Colin Cowherd didn’t hold back after the Cowboys turned a 14-point fourth-quarter lead into a 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
Dallas fell to 3-5 after one of the more stunning collapses of the season, and Cowherd used his platform on The Herd to unload on everything from the coaching to the late-game execution. He said the performance looked like one of the lowest points the franchise has hit in recent years.
“I thought the Cowboys had bottomed out, but they grabbed a shovel, and they continue to dig, which is great when you’re searching for oil, Jerry, but not for football teams,” Cowherd said.
What bothered him most was how the game slipped away against a backup quarterback. Gardner Minshew led Arizona’s comeback, throwing three fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Cardinals erased the deficit. Tyler Allgeier added 147 rushing yards for Arizona.
“I think this was like a five-year low,” Cowherd said. “At home, 24-10 lead in the fourth, a backup quarterback, Gardner Minshew, bottom-three roster, comes back and beats you. You can’t stop them, and they stop you.”
Cowherd also tied Sunday’s collapse to a broader pattern. He pointed back to the Cowboys’ struggles against the Giants, Ravens, Buccaneers, and Packers, arguing that the season has been defined by repeated breakdowns.
“The Cowboys have become those two robbers in Home Alone,” Cowherd said. “They’re falling down the stairs.
They’re tripping over paint cans. You know, they’re stepping on toys.
It’s a different way to be ridiculous throughout.”
He said the problems aren’t limited to the defense, even though that side of the ball has been a major issue. Dallas’ offense also failed on two key fourth-quarter possessions, and the Cowboys went backwards on both of them, including a three-and-out to start overtime.
“It’s one thing that the defense, last in the league in anything, gave up six yards of play,” Cowherd said. “But the offense had two big possessions, fourth quarter, end of regulation, and they went backwards with both.”
From there, Cowherd turned his attention to head coach Brian Schottenheimer and called Dallas the worst-coached team in the league.
“We know Jerry went cheap on coaching,” Cowherd said. “… this is the worst-coached team in the NFL, and it is a wide margin.
He also floated the idea that the Cowboys should start thinking about moving pieces if the losses keep piling up, including George Pickens.
“I mean, if they’re bad next week, do you move off George Pickens and get a pick?” Cowherd said.
“I mean, seriously, I was starting to think about them like the Colts. Let’s just start moving guys, because this isn’t working.”
Dallas does have plenty of recognizable talent, but Cowherd’s point was that the current setup is wasting it. After Sunday’s collapse, the pressure is only getting louder.
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