{"id":300861,"date":"2025-10-13T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/300861\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:01:10","slug":"dallas-cowboys-evp-stephen-jones-responds-to-potential-change-at-dc-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/300861\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones responds to potential change at DC positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5b951198q\">The sky is falling for <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> fans today after the team dropped a very winnable game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mjdptmh2q\">It was the same old story that the fanbase has heard and seen all season: <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/stephen-jones-gets-brutally-honest-dallas-cowboys-alarming-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defensive failures<\/a> have caused this team to drop another game. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j8e33jh9w\">The Cowboys&#8217; defensive unit is on pace to be one of the <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/dallas-cowboys-defense-pace-historic-nfl-season-all-wrong-reasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst in the history<\/a> of the franchise. But don&#8217;t think a coaching change is coming any time soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ls8sowct1\"><strong>MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/ceedee-lamb-injury-update-opens-door-dallas-cowboys-star-week-7-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CeeDee Lamb injury update opens door for Cowboys star to make Week 7 return<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_65r76wbbb\">Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones spoke with the team at 105.3 The FAN, and during the interview, Jones responded to a potential change with <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/new-dallas-cowboys-lb-matt-eberflus-praises-matt-eberflus-intensity-preparation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Eberflus<\/a> on the sidelines. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hzp6x7w2h\">\u201cGuys, we\u2019re worried about going to work this week and getting better each week. I think we\u2019re going to evolve into a good defense. We just have to continue to go to work,\u201d <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonmachota\/status\/1977784119208591648\" target=\"_blank\">Jones said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones. \" title=\"Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones. \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6awywprn4\">To me, that is a clear message that the front office isn&#8217;t going to make any drastic moves as we get closer to the middle of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3gb7eq1yo\">This unit has shown no signs of getting any better as the season has gone on. However, the front office still has that expectation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fpmo9om0e\"><strong>MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1acf4gf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/dak-prescott-elite-grade-nfl-week-6-panthers-while-defense-lets-him-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dak Prescott gets elite grade in Week 6 vs Panthers while defense lets him down<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_94604u4kt\">Firing Eberflus at this time may still be premature. 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