Jerry Jones Acknowledges Giants' Surprising Strength After Loss

WHO:

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones, owner and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys

NBC Sports - New York Giants, the opposing team

WHAT:

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones stated, “I can give you a lot of reasons, logical reasons. We’re dealing with a conceptually new coaching staff, dealing with a ‘new’ to a lot of people out there. The defensive scheme. And then you’re dealing with people who are fresh into that scheme.”

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones compared the current situation to the first year Jimmy Johnson was coach, noting, “the last time that, from my perspective, that we had as many changes on defense, we had as many changes with the coaching staff, had as much change with the personnel, and had as much change with the team was the first year Jimmy Johnson was our coach, and we won one football game.”

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones expressed that the Cowboys are not at the level they thought they would be, stating, “I’d rather say it more positively. We’re not at the level that we thought we would be.”

NBC Sports - Jones mentioned that the Cowboys are facing an overhaul they haven’t experienced since he bought the team, suggesting that expectations should be lower than they were prior to the season.

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones stated, “Washington could have a lot to do with it here Sunday, too, so we’ve got to be ready to step up the level of play.”

NBC Sports - The Cowboys lost to the Giants with a score of 28-20.

Heavy - The Cowboys' defense allowed 394 yards and the Giants controlled the ball for over 36 minutes during the game.

NBC Sports - The Dallas Cowboys lost to the New York Giants in their season opener.

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones stated, “They just did a good job all over,” regarding the Giants' performance.

NBC Sports - Jones acknowledged that the Giants were “better than we thought they were.”

WHERE:

NBC Sports - The game took place in Dallas.

WHY:

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones indicated that the Cowboys are facing heavy criticism of the defense after allowing 394 yards and letting the Giants control the ball for over 36 minutes.

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones indicated that the Cowboys' struggles are due to a combination of a new coaching staff and changes in defensive schemes and personnel.

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones indicated that the Cowboys are facing heavy criticism of the defense after allowing 394 yards and letting the Giants control the ball for over 36 minutes.

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones indicated that the Cowboys are not at the level they thought they would be, stating, “We’re dealing with a conceptually new coaching staff, dealing with a ‘new’ to a lot of people out there.”

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones attributed the loss to a combination of the Cowboys not playing as well as they could and the Giants performing better than expected.

NBC Sports - Jones mentioned that the Cowboys are dealing with a “conceptually new coaching staff” and changes in defensive schemes and personnel.

HOW:

NBC Sports - Jerry Jones compared the current situation to the first year of Jimmy Johnson as coach, noting that the Cowboys had many changes on defense and coaching staff at that time, and they won only one game that season.

NBC Sports - Jones compared the current situation to the first year of Jimmy Johnson as coach, noting that the Cowboys had many changes on defense and coaching staff at that time.

Jerry Jones addressed the challenges facing the Cowboys, highlighting the team's new coaching staff and defensive scheme, which he believes are contributing factors to their struggles. He drew a comparison to the first year of Jimmy Johnson's coaching tenure, recalling that the team experienced significant changes and only managed to win one game that season. This comes amid heavy criticism of the Cowboys' defense, which allowed 394 yards and permitted the Giants to dominate possession for over 36 minutes.