The Dallas Cowboys had the worst defense in the league, prompting the team to part ways with Matt Eberflus and hire Christian Parker as his replacement as defensive coordinator. The results are lacking after the first three games of the regular season. The Cowboys have surrendered 82 points, the 25th-most in the league.
Dallas has given up 1,161 yards, the third-worst in the NFL (only better than the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions). More news: Exclusive: Breakout NFL Executives Who Could Become Future General Managers More news: 4 QBs Generating Serious Trade Buzz Weeks Before NFL Regular Season Starts During an appearance on "Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard" on Wednesday, highly respected former NFL defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale gave his analysis on what's going wrong with the defense in Dallas. He noted that the Cowboys have several significant injuries in the secondary, but thinks the main problem has been the coaching in key moments of games.
He went as far as to say that Parker was being "outclassed" by opposing coaches. This is the first season Parker has been a defensive coordinator in the league. He spent the previous two seasons as the passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Martindale extended an invitation for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to give him a call. "Sundays are frustrating for me when I see there (are) simple things that guys are just letting go right by them. And watching Dallas, that's frustrating.
So Jerry can call me and I’ll go help him. But, you know, I’m talking about helping the coordinator.” Martindale didn't like the coverage the Cowboys used on the penultimate play of Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson dissected the play and hit Zay Flowers for a 27-yard completion to put Baltimore in range for a game-winning 57-yard field goal by Tyler Loop.
The Cowboys will next play an 0-3 Houston Texans team in Week 4 that has shown inconsistency on offense through the first three weeks. For more on the Cowboys and the NFL, head to Newsweek Sports.
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