Jerry Jones Suggests Firing Cowboys Coach Matt Eberflus After 'Frustrating' Loss

The Dallas Cowboys’ season, for all intents and purposes, is over after the 34-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings dropped coach Brian Schottenheimer’s team to 6-7-1.

It was a Sunday night game that saw the offense flail and struggle to protect Dak Prescott, with George Pickens going missing again and Brandon Aubrey botching two field goals.

And …

Then the defense, which made JJ McCarthy look like John Elway as he had a career-high 250 passing yards, found itself gashed time and time again as Schottenheimer and coordinator Matt Eberflus had no answer. …

With Eberflus suddenly moving onto management’s hot seat – right where Cowboys Nation believes he should be.

As was the case last week in the loss to Detroit, there was more than enough blame to go around at AT&T Stadium, and owner Jerry Jones detailed the reasons for Dallas’ seventh loss of the year.

“We were making field goals rather than some touchdowns, that ended up biting us, especially when we missed the two that we missed,” Jones said. “Our inability to … keep them out of the end zone, that was frustrating.”

So the Cowboys will enter Week 16 knowing before they play whether or not the playoffs are still achievable with the Philadelphia Eagles facing the Washington Commanders on Saturday.

But …

Needing the Eagles to lose all three games and Dallas win all three, the playoff chase, for most, ended against Minnesota.

Now attention turns to how the franchise will face the final three weeks of the season as the Trevon Diggs saga continues to baffle, with the All-Pro stating post-game that he was healthy enough to play, and that he isn’t sure what else he has to do to play.

Oh, and Eberflus’ job future here seems in doubt as for the first time Jones addressed that concept with a less-than-positive slant.

Said the owner: “With three games left … that will impact any adjustments that you make regarding coaching.”

The Cowboys’ season took a dark turn on Sunday night, and barring a miracle, Schottenheimer’s first season as an NFL head coach will end without making the playoffs.

And that’s frustrating for the owner … and for Cowboys Nation.

Jerry Jones Suggests Firing Cowboys Coach Matt Eberflus After ‘Frustrating’ Loss

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