Matt Eberflus is the Dallas Cowboys' third defensive coordinator in as many seasons. While the finger-pointing toward Eberflus has been nonstop, and for good reason, the problem also stems from inconsistent faces inside the franchise.
Tommy Yarrish, a writer for the Dallas Cowboys' official website, went on 105.3 The Fan to discuss the problem with not having any continuity on the defense. Eberflus is obviously a huge problem, but the franchise needs one consistent voice, and that hasn't happened in a while.
"(Jerry Jones) kind of regrets the fact that they haven't had continuity at the defensive coordinator position," Yarrish said. "Matt Eberflus is their third in as many years. I think that certainly has something to do with why Dallas hasn't found their footing on defense."
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Yarrish added that it's a two-way street and that Eberflus needs to find a way to work with his players. Even the 49ers, who have lost Fred Warner and Nick Bosa for the rest of the season, have still been able to make it work. Their defense isn't nearly as good as it was without Warner and Bosa, but they have been adequate to give the offense a chance.
The Cowboys are experiencing the worst-case scenario, and they only have themselves to blame. They don't have the best personnel, and they've had three DCs in as many years.
Eberflus is comfortably worse than Dan Quinn and Mike Zimmer, but it goes back to Jerry Jones hiring coaches with whom he's comfortable. He doesn't branch out beyond his comfort zone. He should've known that Eberflus doesn't fit this personnel, and he should've had an idea that Zimmer wanted to become the head coach after one season as the DC.
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Since the Vikings' loss, Jerry Jones has been coy about Eberflus' future. While he hasn't thrown Eberflus under the bus, his patience is undoubtedly wearing thin.
Even though the defense has suffered from a lack of continuity, keeping Eberflus for the sake of maintaining a familiar voice would be franchise malpractice. The Cowboys are far from the only team that's had to navigate turnover on their coaching staff every year.
Having three defensive coordinators in as many years is not ideal, but let's not forget that Zimmer had DeMarvion Overshown and Osa Odighizuwa playing like Pro Bowlers and got the best out of Mazi Smith right after Dan Quinn left to take the Commanders' head coaching job.
A good coach would make all the difference.