The Dallas Cowboys are taking this week’s scheduled bye to regroup after suffering the worst defeat in Jerry Jones’ 35-year ownership tenure, a 47-9 humiliation at AT&T Stadium at the hands of the Detroit Lions.
The physicality and toughness of the Cowboys have come under scrutiny in a game where they were outmatched in every aspect. This comes after a six-game period in which Dallas was primarily overpowered by physical play styles.
It’s not something that can just flip overnight, and the leadership of the team agrees, as focus is being put on how the team can reposition its approach to practice during the week.
In his postgame availability, he called out how the team only tries to turn it on one day of the week and how that translates to the field.
We’ve got to practice harder, simple as that,” Prescott said. “You can’t turn it on, on Sundays. I know I’ve said that before to the guys. We’ve just got to reiterate that every day at practice, in our preparation. We’ve got to practice harder, prepare harder and come out here and play harder. That’s a choice.”
In response to those comments made by his quarterback, head coach Mike McCarthy coincided with Prescott in implying issues with how the team practices during the week while also still giving credit for the work put in during the week.
“I’ve done this a long time, this team practices hard,” McCarthy said. “There’s a difference between practicing hard and practicing well.
They practice hard. We’re not practicing well enough.” Backing up his point about the team practicing hard is GPS data that tracks player movement and exertion during any given practice or game with a microchip installed in their shoulder pad or around their torso.
McCarthy stated, “This team is better conditioned than 2022 and 2023, as far as workload capacity, if you look at comparables from the way the team practices on a GPS scale.” “The productivity and efficiency in the areas of fundamentals and technique are not where we were at this time last year, despite what the figures tell you. In terms of how I assess the practice on a daily basis, I find it to be extremely clear.
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