Watch Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb freak out on Dak Prescott in ugly sideline display
By Jerry Trotta
The Dallas Cowboys are getting blown out at home for the third consecutive game and fans have reached their breaking point. They've given up 28 points (and counting) and Mike McCarthy's offense looks as bland as ever.
The Baltimore Ravens defense has been a turnstile to start the season and yet Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb have been unable to work their magic.
Lamb caught all three of his targets for 58 yards in the first half. Not numbers by any stretch, but his three targets are third on the team behind Brandin Cooks and Jake Ferguson. Even running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle logged two targets apiece.
Prescott did not look Lamb's way at all on the game's first possession. It's no secret that Lamb has been quiet and the offense is stuck in neutral. Nobody on the sidelines is happy, but Lamb let his frustration get the best of him after the offense's final drive of the first half when he blew up on Prescott. Lamb was also audibly frustrated during a conversation with Cowboys wide receivers coach Robert Prince Jr.
CeeDee Lamb yelled at Dak Prescott on Cowboys sideline vs. the Ravens
We admire Lamb's competitive fire, but this was a terrible look for the All-Pro. Unbothered by the Cowboys' other receivers, the Ravens are bracketing Lamb in coverage. With Lamb having minimal wiggle room and the run game being a non-factor, Prescott has thrown into tight windows all game.
We won't know until the All-22 is released to know if Prescott isn't seeing the field. Maybe Lamb is open? Ultimately, it's on Mike McCarthy to funnel more touches to his superstar. Once again, the offense is not using any pre-snap motion. McCarthy is making it easy on the Ravens defense.
Tempers are bound to flare during a poor performance, but Lamb freaking out on Prescott is dumbfounding after it was his red zone fumble that was the turning point. Lamb caught a screen pass in the red zone that would have set the Cowboys up with 1st-and-goal. They were trailing 14-3 at the time, so the game was very much in the balance.
Again, Lamb's frustration is understandable. He and Prescott won't allow the disagreement to fester, but it does give reporters and talking heads the jurisdiction to question the team's toughness. It adds another layer of embarrassing to another pitiful performance at home.