The last time we saw the Cowboys they were losing to the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs while committing 14 penalties at home in front of their very frustrated fans last January. It was a fitting end, really, because Dallas led the league in penalties last season with 141 calls against them.
Well, Mike McCarthy’s team was back on the field last night in Denver and they picked up right where they left off – committing an insane amount of penalties. The Cowboys were flagged 17 times in their loss to the Broncos, the most any team has been called for in the preseason since 2019.
That’s a lot of penalties! It’s only Week 1 of the preseason but Cowboys fans were not very happy with seeing another undisciplined performance by their team.
McCarthy wasn’t happy, either:
Mike McCarthy’s reaction to the Cowboys’ 11th penalty early in the third quarter pic.twitter.com/VKBSRA5BNF
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 14, 2022
Fans, meanwhile crushed McCarthy and are already talking about Sean Payton:
Mr McCarthy will be walking on thin ice if this season gets ugly fast https://t.co/uegGjYuJnf
— Kyle (@KJK50434) August 14, 2022
I feel like there’s no fire in this man https://t.co/RU88iRmJQs
— pimp c jr. (@camacaveli) August 14, 2022
A joke this team is not polished and never has been our coaches suck and jerry and Stephen wont get a real coach https://t.co/zIpTI02QF6
— Niyel 🍻 (@Bamn_Niyel) August 14, 2022
Most emotion I’ve seen out of that man https://t.co/JszZ2fwtSn
— Edward (@Thatguy3dward) August 14, 2022
The more things change, the more they stay the same 👇 https://t.co/RLHaSFqInJ
— SnarkyCowboyFan (@fan_snarky) August 14, 2022
Someone cue Sean Payton https://t.co/lrUDlPyVRH
— Mr&Mrs_Graham (@Coach_n_KD) August 14, 2022
“Ah, whatever” is the opposite of accountability. https://t.co/EyoqRqz6nt
— Phil Higa (@yeahhiga) August 14, 2022
If he doesn’t care the team sure as hell doesn’t either https://t.co/dvwaqbqpDc
— Lorenzo Cortes (@Hoyatexas) August 14, 2022
We ain’t learned a damn thing from last season https://t.co/FnH1Z9p4N2
— AD $wank (@AD_Swank) August 14, 2022
8-9 9-8 incoming…. https://t.co/qFhNxaqgAX
— Troy Jones (@No_Apologees) August 14, 2022
We’ll be a more disciplined team they said, it would start from the coaching they said https://t.co/jnMidyHQA2
— LiShello Ball (@SheldonR14) August 14, 2022
Mike is about to be fired. Again. Discipline ya team man https://t.co/sJ61CshhKW
— Christo (@UnsKCripted_C) August 14, 2022
We’re up to 17 now… Embarrassing! https://t.co/7LXOF894Dy
— Justin Ferguson (@Fergiethemantis) August 14, 2022
Have any coach been fired after their first preseason game? https://t.co/d9ft2JXOAZ
— Marcos Sanz (@ElMarcosSanz) August 14, 2022
