Coaching Or Culture? Jerry Jones Addresses Undisciplined Cowboys

"The Dallas Cowboys'' and "lack of on-field undiscipline.'' Name a more fitting duo. I'll wait.

On Sunday, in the 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Cowboys had a whopping 14 penalties for over 150 yards, which nearly cost them the game.

But Dallas being an undisciplined team isn't anything new, especially over the past handful of years.

In fact, the Cowboys are on track to be one of the most penalized teams in football for a fourth straight season, which isn't great.

And after Sunday's poor effort, which was highlighted by DeMarvion Overshown, who wasn't even playing, running onto the field and getting a penalty, it shows you exactly the current state of the team.

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And owner Jerry Jones was asked on 105.3 The Fan about this very thing, and if Dallas' penalty issues were because of coaching or the culture that's been created.

“Well, I think that's the way that we all do when we have dissatisfaction with how we played, we say, "Well, boy, is that what we are?" Jerry said. “You should use that and put it right in the middle of the mirror and say boy, those penalties, especially the ones that call back, the timeliness of them, call back key first downs, key field position, you take that and that's the way you do it.

“We've got to be very real with ourselves about where we're lacking and build on that.”

 In truth, this is nothing new for the Cowboys.

Costly penalties at the worst times possible have plagued this franchise for as long as I can remember, and it appears that the Schottenheimer culture of holding players accountable, stating it's unacceptable, hasn't seen the change many had hoped.

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The "Schotty Buddy" persona isn't doing the Cowboys any favors, and the fact that the penalty and undisciplined acts have continued to happen for years tells you that this might be a culture problem and that it doesn't matter who the coach is. It won't change.

The Cowboys haven't had a season with fewer than 100 penalties since 2020.

Already at 74 this season, which is the third-worst in football, it shows no signs of slowing down, and Sunday's showing, both by the players on the field and the actions of Overshown, tells me that this is both a coaching and culture problem.

And it isn't any closer to being fixed than it was 10 years ago.