The Dallas Cowboys got embarrassed again on a national stage, and the time has come for Jerry Jones to move on from Jason Garrett.
Final
Chicago Bears
31
Dallas Cowboys
24
Someone has to win the NFC East, but apparently no one told the Dallas Cowboys.
America’s Team was embarrassed again on a national stage, getting blown out in Chicago by the Bears in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated.
The defeat was Dallas’ fourth in its last five games, dropping the Cowboys to 6-7 on the year. The Cowboys’ roster is one of the most talented in football and they have been one of the biggest underachievers this season, which falls at the feet of beleaguered head coach Jason Garrett.
There have been increased calls for Garrett’s job over the past few weeks, but to this point Jerry Jones has resisted the urge to make a move, telling the assembled media that it isn’t the right time to make a coaching change. With all due respect to Jones, that mindset is absolutely insane since Dallas’ season is literally slipping away from them.
If it wasn’t for the division they play in Dallas would have no shot at the playoffs in the loaded NFC with their record. The NFC East means that the season is still salvageable, and Jones can’t afford to let the year slip away due to stubbornness.
The Cowboys looked completely disinterested in playing this game, particularly on the defensive end. Mitchell Trubisky, who had been on the hot seat after weeks of poor performances for the Bears, torched the Cowboys for three touchdown passes and 230 yards through the air.
To make matters worse, the Bears ran all over the Cowboys too, racking up over 150 yards on the ground and pushing Dallas’ defensive front all over the field. The offense didn’t do much either, with Dak Prescott struggling to complete passes and Ezekiel Elliott mostly contained on the ground.
The Cowboys have shown with their play that they are starting to tune out Garrett, and once a coach loses the locker room it is time to move on. Interim coaches don’t usually have tremendous success, but it can’t possibly be worse than what the Cowboys are getting now from Garrett.