Mike Nolan’s hybrid defensive scheme hasn’t produced the results that the Cowboys were expecting, and it appears 2020 will be his only season in Dallas. Aldon Smith has been one of the few bright spots for the Cowboys in this season. However, with the Cowboys currently at 4-9 and out of the playoff picture, he gave a brutally honest assessment of where the team is.
Dalton Schultz was given the keys to the tight end position after Blake Jarwin tore his ACL in Week 1, and he’s responded by achieving something only a handful of tight ends have in team history. Help in the secondary may be on the way as Mike McCarthy said he’s hopeful that Trevon Diggs, Chidobe Awuzie, and Donovan Wilson will return to practice on Wednesday. Whether or not the Cowboys did more harm than good by beating the Bengals, and more are covered in this edit of the news and notes.