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6 major takeaways from the Cowboys’ meltdown loss against the Jaguars

By Brandon Martinez

Dec 18, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates a sack during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates a sack during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports /
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In what was only a portion of a wild NFL Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys did their part to add chaos by allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars to come back from a 17-point deficit and win in overtime.

After last week’s near loss against the Houston Texans, the team finally got their one especially “bad” loss of the season.

The Cowboys need to get their heads straight, especially if they want any chance — although it is already quite minimal — at the division title. To do that, they need to learn from what happened on Sunday, which is exactly what we are going to do.

6 takeaways from the Cowboys’ 40-34 loss against the Jaguars

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Dec 11, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn talk at midfield prior to a game against the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports /

6. The Coordinators Need to be Better

We’ve known for a while that Kellen Moore’s inconsistencies as a playcaller have held back this offense, which is crazy to say, considering how much production they put up every week. Granted, no offensive coordinator is perfect, but there is so many times where Moore seems to make boneheaded playcalls.

In the second half, it looked like the offense let its foot off the gas. It seemed like they kept wanting to run the same play, going with inside zone after inside zone. There was no creativity (and no, read options, end arounds, and speed options are not creative), and it looked like no effort was made to put this game away in the third quarter.

The more disappointing part of this was the defensive side, however. Dan Quinn needs to figure out what’s going on with this defense, because they have looked nothing like they did back when Cooper Rush was playing.

This time, the defense allowed 34 points and over 500 yards of total offense to the Jags. Zay Jones carved up the Dallas secondary (sound familiar?) for over 100 yards and three touchdowns, and no adjustments were made. The defense accumulated just one sack, but did record an interception and a fumble recovery.

Coaches are meant to prepare their teams. That means putting together a good gameplan and being able to adjust on the fly. Neither coach did their job well for four quarters on Sunday, and now the Cowboys have virtually no chance at a first-round bye.

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