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Jones says Cowboys entered game believing it wouldn’t be able to stop Flynn-led Packers offense
Posted on December 17, 2013 | BY TOM ORSBORN
DALLAS – Even with Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers out with a broken collarbone, the Dallas Cowboys entered last Sunday’s game thinking their opponent’s offense would be unstoppable.
“We weren’t going to count on getting any stops as we went into the ballgame,” Jones said on his weekly radio show.
Jones’ comments underscore the sorry state of the defense, which is the worst in franchise history and ranks last in the NFL.
“As the game unfolded and we got a lead and we were stopping them, then we adjusted,” Jones told Dallas’ KRLD-FM. “What happened when we came back out frankly, we probably had to be shown that they were going to be able to score almost at will, which they (did) in the second half.”
Indeed, backup QB Matt Flynn directed the Packers on five-straight touchdown-producing drives in the second half after trailing 26-3 at halftime.
Green Bay wound up winning 37-36 to tie for the biggest comeback in franchise history (23 points).
With the Packers in the midst of a rally and the defense unable to stop them, the Cowboys abandoned the running game that had worked so well in the first half when DeMarco Murray gained 93 yards on 11 carries. Murray finished with 134 yards, but he had just seven carries in the second half.
Critics slammed Jason Garrett for shelving the running game after halftime, but Jones backed his coach.
“With us not being able to stop them, we didn’t want to give them the ball back,” Jones said. “Frankly, when they would score, I wanted to answer them. I was for the aggressiveness in the (second) half.”
Posted on December 17, 2013 | BY TOM ORSBORN
DALLAS – Even with Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers out with a broken collarbone, the Dallas Cowboys entered last Sunday’s game thinking their opponent’s offense would be unstoppable.
“We weren’t going to count on getting any stops as we went into the ballgame,” Jones said on his weekly radio show.
Jones’ comments underscore the sorry state of the defense, which is the worst in franchise history and ranks last in the NFL.
“As the game unfolded and we got a lead and we were stopping them, then we adjusted,” Jones told Dallas’ KRLD-FM. “What happened when we came back out frankly, we probably had to be shown that they were going to be able to score almost at will, which they (did) in the second half.”
Indeed, backup QB Matt Flynn directed the Packers on five-straight touchdown-producing drives in the second half after trailing 26-3 at halftime.
Green Bay wound up winning 37-36 to tie for the biggest comeback in franchise history (23 points).
With the Packers in the midst of a rally and the defense unable to stop them, the Cowboys abandoned the running game that had worked so well in the first half when DeMarco Murray gained 93 yards on 11 carries. Murray finished with 134 yards, but he had just seven carries in the second half.
Critics slammed Jason Garrett for shelving the running game after halftime, but Jones backed his coach.
“With us not being able to stop them, we didn’t want to give them the ball back,” Jones said. “Frankly, when they would score, I wanted to answer them. I was for the aggressiveness in the (second) half.”
