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Jerry Jones Criticizes Cowboys Coaching Staff Over Loss to Ravens
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In Short: Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, criticized his team's coaching staff for the 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in Brazil.
Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, criticized his team's coaching staff for the 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in Brazil.
Jones told 105.3 the Fan in Dallas that he was unsatisfied with the explanations provided by the coaching staff for the game's final-minute decisions.
He pointed out that the Cowboys could have called a timeout earlier, leaving the Ravens with almost no time at the end of the game.
During the final minute, the Cowboys were set to run one more play before kicking a field goal, but the coaching staff's decision-making was questioned.
Jones emphasized that the team's performance in the final seconds of the game was a critical factor in the loss.
He expressed confidence in the team's future prospects, stating that they are still in the hunt for success.
Jones also highlighted the importance of better game management, indicating that the coaching staff's decisions in the final moments cost the team the victory.
What this adds
The specific decisions made by the Cowboys coaching staff during the final minute of the game are under scrutiny, including the timing of timeouts and the choice of plays.
The incident underscores the high-pressure nature of coaching decisions in the final moments of a game and the scrutiny these decisions face from team ownership.
Background
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What's confirmed
- "There is no explanation you're satisfied with. None," Jones told 105.3 the Fan in Dallas.
- "We will be better from this experience that we had with Baltimore and what happened to us at the end of the game," Jones said, via ESPN.
- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaving little doubt that he believes errors in game management by his coaching staff in the final seconds of a 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens cost his team the victory.
- "We are very much in the hunt, and I say that principally based upon the way I feel about our team, as much or more than what’s happening with the other teams," Jones said.
- Speaking on his radio show Tuesday, Jones was asked what explanations there were for leaving enough seconds on the clock after a tying field goal for a defensive breakdown to put the Ravens in position for the winning kick.
What's still developing
- During an interview on Tuesday with 105.3 the Fan in Dallas, Jones was asked how he felt about the coaching gaffes at the end of the game and whether the coaching staff offered him an acceptable explanation for why they happened.
- With the Cowboys heading into a third down, it was pretty clear they were only going to run one more play, and if that failed, they were going to kick a field goal.
- The third-down play is where another questionable coaching decision came in.
- [FERNANDO LLANO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] After allowing Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to get into field goal range late, Dallas Cowboys safety Caleb Downs (13) and cornerback Caelen Carson (21) seemed pretty dejected.
- [ANDRE PENNER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Red zone mistakes from QB Dak Prescott and the Cowboys led to settling for a late field goal.