The Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-7 on the season by way of a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday night time 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 file signifies.
“I’m going to place this on the market,” Parsons mentioned, as shared by Griffin McVeigh of On3. “We’re a d— good soccer crew. I do know the scores ain’t exhibiting 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 truly 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 recreation.
With that mentioned, Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones acquired loads of criticism for failing to enhance the crew’s roster final offseason effectively earlier than Dallas dropped 5 straight video games and earlier than beginning quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a campaign-ending hamstring damage.
Some recommended the “Monday Night time 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 crew that seemingly is not near turning issues round anytime quickly.
“I feel the work that we put in within the facility, it’s onerous to beat, and it’s onerous to win the sport with simply protection and it’s onerous to win the sport with simply offense. It’s bought to be all three cylinders,” Diggs defined. “…All people bought to be clicking. However I really feel like we’ve a extremely good soccer crew. 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 extremely good soccer crew” and easily want a brand new chief. McCarthy stays within the ultimate season of his contract, and Jones is broadly anticipated to at the least 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 an enormous 10.5-point underdog for that matchup.
