Jon Machota
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Covering the Dallas Cowboys for @TheAthletic. Previously: Dallas Morning News, Detroit Free Press. “One Star Cowboys Podcast” Email: [email protected]
Dallas, TX
Joined May 2009
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan: “I’ll tell you this right now, I didn’t think I’d be sitting here when we kicked off last night explaining why we didn’t play better than we played. I understand the frustration of our fans. But stay tuned.”
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan: “We have a better team than we played last night. We do. … Can we literally win out? Of course we can win out. Is it going to be hard? Double of course it is. A lot of crazy things happen.”
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan on the fourth-quarter offensive pass interference call against Jake Ferguson: “There was no penalty (against) the Cowboys. Just not one. Period. … I understand mistakes that officiating makes. … We did not have a penalty on that call.”
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan said his opinion is that LT Tyler Guyton (ankle) will be able to return next Sunday
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan on George Pickens’ effort last night: “He didn’t have the game he’s been having. But effort, I would be very careful with him going there.”
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan on last night’s 44-30 loss in Detroit: “It was disappointing. Very frustrating. … We should have been able to be more productive. “They weren’t at full speed. We were probably as good (health-wise) as we’ve been all year.”
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan: “We had a tough go of it inside our trenches last night. That was unexpected. That was a real puzzler for me watching it.”
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Cowboys DT Quinnen Williams: “As a defense, we’re way better than (giving up) 44 points. … It’s a pretty hard pill to swallow, but we got the guys (to make the corrections), take accountability and never let it happen again.”
nytimes.com
A lot contributed to the loss — turnovers, kickoff coverage and Dallas' defense allowed scores on six of the Lions' final seven possessions.
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The Cowboys’ playoff hopes took a big hit last night. They currently have a 9% chance. Win their remaining four games and it increases to 40% Dak Prescott: “I don’t think this is any deflated moment like our hands are up, we’re done. No. Absolutely not.”
nytimes.com
A lot contributed to the loss — turnovers, kickoff coverage and Dallas' defense allowed scores on six of the Lions' final seven possessions.
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Here’s the One Star Cowboys Podcast postgame show from the Detroit Disaster https://t.co/FeOEdCT4dP
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The Cowboys really needed a win to stay in the playoff race, and they didn't get it in Detroit. Now a lot of things have to go their way down the stretch. Let's get postgame reaction to Dak, Picken...
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Asked George Pickens about Richard Sherman saying superstars can’t disappear. Pickens on that standard: “For myself, personally, you can’t just disappear.” Pickens added that the Lions’ scheme made things difficult for him, but opened up others. “It just didn’t go our way.”
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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: “The guys are pissed off right now. I don’t think this is any deflated moment like our hands are up, we’re done. No. Absolutely not. I think you’re gonna get a team that’s pissed. I hope it pisses people off the right way and we use it as fuel.”
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Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer has no concerns that tonight’s loss will deflate the team from what they’ve accomplished in their three previous games: “Special group of guys. They’re not gonna let that happen. … We’ll pick ourselves up and go back to work.”
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Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer: “Thought they played hard. Gave up too many explosives.”
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CeeDee Lamb doesn’t want to go, but he’s headed to the locker room
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan on DE Jadeveon Clowney (hamstring) not playing tonight: “That hurts. He’s been playing outstanding the last few games.”
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