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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-coaching-change-trade-deadline-rumors-firm-stance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Jerry Jones shuts down coaching change, trade deadline rumors with firm stance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jerry-Jones-shuts-down-coaching-change-trade-deadline-rumors-with-firm-stance.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Jerry Jones shuts down coaching change, trade deadline rumors with firm stance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T19:20:39-07:00">October 15th, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T19:20:39-07:00">October 15th, 7:20pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming off the nasty 47-9 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 6, the Dallas Cowboys still remain confident that they can finish the season strong and qualify for the postseason. After all, they’re still 3-3, not enough to go into desperation mode. However, at least that’s what Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones believed, as he insisted he won’t trade his players or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-mike-mccarthy-this-season">fire coach Mike McCarthy</a>.</p><p>“As for the upcoming November 5th NFL trade deadline, Cowboys Jerry Jones says they will not be active,” via <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1846306275812167808" rel="noopener">this post</a> from NFL insider Dianna Russini on X, formerly Twitter. “He also says they will not be making any changes at head coach or coordinators. He points to a lot of details that need to improve during practice.”</p><h2><b>The Cowboys stand pat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jerry-Jones-before-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After making excuses about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-addresses-not-pursuing-derrick-henry-in-offseason">Cowboys not signing Derrick Henry</a> in the offseason, Jerry Jones continues to stick with his team despite treading water nearly halfway through the season.</p><p>The Lions loss was their fifth-biggest loss in team history, but it was only the second time this season that they’ve lost by 20 or more points. In Week 2, the New Orleans Saints put a drubbing on them with a 44-19 blowout.</p><p>Perhaps he believes he can still get decent returns from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-agrees-historic-240-million-contract-extension-before-week-1">extending quarterback Dak Prescott</a>, one of the NFL’s highest-paid players this season. However, against the Lions, Prescott didn’t play up to the level of his contract, finishing 17-33 with 178 yards and two interceptions.</p><p>Likewise, Jones extended wideout CeeDee Lamb to a six-figure contract for four years. Against the Lions, he had a solid showing, with seven receptions and 89 receiving yards.</p><p>If they weren’t trading for anyone, then how can the team improve?</p><p>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team will simply have to fix its mistakes during practice. Through six games, the team’s defense has given up 365.5 yards per game, good for ninth-most in the league, and 28 points, third-most in the NFL.</p><p>Still, improving internally is good and repairs team chemistry. However, at some point one wonders how far practice can take a team if the quality players simply aren’t there, or if the coaching staff isn’t as good as one hoped.</p><h2><b>The owner responds</b></h2><p>As expected, fans also aren’t happy with how the team is faring so far, blaming Jerry Jones for not doing anything in the offseason, and the Cowboys owner has responded by <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41810125/jerry-jones-calls-radio-hosts-feisty-interview-cowboys-struggles" rel="noopener">going off</a> on a Dallas radio show.</p><p>“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it,” he said. “That’s not your job or I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions, men. No, no. I’m not kidding.”</p><p>Even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-shannon-sharpe-blasts-jerry-jones-for-threatening-radio-hosts-job">Shannon Sharpe called Jones out on First Take</a> for threatening the radio hosts’ jobs. Still, by deciding not to shake up their roster or coaching staff, the Cowboys will have to dig deep and figure it out before it’s too late.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Jerry Jones shuts down coaching change, trade deadline rumors with firm stance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-after-issuing-threat-radio-host');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jerry Jones doubles down on stance after issuing threat to radio host');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cowboys-news-Jerry-Jones-doubles-down-on-stance-after-issuing-threat-to-radio-host.jpg"></figure><h1>Jerry Jones doubles down on stance after issuing threat to radio host</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T19:03:43-07:00">October 15th, 7:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T19:15:13-07:00">October 15th, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appears to be spiraling in the wake of the team’s brutal loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 6. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-hits-historic-rock-bottom-after-loss-lions">Cowboys were historically awful</a> in the 47-9 blowout. With the loss, Dallas is now 0-3 at home this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-brutally-honest-week-6-disappointment">Jones expressed his disappointment</a> over the shocking defeat. Unfortunately, he took things a step further on a radio appearance Tuesday.</p><p>Jones joined 105.3 the FAN for an interview but the 82-year-old billionaire appeared to be spoiling for a fight. In a tense exchange, he was asked if he should have done more to improve the Cowboys’ roster during the offseason in his role as general manager. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-calls-himself-idiot-during-unhinged-radio-rant">Jones responded with an unhinged rant</a> during which he implicitly threatened the radio host’s job.</p><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-shannon-sharpe-blasts-jerry-jones-for-threatening-radio-hosts-job">facing backlash over the public tantrum</a>, Jones has doubled down on his rage-filled radio spot. He <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1846325512647725517" rel="noopener">defended his actions</a> to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. “I don’t know that I would go as far as (calling) the volume connotation as yelling. OK? But the facts are that if I’m going to be grilled by the tribunal, I don’t need it to be by the guys I’m paying,” Jones said, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota on X.</p><p>“I can take it from fans and take it from other people. I take a lot of pride in how fair and how much I try to work with the media, we’re brothers and sisters. But I was a little frustrated there today. … The wrong ones were doing the questioning. Now, if those had been real fans sitting there or if there had been people that knew what they were talking about, football people, I might have had a different answer,” Jones added, per Machota.</p><h2><b>Jerry Jones is melting down alongside his Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jerry-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cowboys head into their bye week at 3-3 and in third place in the NFC East. With nearly two weeks before Dallas plays its next game, the horrific beatdown handed out by the Lions has plenty of time to linger. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-destroys-with-top-5-list">Stephen A. Smith was quick to rip the Cowboys</a> following the depressing defeat. Smith pointed out the 47-9 whooping was the team’s worst home loss since Jones bought the franchise in 1989.</p><p>Despite three straight 12-win seasons, some pundits have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-skip-bayless-calls-for-mike-mccarthys-firing-emotional-rant">called on Jones to fire</a> head coach Mike McCarthy. However, the Cowboys’ owner has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-mike-mccarthy-this-season">doubled down on his commitment to McCarthy</a>. He’s also stated his general opposition to mid-season firings.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-agrees-historic-240-million-contract-extension-before-week-1">Dallas paid quarterback Dak Prescott</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-dallas-agree-record-136-million-deal-after-lengthy-contract-standoff">wide receiver CeeDee Lamb</a> in the offseason. So far the results have been suboptimal. The Cowboys have a Week 7 bye to regroup. The team faces the 49ers in San Francisco on Sunday night in Week 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jerry Jones doubles down on stance after issuing threat to radio host

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-mark-cuban-jerry-jones-admission-amid-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mark Cuban’s honest Cowboys’ Jerry Jones admission amid struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mark-Cubans-honest-Jerry-Jones-admission-amid-Dallas-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Mark Cuban’s honest Cowboys’ Jerry Jones admission amid struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T10:59:11-07:00">October 15th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T11:53:21-07:00">October 15th, 11:53am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the microphones turned off on the set of ESPN’s First Take, former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban was caught <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1846237080671658109" rel="noopener">making a sympathetic remark</a> about Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones.<br><br>“I feel bad for Jerry (Jones), I really do,” Cuban said.<br><br>The Cowboys are on the wrong side of where they were the previous season. They have a 3-3 record and were dismantled 47-9 by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. It was their second game allowing 40+ points, with the first coming against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2.<br><br>In 2023, Dallas was simply dominant. They ended up with the highest-scoring offense in the league (29.9 points per game). Also, they had the fifth-best defense in the league, only allowing 18.5 points per game. So far this season, it’s been the inverse. They’re currently 19th in the league on offense and 30th in defense. While some of their downfall can be attributed to Dan Quinn leaving the defensive coordinator position, they retained most of their personnel.</p><p>Regardless, the defensive woes have been inexcusable. Also, the offense has looked like a shell of itself. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-michael-irvin-sounds-alarm-cowboys-season">Michael Irvin sounded the alarm on the Cowboys</a>, Cuban had a similar sentiment, but this one with more empathy and sympathy.</p><h2><b>Jerry Jones has question marks around him and the Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mark-Cuban-feels-for-Jerry-Jones-amidst-recent-struggles.jpg"><figcaption>© Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-calls-himself-idiot-during-unhinged-radio-rant">Jones was unhinged in a radio rant</a> about the Cowboys’ performance on Tuesday. He scrutinized a reporter for asking about the lack of offseason moves. The attack could be one of frustration, since Jones has a winning expectation for his franchise. The ability to not handle constructive criticism is a little alarming, considering the circumstances.</p><p>Also, the Cowboys owner is the general manager of the team. One of the most critical moves he made was not signing current Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry. In a Sports Illustrated article, Jones stated that <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/jerry-jones-made-excuse-cowboys-not-signing-derrick-henry#:~:text=Henry%20lives%20in%20Dallas%20and,team%20couldn't%20afford%20him." rel="noopener">the team couldn’t afford him</a>. Henry ended up signing a two-year, $16 million with the Ravens. </p><p>This was one of the many misses in free agency for the Cowboys. They also let Tony Pollard walk in free agency, and he ended up signing with the Tennessee Titans. Had they been willing to spend money on anyone other than quarterback Dak Prescott, and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, this might be a different conversation.</p><p>However, there’s only been six weeks of the season so far. There’s still time for improvement and a turnaround but it’s dwindling fast. If Jones can make some needed adjustments via trade or any other move, the Cowboys could have a chance in an unstable NFC East division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mark Cuban’s honest Cowboys’ Jerry Jones admission amid struggles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-shannon-sharpe-blasts-jerry-jones-for-threatening-radio-hosts-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shannon Sharpe blasts Cowboys’ Jerry Jones for threatening radio host’s job');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shannon-Sharpe-blasts-Jerry-Jones-for-threatening-radio-hosts-job.jpg"></figure><h1>Shannon Sharpe blasts Cowboys’ Jerry Jones for threatening radio host’s job</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T09:45:04-07:00">October 15th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T09:45:04-07:00">October 15th, 9:45am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-most-blame-week-6-loss-lions">Dallas Cowboys lost in blow out fashion to the Detroit Lions</a>, 47-9, tensions were high on a radio show appearance by owner Jerry Jones. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-calls-himself-idiot-during-unhinged-radio-rant">Cowboys president and general manager would seem to threaten the hosts jobs</a> on asking questions about the state of the team which garnered an impassioned response by football analyst Shannon Sharpe.</p><p>As mentioned before, the Cowboys were outplayed in every facet by the Lions last Sunday which brings more questions to their team as radio hosts did on 105.3 The Fan where he regularly appears on. Sharpe would say on ESPN’s “First Take” that Jones’ actions on the show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7OMgPhe-I&amp;t=304s" rel="noopener">gave him a very bad impression.</a></p><p>“To put a man in fear for his job, I hate, I detest, I despise someone that would pray on the weak,” Sharpe said. “And because Jerry Jones is in an advantageous situation, because he has the power in this situation, he would actually say that publicly. That tells me a lot about a man, that tells me a lot about a man that has power and would abuse that power to tell that man I will get somebody in here to ask me favorable questions. that is absolutely that guy’s job is to ask.”</p><p>Jones has no doubt been criticized in the past for not being active during the offseason in terms of acquiring more talent and for waiting on giving extensions to quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.</p><h2><b>Shannon Sharpe believes Cowboys’ Jerry Jones lacks accountability</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jerry-Jones-on-Oct.-13-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sharpe would continue on the show saying that Jones is not accountable for the negatives of Dallas.</p><p>“Jerry wants all the credit when things go well but none of the blame,” Sharpe said. “He told us how many times, ‘the buck stops with me, any deal that’s ever happened I either signed off on it or I got notified of it.’ Now you getting trounced, you getting run through like Sherman went through Atlanta during the Civil War and now you want know part of it when they ask you about it.”</p><p>In terms of what Jones said on the radio show that has caused a flurry on social media and in the football world, he would say that he can get others to ask him questions about the team. It was a question of why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-mike-mccarthy-this-season">Cowboys did not make more moves</a> in the offseason to improve the team.</p><p>“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it. That’s not your job,” Jones said. “I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding. You’re not going to figure it out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this (NFL) meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams here, you’re geniuses.”</p><p>At any rate, the Cowboys are now 3-3 as they look to bounce back and turn around their season as they head into a much needed bye week and then face the San Francisco 49ers that next Sunday night on Oct. 27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shannon Sharpe blasts Cowboys’ Jerry Jones for threatening radio host’s job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-mike-mccarthy-this-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jerry Jones doubles down on not firing Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy this season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cowboys-news-Jerry-Jones-doubles-down-on-not-firing-Mike-McCarthy-this-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Jerry Jones doubles down on not firing Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy this season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T08:45:02-07:00">October 15th, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T08:45:02-07:00">October 15th, 8:45am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-destroys-with-top-5-list">Cowboys are beginning to feel like the 2024 season is a nightmare</a>. Ever since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-most-to-blame-for-brutal-wild-card-loss-to-packers">getting blasted by the Packers in the playoffs</a> last season, the Cowboys have continued to get blown out in the first half during home games. Now the team is under heavy scrutiny during their bye week after getting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-hits-historic-rock-bottom-after-loss-lions">demolished by the Detroit Lions on their owner’s birthday</a>. Regardless, it seems the team is staying the course for now.</p><p>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked on Dallas radio if <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1846176977247440953" rel="noopener">he w0uld considering making an in-season coaching change</a>. Jones did not take kindly to the question.</p><p>“And I won’t be making any others during the season,” Jones said on 105.3 the FAN, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota. Jones is clearly saying that head coach Mike McCarthy will <i>not</i> be fired during the season.</p><p>The Cowboys have not made an in-season coaching change since the 2010 season when they fired Wade Phillips.</p><p>It remains to be seen what changes, if any, the Cowboys will make during their bye week. They don’t have that many levers to pull. The defense is still banged up with injuries, while the offense feels like it is Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb all by themselves.</p><p>Perhaps Jerry Jones will gut out the rest of the 2024 season and make some larger changes to the team during the offseason.</p><h2><b>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones calls himself ‘idiot’ during unhinged radio rant</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jerry-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jerry Jones is still letting out his frustration after his team got blown out by the Lions on Sunday.</p><p>Jones <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1846181901184159753" rel="noopener">went on an unhinged rant</a> on Dallas radio on Tuesday, during which he called himself an ‘idiot.’</p><p>“One of the stupidest things I’ve ever done, that anybody had ever analyzed was buy the Cowboys,” Jones said. “It was an idiot that did that. So idiot things can turn into good decisions. Smart things can turn into bad decisions. The facts are when you make one, you don’t really know if it’s going to be good or not at the time. You want some conversation this morning, you’re getting it.”</p><p>Jones fired back when he was asked why the team didn’t make more moves this offseason to improve the roster.</p><p>“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it. That’s not your job,” Jones added. “I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding. You’re not going to figure it out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this (NFL) meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams here, you’re geniuses.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-calls-himself-idiot-during-unhinged-radio-rant">Jerry Jones stayed on the offensive and continued his rant</a>.</p><p>“You really think you’re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I’ve done wrong without going over the rights,” Jones concluded. “Listen, we both know we’re talking to a lot of great fans, a lot of great listeners. And I’m very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I’m sick about what happened Sunday.”</p><p>Cowboys fans already know that Jerry Jones is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-detroit-trolls-att-stadiums-blurred-out-scoreboard-post">sick about his team getting destroyed on his birthday</a>. Now they want him to fix the problem.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jerry Jones doubles down on not firing Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy this season

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is letting out his frustrations in the press with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-most-blame-week-6-loss-lions">his team’s performance</a>. Jones called himself an idiot in <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1846181901184159753" rel="noopener">a prolonged rant</a> he gave on a Dallas radio station, 105.3 the FAN.</p><p>“One of the stupidest things I’ve ever done, that anybody had ever analyzed was buy the Cowboys. It was an idiot that did that. So idiot things can turn into good decisions,” Jones said on the air. “Smart things can turn into bad decisions. The facts are when you make one, you don’t really know if it’s going to be good or not at the time. You want some conversation this morning, you’re getting it.”</p><p>The Cowboys turned in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-mike-mccarthy-diagnoses-cowboys-biggest-problem-entering-bye-week">a horrific performance</a> in the team’s most recent game, a 47-9 drubbing at the hands of the Detroit Lions. Dallas is now 3-3 on the year.</p><p>Jones’ comments were picked up and reported by The Athletic. The Cowboys owner seemed to get very testy and frustrated with the interviewer during his radio appearance. He was asked about why he didn’t make more offseason moves to improve Dallas before the 2024 campaign.</p><p>“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it. That’s not your job,” Jones added. “I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding. You’re not going to figure it out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this (NFL) meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams here, you’re geniuses.”</p><p>Jones didn’t stop there. He kept up the offense as his comments continued to flow.</p><p>“You really think you’re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I’ve done wrong without going over the rights,” he added. “Listen, we both know we’re talking to a lot of great fans, a lot of great listeners. And I’m very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I’m sick about what happened Sunday.”</p><p>Cowboys fans surely feel the same frustration as Jones. The team hasn’t won a Super Bowl for almost 30 years.</p><h2>Cowboys have been a total disappointment this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dallas-Cowboys-QB-Dak-Prescott-1.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dallas entered the 2024 season with high expectations, after losing to the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFC Playoffs. The Cowboys are instead 3-3, and have looked completely lost on defense in those losses.</p><p>The Cowboys allowed nearly 500 yards of offense to Detroit, including 308 yards through the air. Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-skip-bayless-calls-for-mike-mccarthys-firing-emotional-rant">has given up more</a> than 40 points twice through the team’s first six games. Those are numbers that will need to see improvement for the team moving forward.</p><p>Dallas visits San Francisco for its next game, on October 27. Cowboys fans are desperate to see a victory in that contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Jerry Jones calls himself an ‘idiot’ during unhinged radio rant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-most-blame-week-6-loss-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys most to blame for Week 6 loss to Lions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CowboysLions-most-to-blame-for-Week-6-loss-to-LionsCowboys.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys most to blame for Week 6 loss to Lions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T17:47:20-07:00">October 14th, 5:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T17:47:20-07:00">October 14th, 5:47pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If anybody cares, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-michael-irvin-sounds-alarm-cowboys-season">Michael Irving has “sounded the alarm”</a> about the Dallas Cowboys. And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-skip-bayless-calls-for-mike-mccarthys-firing-emotional-rant">Skip Bayless is oddly emotional</a> about the state of the team. Guys, it’s just football. But since people love to toss blame, here are three Cowboys, including Dak Prescott, most to blame for the loss to the Lions in Week 6.</p><p>The Cowboys got manhandled 47-9 by the Lions. At home. Yep, 47-9. In that kind of a loss, it’s easy to point fingers. In fact, it would be more difficult to find areas for encouragement. But there is one. The Cowboys have the best place-kicker on the planet.</p><p>OK, back to the bad stuff.</p><h2><b>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott didn’t get it done</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dallas-Cowboys-QB-Dak-Prescott-1.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>He missed on almost half of his pass attempts, completing 17 of 33 tosses. He totaled 178 yards with two interceptions — including an ugly one in the end zone — and no touchdowns. Meanwhile, the ground game only supported him with 17 carries for 53 yards.</p><p>Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article293919699.html" rel="noopener">there were many problems</a> for Prescott.</p><p>“I think really the passing game you can start with the protection,” McCarthy said. “I think he was, you know, he was on his back foot all day from the get-go. And we had a couple things that were not clean, as far as a chip, check down, release and so forth were mistakes. Young players, but we need to be better, at the end of the day we need to take care of the football.”</p><p>Of course, Prescott’s performance impacted CeeDee Lamb. And the Lions added to the mix by playing supreme attention to the star wideout.</p><p>“They doubled CeeDee pretty much most of the day,” McCarthy said. “And then definitely Jake Ferguson saw some doubles too. We got to continue to do more in those areas. Not getting the run game really kind of put us on our heels. And that’s not fair for, you know, our alignment. But you know, the combination of run and pass is where you want to be. But once again, I think they I think they were ahead of us at the line of scrimmage.”</p><h2><b>What did Dak Prescott have to say about loss</b></h2><p>Prescott said it turned <a href="https://x.com/PatDoneyNBC5/status/1845620927985271024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1845620927985271024%7Ctwgr%5Eedd5497b84eddb29286a5370e2241077e16f94e4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10139292-dak-prescott-after-cowboys-blowout-loss-to-lions-we-need-to-look-in-the-mirror" rel="noopener">into a tough day</a>, according to a post on X by NBC’s Pat Doney.</p><p>“Very frustrating,” Prescott said. “I don’t want to say I’ve got to play perfect, but I’ve got to be better. We’re 3-3, six games under us, a long season to go. We need to look in the mirror and figure out how we can be better for this team. Humbling for sure. That’s the #NFL. Concerning? I’m not a guy to hit the panic button.”</p><p>It added up to the Cowboys’ third straight home loss.</p><p>“We’ve played winning football on the road,” McCarthy said. “We’ve played three good teams. We have three good teams that have come in here and played well against us. It’s the National Football League. It’s not who you play, it’s when you play them. And you know, that’s part of where we are. You know, we have, our lineups are changing. This is a good experience with some rough moments and this definitely was a rough moment today.”</p><h2><b>Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy under fire</b></h2><p>After putting together thre straight 12-5 regular seasons, the Cowboys don’t currently look like that kind of team in 2024. It could turn around, but McCarthy has to be feeling a little heat. Still, Prescott <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1845888496445092025" rel="noopener">has his back for now</a>, according to a post on X by Jon Machota of The Athletic.</p><p>“The man he is,” Prescott said. “The preparation that he puts into this. The leader. I’ll go to war for that guy, with that guy, every single day. And I’m not the only one in that locker room. I feel like everybody feels that. If you heard what he said after that game (last night), not something that I care to let you guys in on honestly, but strong message. Strong message. In a loss, to be able to feel that way and show those emotions and respond, I’ll follow him. I’ll follow him. I know he said it to you guys, he said it in there, he’s looking in the mirror, as we all should. Thankful for him as my coach. Period.”</p><p>One good thing for McCarthy is owner Jerry Jones’ <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/dak-prescott-reaffirms-confidence-in-cowboys-coach-mike-mccarthy-after-blowout-loss-to-lions/" rel="noopener">reluctance to fire coaches</a> in midstream, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter via on3.com.</p><p>“First of all, that’s not (Jones’) history,” Schefter said. “No. 2, who do you want to appoint from that staff that’s going to be a better coach than Mike McCarthy? Who on that staff is taking over? His contract is up after this year, so there’s no reason for the best coach on their staff not to continue on. Let the season play out and then make a decision, especially considering Jerry’s history.”</p><h2><b>The Cowboys’ defense isn’t holding up</b></h2><p>As the final score suggested, the Lions did what they wanted to do. Jared Goff passed for 315 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. On the ground, they racked up 184 yards on 36 rushing attempts with a pair of scores.</p><p>That’s kind of been what is has looked like for the Cowboys at home. They’ve been tougher on defense on the road, but it came against the lesser offenses of the Browns, Giants, and Steelers. McCarthy said it has been a rollercoaster.</p><p>“We’re up and down right now,” McCarthy said. “If you want to put it on a grid, use mathematics, the analytics. I mean, the ebb and flow of what we’re doing is there’s way too many highs and too many lows. This is all over right now. There’s none of us that feel good about how we performed today. That’s where it’s important for every one of us, starting with myself, they need to look in the mirror. We don’t need any help; don’t want any help. So, we just need to stay after it, keep working. And I’m very confident we’ll come out the other end.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys most to blame for Week 6 loss to Lions

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He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-destroys-with-top-5-list">Dallas Cowboys were thoroughly embarrassed</a> on their home turf Sunday afternoon, suffering one of the worst defeats in team history at the hands of the Detroit Lions. Detroit dominated in every facet of the game, cruising to a 47-9 victory.</p><p>The 38-point margin was the Cowboys’ largest loss since a 43-3 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings in 1988, making it the fifth-worst loss in franchise history. And it all took place on team owner and general manager Jerry Jones’ birthday, no less.</p><p>Head coach Mike McCarthy, whom Jones said he had no plans on replacing following the humiliating setback, arrived two hours late for his press conference on Monday afternoon. After apologizing for his tardiness, McCarthy explained that the Cowboys simply <a href="https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/did-mike-mccarthy-players-during-231434993.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9COur%20basics%20are%20not%20in,giveaways%20and%20lack%20of%20takeaways.%E2%80%9D" rel="noopener">don’t have the basics in order</a> right now, via Yahoo Sports.</p><p>“Our basics are not in order,” McCarthy said. “It’s stating the obvious, it starts with the turnover ratio. Fundamentals of football are part of your everyday existence in this game. We cannot function where we are as far as the number of giveaways and lack of takeaways.”</p><p>“So really, I just kept it about football,” he continued. “The technique, fundamentals and how you improve that, the focus with that. The number of moving parts. Regardless of that, we need to be more connected, more uniform. Just kept it about the things we did do, didn’t do and make sure the direction was clear and the direction we’re going.”</p><p>The Cowboys are entering their bye week and won’t be in action until they take on the San Francisco 49ers on October 27 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California.</p><h2><b>Jerry Jones insisted that he’s not considering firing Mike McCarthy</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mike-McCarthy-looks-at-his-play-sheet-against-the-Lions.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the loss, Jones was asked directly by reporters if he was considering a coaching change. Clearly frustrated, he responded firmly, stating that he had no intention of making any such move, via USA Today.</p><p>“Oh, I haven’t even considered that,” he said. “I’m not considering that. Just so you’re clear, I’m not considering that.”</p><p>“That would be a hypothetical. In that matter, do you think I’m an idiot? Do you?” Jones continued “Ok. Well, I’m not going to hypothetical with you about would I consider a coaching change in light of the timing we’re sitting here with. I’m not. At all.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-skip-bayless-calls-for-mike-mccarthys-firing-emotional-rant">For now, McCarthy’s job security seems safe</a>. However, it would be in his best interest to do whatever it takes to get the Cowboys back on track before their next game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike McCarthy diagnoses Cowboys’ biggest problem entering bye week

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-destroys-with-top-5-list');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephen A. 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Smith destroys Cowboys with top-5 list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T12:30:10-07:00">October 14th, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T12:41:14-07:00">October 14th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys got blown out by the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. The alarming Week 6 beatdown earned the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-hits-historic-rock-bottom-after-loss-lions">Cowboys a bit of ignoble history</a> as the team continues its trend of ineptitude at home. While Dallas fans are surely disturbed by the lopsided, nationally televised defeat, noted Cowboys hater Stephen A. Smith was all smiles as he lit into the organization during “First Take” on ESPN.</p><p>In a near delirious celebratory mood, Smith <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845862684073308472" rel="noopener">presented a list</a> featuring the top five things wrong with the Cowboys, per Clutchpoints on X. A giddy Smith launched into the segment like your drunk co-worker trying his hand at open mic night at the Chuckle Hut.</p><p>Starting at the bottom and working his way up, Smith’s list of Cowboys woes read: 5. No running game, 4. No defense, 3. Their coaching, 2. Owner Jerry Jones and 1. Their fans. You can watch the segment <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49RHrbQ8hRs" rel="noopener">here</a> but be forewarned, it contains gratuitous Cowboys hating.</p><p>While the top two entries were likely personal gripes, Dallas undeniably has issues with defense and the running game. The defensive unit was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-micah-parsons-week-6-status-ankle">missing star linebacker Micah Parsons</a>, who was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-micah-parsons-concerning-neck-injury-giants">forced from the team’s Week 4 matchup</a> against the New York Giants with an ankle injury and hasn’t been able to play since. But his absence doesn’t fully explain the Cowboys 47-9 defeat, the fifth-most lopsided loss in franchise history. As Smith pointed out in his “First Take” segment, it was the worst home loss Dallas has experienced since owner Jerry Jones bought the team 35 years ago.</p><h2><b>The Cowboys could not stop the Lions in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jameson-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The running game was also extremely concerning as Rico Dowdle “led” the way with five carries for 25 scoreless yards. Ezekiel Elliott chipped in eight rushes for 17 yards on the ground. As a team, the Cowboys managed just 53 rushing yards against the Lions. Detroit, on the other hand, ran all over Dallas, turning 36 carries into 184 yards.</p><p>Before using his ESPN show to rub Cowboys fans’ noses in the steaming pile of bad football their team produced, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-trolls-jerry-jones-cowboys-lions-blowout">Smith trolled Jones and Dallas</a> on social media. Following the abomination of a game, Smith posted an Instagram video that showed him laughing maniacally and generally reveling in the Cowboys’ misery.</p><p>Smith had a little extra glee following Dallas’ embarrassing Sunday night performance as he was dejected when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-in-shambles-win-steelers">Cowboys beat his Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in Week 5. Pittsburgh rebounded to convincingly defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13 on Sunday. All-in-all, a good day for Smith.</p><p>With the loss to the Lions, the Cowboys fell to 3-3 on the season. They’re in third place in the NFC East. Nonetheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-firm-stance-coaching-change-week-6-loss">Jones is not considering making a coaching change</a>. Dallas has a well-timed bye in Week 7 before heading to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in Week 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen A. Smith destroys Cowboys with top-5 list

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cowboys-news-michael-irvin-sounds-alarm-cowboys-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Irvin ‘sounds the alarm’ on Cowboys season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Michael-Irvin-%E2%80%98sounds-the-alarm-on-Cowboys-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Irvin ‘sounds the alarm’ on Cowboys season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T11:43:53-07:00">October 14th, 11:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T11:43:53-07:00">October 14th, 11:43am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>People across the NFL landscape, including Michael Irvin have torched the Dallas Cowboys after their 47-9 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 6. Even ESPN’s First Take host <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-stephen-a-smith-trolls-jerry-jones-cowboys-lions-blowout">Stephen A. Smith trolled the Cowboys</a>. Nonetheless, Irvin took to the “Come and Talk 2 Me” podcast and shared <a href="https://youtu.be/GMEXaiWQr-o?t=441" rel="noopener">his continued concerns</a> with his former squad.</p><p>“That thing on the wall that says break glass in case of emergency, crack that s**t now, right now,” Irvin said. “I’m sounding the alarm for the help that they need on offense. I’m not sounding the alarm thinking that even with DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons coming back, that’s going to be sufficient enough to stop the holes and the bleeding on that defense.</p><p>“So, I’m just sounding the alarm and breaking the glass saying get Davante (Adams), get me some help on this offense because I know you cannot fix that defense. But yeah that glass is broken.”</p><h2><b>Michael Irvin points out the Cowboys’ issues on both sides</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Michael-Irvin-%E2%80%98sounds-the-alarm-on-Cowboys-season-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The issue comes as a recurring one for the former star receiver. A few weeks ago, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-michael-irvin-trade-demand-ceedee-lamb-performance">Irvin demanded the Cowboys make a trade</a> to improve their offense. Now with Davante Adams likely not playing for the Las Vegas Raiders again, Dallas could snag him when the value might not be the highest. However, it’s not only a receiver issue for the team. It’s a bit of everything.</p><p>There’s no established run game since Tony Pollard signed with the Tennessee Titans in free agency. Also, the Cowboys had an opportunity to sign Derrick Henry but they simply refused. There’s been a lack of consistent offense the entire season. On the flip side, the defense hasn’t fared much better either. </p><p>Irvin has given up on any hope that Dallas can fix their defense, so he just wants them to bring in more weapons for Dak Prescott on the offensive side of the ball. After losing 47-9 they might need to make player personnel changes. Dallas is giving up 28 points per game, the <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2024.htm" rel="noopener">third worst in the NFL</a> only ahead of the Panthers (33.8) and Jaguars (29.7).</p><p>In six games they have given up over 40 points twice already. The three wins they have came against the Browns, Giants, and Steelers. While the Steelers have a 4-2 record their offense has been more in line with the Browns and Giants. </p><p>Regardless, the Cowboys have some serious work to do if they want to reach the top of the NFC East again. The Philadelphia Eagles are looking more like their old selves. The Washington Commanders look like a legitimate threat with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels leading the way.</p><p>The Cowboys will need to clean up the issues quickly if they want to avoid another blowout loss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Irvin ‘sounds the alarm’ on Cowboys season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lions-news-amon-ra-st-brown-beefing-cowboys-jourdan-lewis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown beefing with Cowboys’ Jourdan Lewis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Amon-Ra-St.-Brown-beefing-with-Cowboys-Jourdan-Lewis-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown beefing with Cowboys’ Jourdan Lewis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T08:39:41-07:00">October 14th, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T08:40:34-07:00">October 14th, 8:40am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-lions-overreactions-after-victory-over-cowboys">Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys’ Week 6 encounter</a> in Arlington was a snoozer.It was lopsided in favor of the visiting team, with Detroit coming away with a 47-9 win. But just because that game was over, it apparently doesn’t mean that the hostility between Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Cowboys defensive back Jourdan Lewis is over.</p><p>On Monday, St. Brown shared a <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1845808712637714743" rel="noopener">screenshot of an alleged private message</a> sent to him by Lewis.</p><p>“You a b***h,” Lewis’ message read (h/t Ari Meirov).</p><p>Nevertheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-skip-bayless-throws-shade-dak-prescott-jared-goff-take">St. Brown’s Lions got the better</a> of whatever Dallas’ defense threw at them on Sunday. Brown did not exactly put up a fiery performance, but he still scored a touchdown to go with 37 receiving yards on four catches and four targets. As a team, the Lions dumped 492 total yards from scrimmage on the Cowboys, who were lackluster on both ends of the field.</p><p>Detroit quarterback Jared Goff repeatedly marched the Lions’ offense into Dallas territory, finishing with 315 passing yards and three touchdowns with zero interceptions on 18-of-25 pass completions. Detroit’s win was sweet revenge for the Lions’ 20-19 loss to the Cowboys in Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season, which also took place at AT&amp;T Stadium.</p><h2><b>Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown and Cowboys’ Jourdan Lewis have history</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Amon-Ra.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>This is not the first time that St. Brown reacted off the field to Lewis’ trash-talking.</p><p>“I’m like, ‘Yo, hold on. I’m gonna have to go hard. He was talking crazy out of pocket. [Jameson Williams] heard it too, he was coming in. At that point, it was like, I don’t know what he’s saying. I’m trying to make plays, win the game, I’m not worried about him,” ASB explained,” the Lions wideout said of Lewis during a July episode of the “The Pivot Podcast.”</p><p>Lewis also <a href="https://x.com/Tony_Catalina/status/1810767826149658861/photo/2" rel="noopener">reacted to that comment</a> by St. Brown.</p><p>“I am passionate about my craft and I don’t want to be friends with everyone, especially a Detroit Lion not from Detroit,” Lewis posted at the time via Instagram Stories.</p><p>In any case, both the Lions and the Cowboys will be moving on to their next assignments. Detroit will take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7 while Dallas will have a bye in Week 7 before locking horns with the San Francisco 49ers in Week 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown beefing with Cowboys’ Jourdan Lewis

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys’ celebration of Jerry Jones’ birthday did not go as planned. Dallas got blown out in front of their home crowd <i>again</i>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-hits-historic-rock-bottom-after-loss-lions">this time losing 47-9 against Detroit</a>. The loss has Cowboys fans furious, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-firm-stance-coaching-change-week-6-loss">some calling for head coach Mike McCarthy to be fired</a>.</p><p>Count Skip Bayless among them. Bayless <a href="https://x.com/RealSkipBayless/status/1845609938997191052" rel="noopener">posted a fiery and emotional video on social media</a> after yesterday’s blowout loss.</p><p>“I just had to watch the fourth straight Dallas Cowboys home game in which they were blown out by halftime,” Bayless began, clearly emotional and wearing a Cowboys hat and jersey. “Annihilated, humiliated, and I have been devastated having to watch the team I grew up loving play like this<i>. </i>Embarrass us all like that.”</p><p>Bayless did not hold back when talking about coach McCarthy.</p><p>“And I ask you,” Bayless continued, “how in the name of Thomas Wade Landry does Mike McCarthy still have a job? I asked that question after last year’s home playoff game in which we were the No. 2 seed playing the No. 7 seed Packers, the youngest team in the league. And the Packers had us down 27-0 before halftime.”</p><p>Bayless even took a shot a owner Jerry Jones to conclude his video.</p><p>“Jerry, how do you not fire McCarthy?” Bayless concluded. “It’s because he’s your best friend and maybe your only friend. Happy birthday Jerry, 82. And I’m dying over here.”</p><h2><b>Cowboys left searching for answers after another embarrassing home loss in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mike-McCarthy-with-Dallas-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys will need to find some answers ASAP if they want to turn their season around.</p><p>On offense, the Cowboys need to stop overcomplicating the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-agrees-historic-240-million-contract-extension-before-week-1">Dallas paid both Dak Prescott</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-dallas-agree-record-136-million-deal-after-lengthy-contract-standoff">CeeDee Lamb massive contract extensions</a> this offseason. They need to be the focal point of the offense, not Rico Dowdle or Jake Ferguson. This is their best solution aside from adding new talent, which it feels a little late in the season to be doing.</p><p>On defense, the situation is ever worse. Dallas is incredibly banged up on that side of the ball with Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Marshawn Kneeland all injured. And that’s just edge rushers. One realistic mid-season change could be schematic tweaks. If that doesn’t work, we may see a coaching change on defense, with defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer the likely victim.</p><p>Dallas is still alive in the NFC East, but they need to start winning games. The Cowboys are 3-3 after the loss, but their schedule does not get any easier in the coming weeks.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/schedule/upcoming">Cowboys is a road game against the 49ers in Week 7</a>. They follow that up with a road game in Atlanta, then two straight home games against the Eagles and Texans. Dallas needs to find a way to go .500 in that four-game stretch or their postseason chances will start looking grim.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
377.2	18.8	172.4	5.8	21

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
377.2	18.8	172.4	5.8	21

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