The Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-7 on the season through a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday evening that unofficially ended Dallas’ probabilities 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 document 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 workforce. I do know the scores ain’t displaying it and clearly, individuals really feel like we’ve got 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 harm report “who had been both recovering from an ailment and/or had been attempting to handle one to stay accessible” forward of the Houston sport.
With that mentioned, Cowboys proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones acquired plenty of criticism for failing to enhance the workforce’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 harm.
Some suggested the “Monday Night time Soccer” loss to Houston supplied proof that head coach Mike McCarthy has misplaced the Dallas locker room. Cornerback Trevon Diggs could or could not have touched upon that topic whereas agreeing with Parsons’ evaluation of a workforce that seemingly is not near turning issues round anytime quickly.
“I feel the work that we put in within the facility, it’s laborious to beat, and it’s laborious to win the sport with simply protection and it’s laborious to win the sport with simply offense. It’s bought to be all three cylinders,” Diggs defined. “…Everyone bought to be clicking. However I really feel like we’ve got a very good soccer workforce. I agree with you. We actually do.”
Parsons, Diggs and others on the Dallas roster could hope that former New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick additionally thinks the Cowboys are “a very good soccer workforce” and easily want a brand new chief. McCarthy stays within the remaining 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.