Most of us knew Dallas Cowboys they weren’t going to be as good in 2024 as we’ve seen in the last three years. While they were able to lock up Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb long term, they he failed to do much else in the offseason — except for starter losses in free agency.

What he didn’t expect was for them to look as bad as they did. Dallas is currently 3-4 and suffered several embarrassing losses. That left the coaching staff scrambling for answers, with Mike McCarthy focusing on turnovers.

Dallas currently has a minus-8 turnover rate with Dak Prescott taking a lot of heat. He certainly struggled, throwing eight interceptions in just seven games. It’s not all down to him though, the defense struggled to get the ball.

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The turnover issues have had an impact and McCarthy has admitted he is “very frustrated” with the situation.

“Personally, I’m very frustrated” McCarthy said via Jon Machota of The Athletic. “If you want to be known for something like a football team, it’s about taking care of the football and getting it. I know my league experience would reflect that. To quote (Cowboys offensive coordinator) Brian Schottenheimer, Marty Schottenheimer is probably turning in his grave right now watching us play down eight.”

Dallas was +34 from 2021 to 2023which is why McCarthy still believes they can turn things around. He stated that they cannot change the past, but will look to improve in the future, keeping turnovers at the forefront of their minds.

“It’s a focal point, but we can’t change yesterday. We can only work today and keep improving.” – McCarthy via Jon Machota

As frustrating as Dak’s interceptions were, the defense’s inability to get the ball was detrimental. With Dan Quinn as their defensive coordinator, they have always been among the best in the game at forcing turnovers.

That was not the case with Mike Zimmer. To be fair, he was without DaRon Bland and the opposing QB has plenty of time to pass with Micah Parsons. Even so, this is a problem that needs to be addressed if they want to stop the bleeding and start winning games.

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