Cowboys' Dak Prescott Announces Defiant Defense Of Under-Fire Schottenheimer After Cardinals Loss

It's official: Brian Schottenheimer and the Dallas Cowboys are at rock bottom after a disastrous 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium on Sunday.

The loss drops Dallas to 3-5 and should end all of the "buyers" talk ahead of the trade deadline.

Given how poorly the offense played, despite scoring 30 points, and how safe Schottenheimer called plays several times, plus the vibe of the unit, it didn't look good.

What makes it worse is that the Cowboys had several attempts to nail this coffin shut, and they just couldn't do it, forced to settle for field goals, or on a third-and-long, call a "give-up" run for a couple of yards instead of putting the ball in Dak Prescott's hands to get the first down.

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It was just another horrific game from the head coach and play-caller.

Afterward, QB Dak Prescott was asked what he would say to those questioning Schottenheimer and his job security. He didn't mince his words.

“It’s all of us," Prescott said. "Don’t put the blame on one person. I think that’s weak, I think that’s cowardly. This game is about all 11 of us that touch the field and every person that has a part in it, coaches and support staff. It’s never just one person’s fault. “Don’t take the easy and cheap way out. This is about us and backing him up and one another up.”

Dak is right, to an extent. Being 3-5 is on "all of'' them. And it's also fine for him to attempt to announce a defense of his beleaguered coach.

But as we know, critiquing of a performance is always feature a review of the work the head coach, and when your head coach is also your play-caller, and there is constant mismanagement of crucial situations and now the poor play on offense, it is a two-pronged problem.

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On another front, therefore, Dak is wrong.

Dak called it "weak" and "cowardly" to single out one culprit. But we - fans and media - have the right to critique one guy at a time ... or to critique any way we wish.

It's our job to do so. And you? It's your blood and sweat and tears and money that allows you free reign in that department.

In the end, the criticism - of an individual or a position group or an entire team - isn't "weak'' or "cowardly.''

What's "weak and cowardly,'' we might argue, is the Cowboys' unwillingness to simply admit that the audience's criticisms of this team represent a harsh truth.