The Dallas Cowboys once again got off to a rocky start on offense in their ugly 31-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. Fans were anxiously awaiting to see how Joe Milton would perform after a headscratcher against the Los Angeles Rams, but it was just more of the same.
Milton's cannon of an arm led him to throw more inaccurate passes and even an interception on a deep ball to the end zone in double coverage.
Milton finished the first half with a dismal 2/8 on his passes, along with 14 yards and one interception. It wasn't necessarily those stats that Brian Schottenheimer has to chat with Milton about, but instead, the conversation should be about putting his receivers into position to make a play.
In both preseason games thus far, Milton has not done that, and he's simply making it harder for the coaches to judge which receivers to cut.
Joe Milton's poor accuracy is making it difficult to judge the Cowboys' receivers
It's possible that fans might not see a few of these receivers once the 53-man roster is decided, but Milton is making it difficult to experiment with them.
Cowboys fans have seen that Milton has a cannon with much potential as a young quarterback, but that cannon has come back to bite him by throwing heaters to his receivers, making it nearly impossible for them to grab.
Even though it's preseason and mistakes are meant to be made, it's concerning to see this kind of ugly inconsistency with Milton two games in a row. Milton did have one of his home run balls work out when Jonathan Mingo completed one down the far sideline for 49 yards.
Schottenheimer has to play Will Grier more in the last preseason game to get the receivers involved. Milton shouldn't be thrown to the curb by any means, but Milton has been the elephant in the room as to why fans can't judge which receivers need to stay or go.