The Dallas Cowboys are disappointing lately. So far as soccer operations and objectives are involved, they’re a foul group and are boring on high of all of it which solely makes issues worse. A lot of this all was predictable over the course of the offseason that they selected to do nothing throughout, and the fixed pot-stirring and gaslighting from the entrance workplace solely served to upset folks within the course of.
On Sunday night time the Cowboys misplaced to a bitter rival within the San Francisco 49ers. It was the fourth loss in a row for Dallas that got here by the hands of San Francisco particularly, two of which have been infamously within the playoffs over the past handful of years.
This was admittedly not the stout model of the 49ers that dismantled the Cowboys previously, however even nonetheless that they had comparatively no problem rising to the event and proving to be the higher group in each single approach. Expectations have fallen dramatically for the Cowboys across the proverbial water cooler in order that that they had a halftime lead (10-6, very robust) was sufficient optimistic shock for the night time at the beginning unraveled.
Now we have all skilled powerful occasions for the Cowboys earlier than, however this particular degree of chaos will not be typically reached.
Listed below are our ideas about what we simply noticed after an evening’s price of relaxation, though that didn’t do a lot to vary something.
The losses at all times sting, however the ardour concerned feels so distant proper now
It has been stated quite a bit that the playoff loss to the Inexperienced Bay Packers broke Dallas Cowboys followers. Today it’s laborious to counter that.
Sunday’s loss was as soon as once more to a convention rival, and one which has owned the Cowboys for a while now. Previously when the Cowboys confronted circumstances like that it looks like, now we have embraced the problem of the against-all-odds nature of all of it. We relished within the alternative to show everyone fallacious.
That zeal, if you wish to name it that, seems to be absent from even the Cowboys themselves proper now. After they led San Francisco it was sort of enjoyable however our worst fears have been held close to the entrance of our minds, not even on the again. Because the 49ers poured it on all of it felt minimize and dry, like we have been watching it from some form of indifferent area.
Possibly you actually did purchase all the way in which in to the pseudo comeback, but it surely felt so unattainable which was evidenced within the group’s win likelihood. In keeping with NFL Professional it by no means obtained increased on the Dallas facet than 5% all through the entire fourth quarter.
The eagerness is absent proper now. And that actually stinks.
There’s numerous how we obtained right here, however Dak Prescott needs to be higher
It could be troublesome to rely the variety of phrases I’ve supplied in Dak Prescott’s protection – that he’s a quarterback of the franchise caliber which implies he’s price paying the going charge. After all the Cowboys ought to by no means have drawn contractual discussions out so long as they probably may in order that the value can be as excessive because it grew to become. They need to have swallowed their satisfaction and get it completed the second that they may within the title of getting the absolute best worth.
However regardless of the quantity is, the truth is that Prescott is paid the market charge amongst franchise quarterbacks, it simply so occurs that his quantity is the very best in the mean time. He doesn’t have a correct surrounding solid in the mean time, however all of that apart, he has been fairly terrible in his personal efficiency.
Whether or not the Cowboys are paying him or not, and so they clearly are, Prescott performs the quarterback place the place the glory and blame are each completely different. He’s an enormous purpose why the group is within the funk that they’re and performing carelessly with the soccer is among the main causes.
Prescott has had a couple of fascinating moments by way of public dialogue since coaching camp. Whereas in Oxnard he famous that followers wanted to let go of the failures of final 12 months and stated that it most likely harm the group greater than it did anybody else. Following the loss to the Baltimore Ravens he challenged folks to “bounce off” (as in to cease supporting) the group in the event that they wished to at that second in time. Take into account that since then they’re a .500 group with the 2 wins coming in opposition to two poor groups and the 2 losses coming in somewhat embarrassing vogue. Possibly the toll of being a Cowboys quarterback is, the truth is, taking a toll.
Regardless of the case, this season has hardly been Dak Prescott’s most interesting one with a star on his helmet. This isn’t serving to that the solid round him is dangerous, or that the contractual scenario with him reached the purpose that it did, and it’s all current in a single horrible universe that we’re trapped in.
Dallas Cowboys soccer hasn’t felt this Not Enjoyable in a really very long time
It is a severe query: When was the final time you had enjoyable rooting for the Dallas Cowboys?
Possibly you say the season opener in opposition to the Cleveland Browns, however personally that day was fairly chaotic with the aforementioned Prescott contract taking place simply hours earlier than kickoff.
If I needed to really reply when the final time was that I had enjoyable I believe that I might say the penultimate recreation of the common season for Dallas in 2023, the final time we noticed them win of their residence constructing. That was the night time that the Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions in controversial vogue, CeeDee Lamb set the person group receiving information, and Jimmy Johnson lastly went into the Ring of Honor.
It felt like all proverbial stars have been aligning, even with the controversial ending. The Cowboys have been being arrange for probably the most opportune playoff run ever since Jimmy himself was on the sidelines, and just about the whole lot from that second ahead has been a collective basket of Not Enjoyable.
We’re not early within the season. It’s not Week 3. This week brings Halloween and the weekend will see the calendar flip to November whereas the clocks flip again. It’s deep sufficient to have a robust opinion and the principle one is that none of that is enjoyable.
Can enjoyable be re-established earlier than it’s too late? That feels unlikely.
We’re caught right here. In the interim. And for a while after that.
