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Dez Bryant Calls for Firing of Cowboys Coach on Sunday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated Oct 12, 2025 6:36 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys continue to be a mess. While they have one of the best offenses in the league, led by quarterback Dak Prescott, their defense hasn't really kept up.

Dallas entered their Week 6 game against the Carolina Panthers ranked dead last in total defense, and it showed as they lost 30-27 despite Prescott throwing three touchdowns without being intercepted.

Even Cowboys legend Michael Irvin was stunned to see how bad the Cowboys' defense is, saying during the game that he has "never seen an NFL defense with so many people running WIDE OPEN!!!!"

For more context on just how poor Dallas' defense is, it is the only team in the NFL to score 30 points per game but also allow the same amount of points, per Cowboys insider Ed Werder.

After the Cowboys' latest loss, former Dallas star Dez Bryant expressed his belief that someone from the team is getting fired. The three-time Pro Bowler made the prediction following reports that team owner Jerry Jones refused to speak to the media.

"Somebody [expletive] getting fired!" Bryant wrote on X.

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It's worth noting that there have been plenty of talks about the job of defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, with fans and experts alike calling for the Cowboys to fire him as they continue to struggle under his guidance.

"IF POSSIBLE, THE DALLAS COWBOY DEFENSE LOOKS WORSE THAN EVER. JERRY SHOULD GO DOWN AND FIRE EBERFLUS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS JUST SO EXCRUCIATINGLY EMBARRASSING," popular sports commentator Skip Bayless said on Sunday.

It remains to be seen what Jones and the Cowboys will do, but at 2-3-1 following six weeks of pro football, the team might really need to make some changes if they want to return to the postseason.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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