DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — After a terrible start to their season punctuated by an embarrassing blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday the Dallas Cowboys are reportedly griping about their coaches.
According to NFL Network reporter Jane Slater some players say the coaches deserve at least partial blame for the team’s 2-4 start. Slater says one player who wished to be anonymous said the coaching staff is “totally unprepared,” and that “they don’t teach” or “have any sense of adjusting on the fly.” Another unnamed source in the Cowboys locker room said the coaches “just aren’t good at their jobs.”
Talking on 105.3 The Fan Slater said the team’s lack of buy-in, and what seems like a lack of respect for this coaching staff is concerning. “I don’t know how you move past that,” Slater said. “This is a team that is incredibly frustrated and has lost faith in this new group.”
New Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy responded to the accusations Tuesday saying he wishes his players would bring their issues to him rather than the media.
According to NFL.com’s Grant Gordon, McCarthy said, “I think like a lot of things, when you hit a part of your season or any challenge where there is negativity out there, where it comes from and who it comes from, that’s something I’ve never chased. I think you do have to recognize it and I just really go back to my first meeting with the football team.
“I’ve always stated this to every team that I’ve coached. I think it’s important to handle things as men; if you do have something to say publicly that is of most importance, I think it’s important to say it to the individual. Particularly in a group dynamic, setting. Especially in the game of football, especially for the Dallas Cowboys. That’s all part of the development of our program, of the system we’re installing here.”
The Cowboys will look for their third win in seven games this Sunday when they head to Washington.
