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By Jordan Sigler
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones declined to talk to the media on Sunday after his team lost 30-27 on the road to the Carolina Panthers. The defeat dropped Dallas to 2-3-1, and wasted another solid effort by quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns.
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Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has come under fire in recent weeks as the Cowboys continue to hemorrhage points. The former Chicago Bears head coach is allowing opponents to score 30.7 points per game this season, which ranks 31st in the league.
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Only the Baltimore Ravens defense is worse, giving up 32.3 points per game.
On Tuesday, Jones broke his silence on Eberflus during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan. Jones "strongly" believes Eberflus is the right man for the job.
"He's had tremendous experience," Jones said of Eberflus, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. "He's dealt with adversity. He's had some great successes. ... I jumped at it when we had the chance to get him. I still feel as strongly (about him as the day we hired him)."
Jones needs Eberflus to turn things around soon because the defense looks a lot worse without star defensive end Micah Parsons, who was traded to the Green Bay Packers before the season. The combination of Eberflus running a scheme that some question isn't tailored for the players on the roster, combined with the loss of Parsons, has been ugly thus far.
It's adding up in the loss column amid a season where Prescott's MVP candidacy should be the talking point in Dallas.
Following Sunday's loss, first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer defended Eberflus, saying the product on the field is a team effort.
"Matt’s a great coach," Schottenheimer said. "Everywhere he’s ever been he’s had good defenses. It’s not just Matt by himself. Matt’s trying. The players are trying. This is not a lack of effort."
Eberflus and the Cowboys will be tested during their Week 7 game when they host quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.
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