Mailbag

Why are the Cowboys so bad in the third quarter? They’ve being outscored 82-22. It just seems like they’re unprepared coming out of the break.

Is it time to sit Zack Martin out a game or two and let him get healthy? 

Do you think they don’t do enough to truly establish the run, especially with the offensive line’s issues with poor pass protection?

As fans, our biggest rivals now are probably the Philadelphia Eagles. Back in the day, there was real hatred between Dallas and Washington players. Do those kinds of heated rivalries even still exist today?

Why do you think our defense no longer has the ball-hawking statistics of last year? Consistently losing the turnover battle has greatly contributed to our losing record.

So given where they are in the standings, at this point why not let Trey Lance play and see what he's got? Maybe he can provide a spark.

At what point does the team accept that the best thing for the current franchise is focusing on its future?

Do you think that when things start to go south in these games that players like Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb try too hard to compensate rather than trusting the system, playing within it and letting the game plan work?

Throw in all the talk about various distractions (real or imagined) and it just seems like this team’s priorities are misplaced. Do you think so? And can it be fixed?

Safety was expected to be a position of strength for the Cowboys this season, but it seems like this group is struggling. Is it really a problem? Is age catching up with them? Or are they just victims of a poor defensive line?

The Cowboys’ special teams units have been a silver lining for me, but what happened in this past game? There was a major lack of discipline.

As fans, we stress about how much the Cowboys have struggled recently against the 49ers. Do those losses from previous seasons carry over to this year? If so, how do they mentally overcome the ghosts of failures past?

With all these injured players set to return soon, are you concerned about how quickly they can get back into the flow of the game. Will the defense need some time to jell? Given the opponents they’re facing, starting with the 49ers, the Dallas defense can’t afford much ramp-up time.

Why doesn’t the offense use more RPOs and have more running plays for Dak Prescott? Don't you think that, as good a player as he is when he's on the run, the Cowboys should do it more often?

Why doesn’t the offense use more RPOs and have more running plays for Dak Prescott? Don't you think that, as good a player as he is when he's on the run, the Cowboys should do it more often?

What three things would you change over the bye week to make this team more competitive in big games?

Trey Lance seems to be the Cowboys’ most explosive runner, so why not make him the backup quarterback on game days and build in some read options or running plays to see what he can do? Why have Cooper Rush standing around on the sideline in the unlikely event Dak Prescott is hurt?

Campbell didn’t just want to beat the Cowboys, he wanted to embarrass them. My believe (hope) is what goes around comes around, and the favor will be returned one day. Your thoughts?

Is there any hope the Cowboys can still turn this thing around and somehow reach the playoffs?

The Cowboys have fallen behind early in their last three home games and have gone on to lose big. Why do you think they’ve been so slow to get out of the gate? Lack of preparation? Overconfidence? Is it up to the coaches to break this rut, or is it on the players to be ready as soon as they hit the field?