The Dallas Cowboys fell to 3-7 on the season by way of a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday evening that unofficially ended Dallas’ possibilities of finishing a second-half run and incomes a playoff spot.
However, star pass-rusher Micah Parsons insisted on the most recent 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 stated, as shared by Griffin McVeigh of On3. “We’re a d— good soccer crew. I do know the scores ain’t displaying it and clearly, folks really feel like we have now 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 have been both recovering from an ailment and/or have been attempting to handle one to stay accessible” forward of the Houston recreation.
With that stated, Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones acquired loads of criticism for failing to enhance the crew’s roster final offseason properly earlier than Dallas dropped 5 straight video games and earlier than beginning quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a campaign-ending hamstring damage.
Some advised the “Monday Evening 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 crew that seemingly is not near turning issues round anytime quickly.
“I believe the work that we put in within the facility, it’s exhausting to beat, and it’s exhausting to win the sport with simply protection and it’s exhausting to win the sport with simply offense. It’s received to be all three cylinders,” Diggs defined. “…All people received to be clicking. However I really feel like we have now a very good soccer crew. 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 crew” and easily want a brand new chief. McCarthy stays within the last season of his contract, and Jones is extensively anticipated 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 an enormous 10.5-point underdog for that matchup.
