FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys were served some “humble pie” in the words of linebacker Eric Kendricks after their 44-19 loss against the New Orleans Saints.
It’s a fair metaphor for their performance since the Dallas defense was only the fifth since 2000 to allow a team to score a touchdown on each of their first six drives to start the game. Saints five-time Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara, along with new Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and his Shanahan tree offense, led the charge. Kamara went off for 180 yards from scrimmage (115 rushing on 20 carries and 65 receiving on two catches) to go along with four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving), which now stands as the most scrimmage touchdowns ever in a Saints road game.
Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons called Kamara “the main focus” during the week, and even though many around the NFL world are declaring that Dallas has a scheme issue with Shanahan tree offenses, citing postseason losses against Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers (2021 and 2022) and Matt LaFleur’s Green Bay Packers (2023), Parsons doesn’t think the disappointing performance against Kamara and the Saints had anything to do with scheme. Worse, he felt it had to do with the defense’s effort.
“To me, it had nothing to do with the scheme,” Parsons said Sunday. “I thought [defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer] called a pretty good game. There was a man (coverage) play we had in a screen (Kamara’s 57-yard receiving touchdown), but at the end of the day, that’s life. No play is going to be a perfect call. At the end of the day, I believe we just got outplayed. Whoever played on that field, everyone didn’t play to 100%, and that’s just me being accountable and saying the truth. Everyone, we all got to play better. There’s some plays I wish that I had back schematically, things that I wish I was in a different position. At the end of the day, I…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-17 19:34:58
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