"The Dallas Cowboys have known their fate as a team that will miss out on the playoffs for the second year in a row for some time now, and all that's left to put a bow on the 2025 regular season is their Week 18 game at the New York Giants. The Cowboys winning on Christmas Day brought the focus back to the on-field play"
"One of the things that feels the most inescapable in this regard is the team moving on from defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus sometime following the Giants game, and looking for their fourth coach in this role in four seasons. If the book is closed on Eberflus' time as a coordinator after just one season, it will also coincide with the first chapter of the blockbuster Micah Parsons trade being closed."
"The Packers struggling so much defensively without Parsons, and obviously the Cowboys struggling so much for mostly the entire season without him, provides some unexpected context to where these teams stand on defense after the trade with the previously durable Parsons being sidelined now. Beyond the obvious that Parsons is an all-world player that single-handedly makes a huge impact on the game, his absence being felt by two teams now is insight into where modern defenses should stand in the great pass rush versus coverage"
The Dallas Cowboys have been eliminated from playoff contention for a second consecutive season, leaving only their Week 18 game at the New York Giants on the schedule. The team plans to part ways with defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after one season, beginning a search for a fourth coordinator in four years. The Micah Parsons trade has been reshaped by Parsons tearing his ACL in Week 15 with the Packers. Both Green Bay and Dallas have performed markedly worse defensively without Parsons. Parsons' absence underscores his elite impact and raises questions about modern defensive priorities between pass rush and coverage.
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