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Brian Flores – September 22, 2019 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, September 22, 2019
Postgame – Dallas

Head Coach Brian Flores (transcribed by Dallas Cowboys)

(On the performance of the injury-weakened offensive line. How do you think they performed as the game went on?) — “I thought we gave quarterback solid protection for a good chunk of the game.  There were some third downs there at the end where we were trying to get the ball out a little bit, keep going downfield a little bit more but wasn’t as good.  The goal going in was to protect him with six, seven, eight guys if we needed to.  I thought we got that done in the first half for the most part but at the end of the day, it wasn’t enough.”

(You were able to string some drives together and move the ball downfield. But again, dropped balls, a fumble toward the end, a missed field goal.  All those scoring opportunities that you missed.  It’s tough to come back from that.) — “Yeah, we had a lot of opportunities.  A missed field goal.  We were offsides on the onside recovery.  We had drops, a fumble, dropped touchdowns, dropped interceptions.  You can overcome one-or-two of those but put six, seven, eight of those, together.  They were plays that we could make, period.  They were just plays that we could make and we don’t make them.  We’ve got to start making those plays.”

(On QB Josh Rosen’s first start.)— “I thought Josh made some good throws early.  Started off with the long ball to DeVante.  That’s a good defense.  I thought he was tough.  Took a couple of hits.  Stood in the pocket.  Gave us some opportunities on some throws.  The drops didn’t help him.  That would have helped us as a team.  We just didn’t get it done but overall, I thought he played alright.”

(On G Michael Deiter stepping in at left tackle.)—   “I thought he did a good job out there.”

(Is the depth of your offensive line a big point of concern for you right now?) — “That’s something we’ll talk about as we head back in the morning.  Like you said, Deiter stepped in and played admirably.  Shaq stepped in.  The next guys that have got injuries, the next guy’s got to step up and play well for this team.  Again, I thought the guys played hard.  Great effort.  I thought they were in position to make some plays.  They just didn’t make them.”

(This was the second game in a row where the first half was tight and the second half became “overwhelming.”  From where you’re standing, what are the changes between the first half and the second half?)— “I think as a staff, we’ve got to do a better job with our second half adjustments.  I think we…we didn’t play better in the second half as well.  I don’t think it’s a conditioning issue.  I don’t think it’s execution.  We’re just not making enough plays.”

(On CB Xavien Howard’s play and what happened with the ejection?) — “We talk about keeping our poise, really on a daily basis.  Games get chippy.  You can’t get disqualified from a game.  It’s something we harp on a lot.  I’ve talked to Xavien about that, he knows that.  That’s part of the game.  It’s an emotional game.”

(On whether QB Josh Rosen’s play was affected after going through the concussion test.) — “It’s hard to say.  I’ve got to watch the film to see if his play was affected at all.  He made some good throws.  He made some not-so-good throws.  We were talking about getting the ball out quick.  He did that. He got the ball downfield a little bit.  He’s got to slide on some of these runs. He’s got to do a better job of that. We’ve got to coach that better.”

(It’s hard to say if the Preston Williams play in the end zone had a chance to be overturned on replay.  What did you and your staff think about that one?)— “We didn’t think it was going to be able to be overturned.  We looked at it.  I watch every one every week.  I watch every touchdown, every one.  Those are hard to get overturned.  You’ve got to be able to overcome those. We’re not there right now.  We need to get there and it’s right in front of us.  We’ve just got to get back to work.  Come in tomorrow and make the corrections.  Come back, Wednesday, improve and get better.”

(On Dallas’ two 100-yd rushers.  Why were they able to run the ball so effectively?) — “We’ve just got to do a better job on the edge.  We’ve got to a better job tackling.  We’ve got to do a better job with our communication.  That’s really what it boils down to.”

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