participant.”
The Cowboys have gauged curiosity from groups in potential targets, in accordance with a number of sources, however haven’t discovered a center floor to get a commerce agreed upon.
And Jones does not see the Cowboys’ protection as one participant away from being aggressive. Dallas is 3-4-1 and on the surface wanting in with the Tenth-best document within the NFC playoff image.
On Sunday, the Cowboys gave up their most factors in a recreation since a 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 5 final 12 months. It was the second time this season they allowed greater than 40 factors. It was the fourth time they allowed greater than 400 yards (426). It was the fourth time an opponent had a minimum of 25 first downs, and the second time the Cowboys allowed 4 landing passes.
The Broncos had 179 yards dashing, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. It was the fifth time the Cowboys allowed greater than 6.2 YPC and the fifth time they gave up greater than 144 dashing yards.
“I do not know what’s reasonable,” Jones stated. “Might one higher participant — if we did not pay too huge a value to have a greater participant on protection to probably assist? I am not attempting to be cute, however that is why you’d go get him since you suppose that you would go assist your protection. Are we one participant away on protection? I believe we’re not. I believe we’re greater than that away, however what we’re nearer to than it seems, in my thoughts, is executing higher on protection.”
Coach Brian Schottenheimer was not placing the loss on the protection.
“Once you take a look at it, I am not simply going to start out with the protection,” he stated. “I do not suppose any of us coached and performed nicely sufficient.”
Schottenheimer additionally didn’t need to speculate on whether or not the protection wants assist.
“On the finish of the day, I believe we now have ok gamers,” Schottenheimer stated. “I believe we didn’t play nicely tonight.”
The protection entered Sunday ranked thirty second in yards per recreation and thirtieth in factors per recreation. The Cowboys have given up 250 factors, the third most in crew historical past by means of the primary eight video games of a season. In 1960, the primary 12 months of the franchise, the Cowboys allowed 272 factors within the first eight video games and completed 0-11-1. In 2020, the Cowboys allowed 266 on their method to a 6-10 end.
Towards the Broncos, the Cowboys have been with out their prime three safeties — Malik Hooker, Donovan Wilson and Juanyeh Thomas — resulting from damage. The crew misplaced Alijah Clark to a rib damage within the second half and changed him with cornerback Reddy Steward. Along with throwing 4 landing passes, Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was not sacked.
“I do not see lack of effort,” Jones stated. “I see guys that could possibly be surer, extra agency of their execution.”
In 2018, the Cowboys have been 3-4 after a 20-17 loss to Washington. A day later they traded a first-round choose to the Raiders for large receiver Amari Cooper and gained seven of their last 9 video games to say the NFC East.
Quarterback Dak Prescott was requested if the Cowboys want a commerce like that to jump-start the season.
“I belief and I like the blokes that we now have,” Prescott stated. “Actually l do. And that is not only a political reply. You see a few of these video games we have gained and actually even the tie [against Green Bay] and a few of the video games we have misplaced … our roster is OK. Can or not it’s higher? That is for you guys to jot down about and to evaluate.
“I belief these guys. We have got to be higher in all the things that we do. Getting a commerce takes alternatives and performs away from any person else, and so I simply echo … to the blokes within the locker room … neglect the commerce. Do extra. Proper? Like shut that discuss up whether or not or not it’s offense, whether or not or not it’s protection, no matter place group that you just guys are alluding to, step up and shut the discuss up.”
