'Spoiled' Cowboys Fans? Next Step for Dak Prescott's Offense
SAN ANTONIO - My X timeline is half full of people wondering why the offense - in a 30-10 drubbing of the New York Jets - is struggling.
Only Cowboys fans, right? Are we already taking the Cowboys defense for granted after a 2-0 start in which they've outscored opponents 70-10? How spoiled must we be to want more points?
Of course, the highly-efficient (that is, no interceptions in 62 throws) Dak Prescott wants more points, too.
“We gotta score more, we’ve gotta get more touchdowns rather than field goals,” Prescott said. “It’s about getting the job done and winning the game and being complementary of your defense and I think we did that.
“Very efficient in ways, but we left a lot out there still. That’s the standard of this offense, standard of this team. We expect to score touchdowns on every drive … but overall a very efficient team win.”
Indeed, but still ... Coming off a good 2022 and an almost-good-enough showing in the playoffs, Dallas' D has now begun the season with as many sacks as it has allowed points, and has made life easy for Prescott and the offense.
But forget being spoiled and let's approach this another way: This is the NFL and soon enough coach Mike McCarthy, Dak and this "Texas Coast Offense'' will be asked to carry the load and win a game themselves late in a fourth quarter.
And then - though it is tempting to consider that the Cowboys defense might keep allowing just five points per game (!) - they'll likely have to do so again several times throughout the season.
But until then, let's enjoy how fantastic Micah Parsons and his pride of lions has been in feasting on the New York teams ... and how they probably will again feast next Sunday in Arizona.
When Parsons cat-crawled (dog-crawled?) after his first sack against the Jets, all the signs were there that he was about to have yet another dominant game and he did, with one more sack and a forced fumble.
His play has been dominant and opposing clubs have had to endure him. That has opened the entire field for the other 10 players, safeties and cornerbacks included.
They may be his kills but everybody is getting to eat. Forced passes that have led to interceptions and hurries that have forced quarterbacks to make other mistakes is having a trickle-down effect on the rest of the defense.
The offense will continue to build chemistry and should improve ... and when it is time for that group to win in the clutch, we can have another discussion in review. But until then, let's soak up this world-beating defense. It's like watching "Wild Kingdom'' with more cat crawls (dog crawls?) coming soon.
