{"id":108314,"date":"2025-10-16T08:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108314"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:50:56","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-exclusive-report-after-the-cowboys-shocking-defensive-collapse-jerry-jones-didnt-hold-back-when-discussing-matt-eberfluss-role-in-the-mess-what-he-said-behin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108314","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE REPORT: After the Cowboys\u2019 shocking defensive collapse, Jerry Jones didn\u2019t hold back when discussing Matt Eberflus\u2019s role in the mess. What he said behind closed doors has set off alarms across the organization."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"HeadingOne_heading-one__mmNWJ  __className_88f20d\">Jerry Jones speaks out on Matt Eberflus after Cowboys defensive disaster<\/h3>\n<p class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_db0ee1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admitted he wants to be in the &#8220;foxhole&#8221; with beleaguered defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after the team&#8217;s latest loss to the Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1448498\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448498.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_jones.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1023px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448498.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_jones.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448498.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_jones.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448498.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1023\/0_jones.jpg 1023w\" alt=\"Jerry Jones\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div class=\"MessageText_label__kTvtu label--section-color \" data-testid=\"label\"><span class=\"MessageText_text__FHQpk\" data-testid=\"label-text\">View 2 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Jerry Jones&#8217;s Cowboys boast one of the worst defenses in the NFL<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The 2025\u00a0Dallas Cowboys, who\u00a0may be most remembered for owner Jerrry Jones&#8217;s middle-finger incident, have exceeded expectations on the offensive side of the football despite missing star wideout CeeDee Lamb for most of the season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the team&#8217;s 2-3-1 record is down to an absolutely porous defense led by first-year coordinator Matt Eberflus. After the team&#8217;s 30-27 loss to the Carolina Panthers last Sunday \u2014 a game where old friend RB Rico Dowdle gashed the Dallas defense for over 200 yards \u2014 Jones admitted on local radio that he&#8217;s still in the &#8220;foxhole&#8221; with his defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Admittedly, Eberflus was dealt a bad hand:\u00a0Dallas traded star edge-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers just weeks before the start of the 2025 season. Jones lauded his DC&#8217;s &#8220;experience&#8221; on his Wednesday spot on 105.3 The Fan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4 undefined\" data-testid=\"commercial-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-fd1e15b6-0 gaFGhF\" data-testid=\"commercial-mid-article-box-3\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"3\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\">\n<div class=\"sc-9eff8047-0 eQkbFR\">\n<div class=\"PrimisPlayer_container__CaKKw\" data-testid=\"primis-player\">\n<div id=\"primis-placeholder\">&#8220;He&#8217;s had tremendous experience. He&#8217;s dealt with adversity with a long record of, not only with us, but his tenure in Chicago and Indianapolis, and he&#8217;s had some great successes,&#8221; Jones said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-marker-percentage=\"50\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\"><em>&#8220;But he&#8217;s had his tail kicked. That&#8217;s who I want in the foxhole with me, because there\u2019s no such thing as having all the answers. I jumped at it when I saw we had a chance to get him. I still feel as strongly as I did the day we brought him in here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Eberflus, 45, served as Dallas&#8217;s linebackers coach from 2011-2017 before taking the vacant Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator job in 2018.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1448499\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1448499\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448499.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_matt.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448499.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_matt.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448499.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_matt.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1448499.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_matt.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Matt Eberflus\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div class=\"MessageText_label__kTvtu label--section-color \" data-testid=\"label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Matt Eberflus has not had a memorable return to Dallas<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">He immediately transformed a moribund Colts defense into one of the league&#8217;s best. In 2022, he was named head coach of the Chicago Bears. Eberflus was fired midway through the 2024 season, leaving the team with a 14-32 record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">On the season, Dallas is allowing a league-leading 411.7 yards per game, including 410 against Bryce Young and the Panthers a week ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Eberflus&#8217;s secondary has particularly struggled. Trevon Diggs (58.7 PFF score), Kaiir Elam (58.6), and DaRon Bland (55.5) all rank 94th or worse amongst all-ranked cornerbacks by PFF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-marker-percentage=\"90\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">His pass rush is led by 2022 second-round pick Sam Williams, 2024 second-round pick Marshawn Kneeland, free agent signing Dante Fowler, and midseason pickup Jadaveon Clowney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">&#8220;These things that we&#8217;re dealing with here are not one, two major things,&#8221; Jones continued, perhaps hinting at the roster&#8217;s shortcomings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Jones speaks out on Matt Eberflus after Cowboys defensive disaster Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admitted he wants to be in the &#8220;foxhole&#8221; with beleaguered defensive&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":108332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE REPORT: After the Cowboys\u2019 shocking defensive collapse, Jerry Jones didn\u2019t hold back when discussing Matt Eberflus\u2019s role in the mess. 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