The Dallas Cowboys are staring at a mess after back-to-back ugly losses, and the latest flop against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field only turned up the heat. Dallas brought back all 11 starters on offense this season, which is why the last two weeks have landed so hard. Instead of looking like a group ready to roll, the unit has sputtered.
Terrell Owens jumped into the conversation on a recent episode of his Get To The Point podcast, and he didn’t exactly soften his message. The Cowboys legend said the problem starts with a lack of difference-makers and then circles right back to the people calling the plays.
"You got to have some playmakers. You got to have some game changers.
And then I don't know who the offensive coordinator is, but you got to call some explosive plays. But in order to have explosive plays, you got to have explosive players," Owens said.
"At some point, yeah, you're paying all these guys money, but then again, everybody that's calling the plays, they're making money too. So the offensive coordinator, they got to put these players that they have in positions to win, according to what their abilities are."
Owens’ criticism comes after Troy Aikman had already gone after the wide receiver’s route-running, and Owens didn’t stop there. He also pointed the finger at the Cowboys’ front office, saying Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones are the ones responsible for the roster decisions.
"They start blaming Stephen Jones and Jerry Jones," he addedThey're the ones that are making those decisions. Those are the guys that are shelling out $100 million receivers that are not putting up $100 million production."
The message is plain enough: Dallas has issues in the building, on the headset, and on the field. Brian Schottenheimer and Klayton Adams need to improve the play-calling, and the offense needs to find a way to look like the unit fans expected when the season began.
The Cowboys will get another shot to show something against the Eagles in Week 7. Kickoff for Monday Night Football is set for 8:20 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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