We're all in this together, Dallas Cowboys fans. Unfortunately, there are still eight games left this season, and if Sunday's 28-point loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was any indication, they are going to be brutal watches.
Jerry Jones is once again the center of attention after his postgame tirade about the sunlight at AT&T Stadium. Jones noted that every team has to deal with the sun and is not considering installing curtains during afternoon games even though the sun glare prevented CeeDee Lamb from catching a touchdown in the second quarter while the game was still in the balance.
It is clear that Jones is feeling the pressure amidst an all-time bad season. We don't even want to fathom what he's going to say on his Tuesday spot with 105.3 The Fan, but he delivered another ridiculous soundbite postgame about none other than Dak Prescott.
Jones was asked about the Cowboys' struggles regardless of who's been under center. While Jones acknowledged Prescott's mediocre play before his hamstring injury, he once again took things a step too far.
"Anybody that loses their top quarterback has some adjustments to make and they're usually adjusting uphill," Jones said, via FOX Sports NFL. "And so, I thought, basically, that we looked better tonight without Dak. I thought we looked better on offense than we did without Dak. I've seen Cooper (Rush) play better than he did tonight. Philadelphia's got a lot to do with that. That's what it is."
Jones said earlier in the soundbite that "we weren't playing well with Dak." There is absolutely nothing wrong with that statement. The issue is Jones stating the Cowboys played better on Sunday than they had with Prescott under center. That is patently false.
If anything, the offense's performance with Rush at the helm revealed Prescott's true value. In their first game without Prescott, Dallas put up a historically bad performance and that is not an exaggeration.
They became the second team in NFL history to complete at least 17 passes and finish with fewer than 50 net passing yards. Rush is now only the 10th player in NFL history with 45 or fewer passing yards on 23 or more attempts, and the first in 23 years.
The Cowboys' offense has regressed significantly under Mike McCarthy, but Prescott is the only reason it posed a threat to score.
It's noted that Prescott had eight interceptions in as many starts before his injury. That's egregious, but Rush fumbled twice in the game, including a shotgun snap in the first quarter that gifted the Eagles an easy scoring opportunity. He compounded the turnovers by averaging 2.0 yards per attempt and failing to complete a pass longer than 10 yards.
Nobody's saying that Prescott even played well before he got hurt, but Jones saying outright that the offense looked better with Rush starting is a total farce and his latest slap in the face to his franchise quarterback.
