The Cowboys took another hit Sunday night, falling 23-13 to the Green Bay Packers, and the doubt around Dallas is getting louder. Around the fanbase and across the football world, questions about the team and its coaching staff are piling up. Stephen Jones, though, isn’t joining that chorus.
The Cowboys’ executive vice president sounded disappointed after the loss, but not shaken. On 105.3 The Fan, via Jon Machota, Jones said the team still has time to straighten things out and made clear he’s not backing away from the staff.
“Obviously very disappointing. Frustrated.
But at the same time, we got a lot of football to play. We’ve got resolve.
We just got to go back to work, we like the players, we like the coaches,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, via Jon Machota.
At the center of that vote of confidence is head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who is trying to pull Dallas out of its current rut. Jones said on the show that both he and Jerry Jones “absolutely” believe in him to respond.
“There’s not any question in Jerry [Jones] and my mind. He has the team,” Jones said.
“There’s no question they want to go out there and execute and make things happen. Feel really good about our coaching staff.
We just got to have it continue to evolve and get to a point to where we can win these football games.”
Dak Prescott also remains in Schottenheimer’s corner. Prescott threw for 258 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the defeat, and Schottenheimer pointed to “the man he is” when discussing the quarterback’s ability to help Dallas recover. Speaking to The Athletic, Schottenheimer also addressed the “hole” the Cowboys have dug for themselves.
“I said, you got to work, got to find solutions, can’t repeat mistakes. And they understand that. There’s definitely time to pull out of it.”
Dallas gets its next chance to respond on Oct. 26 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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