The Dallas Cowboys have vocalized a multitude of issues across the board this season, but a former player questions the partnership of head coach Mike McCarthy with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
FRISCO — The season has unraveled for the Dallas Cowboys the last few weeks. They added a pair of home blowout losses to a string of five consecutive defeats in their last two outings.
Those losses have also coincided with the absence of Dak Prescott from the lineup now done for the season with a hamstring injury. Dallas' starting quarterback's injury headlines a laundry list of additional ailments that have plagued the Cowboys' depth chart.
But injuries are not the only issue burdening the Cowboys this season. There remains a clear and natural divide between ownership (and its plan to have $100 million in cap room next year) and head coach Mike McCarthy (a lame-duck boss who doesn't figure to be here) while the remaining roster has struggled to compete even at full strength.
Any diagnosis of the debacle in Dallas could venture down a variety of paths, but former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant believes he knows the answer. Bryant took to X, providing his insight into the Cowboys' recent struggles.
"My analysis of the Cowboys has been accurate many times over the years ... Despite this year's performance, I think McCarthy Dak and Ceedee have a poor relationship, the team doesn't mesh well, and Micah's podcast is an issue for some in the organization ... though it promotes accountability."
"As an ex-player who knows chemistry ... it's easy to tell when it's not there. If we're being honest ... nobody should be offended. I'm coming from a non-biased perspective…
Bryant lists off a few of the popular Cowboys gripes there, some of which have some merit. But among all these problems, it does not seem McCarthy's relationship with Prescott and Lamb specifically has caused a rift.
Now with a variety of guesses here, the "Cowboys whisperer" could be onto at least one of the main problems.
But relationships aside, McCarthy has not had the support or the roster with which to compete from the start of the season. A healthy Prescott and a satiated Lamb would likely not alleviate those original issues. ... because of the "Blow It Up'' plan.
Regardless, Prescott is out of the picture and the relationship between Lamb and McCarthy means little heading down the final seven-game stretch.
