The Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-5 on the season Sunday after a 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, another chapter in what has become an incredibly disappointing year for a team with Super Bowl aspirations heading into the 2024 campaign.
But team owner Jerry Jones, while expressing remorse over the loss, said he still believes the Cowboys can turn things around:
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 3, 2024
Jerry Jones after the Cowboys fell to 3-5 with Sunday’s loss in Atlanta: “That room is full of guys that can get it done. I believe in them, coaches and all. … I was proud of the way the guys competed out there. Really proud of them.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 3, 2024
There are plenty of places to point the finger when evaluating the Cowboys’ struggles.
You can start in the offseason, when the team agreed to lucrative extensions with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb and did… little else. Despite claiming to be all-in, the Cowboys had a quiet offseason, with head-scratching decisions like replacing the departed Tony Pollard at running back with Ezekiel Elliott, who is clearly past his prime.
That has been an abject disaster. Elliott, 29, has rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns this season, with an unimpressive 3.1 yards per carry. And he didn’t suit up on Sunday for disciplinary reasons.
Ezekiel Elliott is a healthy scratch today. The first of his career. According to a number of sources, Elliott has been distracted this season. Aside from habitual tardiness, he’s missed three team meetings with Friday’s meeting the final straw. Both parties decided it was best…
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) November 3, 2024
Rico Dowdle hasn’t been much better, and the Cowboys are averaging an NFL-worst 74.1 rushing yards per game.
