If there is any NFL team that has been in a tornado this season, it’s the Dallas Cowboys and very few people can deny that. You can’t change the facts, right? Dak Prescott’s $240 million contract and his season-ending injury have been a headache for the Cowboys. Mike McCarthy’s departure couldn’t stop the drama that continued in the HC search. But Jerry Jones has not yet fulfilled the expectations of his die-hard fans and, in fact, his former players as well.
One of such former Cowboys players, Darren Woodson (Safety, 1992-2003), has a different take. Woodson was on FOX Sports where he was asked about the ‘Cowboy’s concerns’. And the former NFL safety said, “I think that’s probably the biggest issue right now is that there’s nothing to hold on to. There’s nothing to grab on to say, ‘Hey, okay, I’m going to believe in going into next season that there’s going to be some change.’” He isn’t wrong there.
“There’s not a lot of change that’s going to be taking place. Schottenheimer’s been in the building.” A couple of weeks ago, Jerry Jones hired a new head coach from his ‘comfort zone.’ There were a lot of rumors swirling around the Cowboys headquarters, which involvedDeion Sanders, Pete Carroll, and Robert Saleh. But he ended up choosing Schottenheimer, who has zero head coaching experience.
Talking about the HC situation, Woodson added, “I mean, people felt like, okay, well, let’s burn the bridge, let’s burn the boats and start all over again. And that wasn’t the case. Once McCarthy left, we basically hired from within and there was zero excitement.” The former safety also took a jab at Dak Prescott. “Week 12 of the season, Dak got hurt. I mean, there were just so many negative things that happened this season,” Woodson said while calling Prescott’s injury like domino effects or the start of a vicious cycle.
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