"The Cowboys are very quickly being faced with a major conundrum: Matt Eberflus. It's rare that a team fires a head coach - let alone an assistant - during their first year on the job. Yet, it's becoming harder and harder to justify keeping Eberflus around. The Dallas defense has been utterly miserable all year, and their one moment offering hope - a Week 5 win over the winless Jets - quickly withered away in a demoralizing loss to the Panthers."
"Matt Eberflus is a damn good football coach. We have to perform better. But I've been him, so part of me being in [defensive meetings] is to help as an asset, to tell him I believe in him. I understand what he's going through. It sucks. It's no fun. We're gonna ride this thing out. And we'll play better. We really will."
"That's an admirable response from Schottenheimer, who is surely thinking the same thing Eberflus must be thinking: I didn't build this roster, or decide to trade away the best player a week before the season. In fact, Eberflus accepted this job fully under the impression that an extension with Micah Parsons would happen, only to quickly find out that would not be the case."
Matt Eberflus faces mounting pressure after a season of poor defensive performance for the Dallas Cowboys. The defense has struggled consistently, with a brief Week 5 win over the winless Jets followed by a demoralizing loss to the Panthers. Defensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer publicly defended Eberflus, expressing belief in his coaching and offering hands-on support in meetings. Eberflus inherited a roster he did not build and took the job expecting a Micah Parsons extension that did not happen. Past coaching success exists, but on-field results have been unacceptable, intensifying the choice about Eberflus's future.
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