Mike Zimmer's feisty soundbite adds fuel to the fire that Cowboys are 'checked out'

Specifically, Zimmer was answering a question about how comfortable players were on his scheme and what that play in particular showed in that regard. 

"Again, you'd have to ask them that, it was man to man (coverage)," Zimmer said bluntly. 

Even if Zimmer is right to point out it was man coverage, and to his point, it's not like players don't know how to play such calls, his blunt reaction to the question certainly appeared to throw the players under the bus. 

I'm not sure if "checked out" is exactly the way to put it, but responses like this are what makes many people wonder about the attitude in Dallas' locker room right now. 

"We just didn't play good, misaligned a little bit, but it wasn't pre-snap motion that got us," Zimmer said about the play earlier in the press conference. "(Kirk) Cousins did a really good job of fading away, (DeMarvion Overshown) was going to nail him, and just got caught in the trash, at the end of the day."  

That wasn't the only thing Zimmer put on the players. On the second third down of the game, the Cowboys had ten players on the field. Zimmer's explanation was simple and it didn't mention coaching at all.

"What happened was we had five personnel groups going into this ballgame, and (the Falcons) went on the ball on that one and one of the guys didn't go in," Zimmer said. 

To be fair with Zimmer, execution on the field has been an issue. There's no hiding from it and Cowboys players should understand that. But dropping those soundbites certainly will get people talking.