Cowboys front office holds responsibility for Matt Eberflus’ defense

Matt Eberflus had tremendous success during his stint as the Dallas Cowboys linebacker coach. Sean Lee thrived under him. Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson became legitimate role players thanks to his teachings. We all (speaking generally here) wanted him to have the defensive coordinator title in an official sense in those days, but the Cowboys held strong in keeping Rod Marinelli.

Times are tough for Eberflus’ defense right now and no one is here to cast stones. We are simply here to look at how we got to this point and where it all started.

The front office holds blame for Matt Eberflus

Let’s be clear that Matt Eberflus is responsible for his own actions. His defense is actively holding the Cowboys back as an overall team and he deserves blame. We are in unison.

Now let’s zoom out.