No one, though, had Dalton’s back after the violent hit that took his helmet clean off. “We’ve got to stick together during these times,” Elliott said of the season that seems to be getting worse with each week. He normally prides himself on his blocking skills, but, like everyone else wearing a star on Sunday, failed to put forth his best effort. But Elliott knows that he also has a huge responsibility in pass protection. The Dallas offensive line is in shambles and has been decimated by injury Connor Williams served as the line’s elder statesman on Sunday. “I’m not sure how many times he was sacked today, but we’ve got to keep him upright and clean in the pocket.” “We’ve got to protect the quarterback better,” Elliott offered to reporters. The hit on Dalton didn’t spur the Cowboys players to act at the moment, but it was the first thing running back Ezekiel Elliott referenced after the game. Dalton’s offensive mates standing around in silence after watching him get almost decapitated is just the latest manifestation of a season gone way off the rails.Īs vicious as the hit was, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported Monday morning that Bostic does not expect to be suspended for the play.Īfter being ejected Sunday, Washington LB Jon Bostic is not expected to be suspended for his hit on Dallas QB Andy Dalton, per source. But nothing about the 2020 season has been close to what Cowboys fans expected.
That was definitely probably not the response that you would expect.” “We speak all the time about playing for one another, protecting one another. “It was definitely a hit that caused a disqualification,” McCarthy said after the demoralizing 25-3 loss. In a thoroughly disappointing season that has already seen historic lows, the Cowboys’ failure to defend their fallen teammate may have been the lowest moment of them all.Īndy Dalton took a nasty hit to the head /Yg913OGotrĮven head coach Mike McCarthy was surprised at his players’ lack of response.
Seemingly not even a cross word as the 32-year-old passer (he’ll turn 33 on Thursday) lay motionless on the turf. In the moments after the vicious cheap shot laid out their field general, not a single Dallas player came to Dalton’s defense. He was ejected from the game, he’ll almost certainly receive a hefty fine, and he probably deserves a suspension for the headshot he delivered to a sliding quarterback.īut all of that could actually pale in comparison to the blowback that Dalton’s teammates will hear over the coming days about the hit they didn’t deliver. Washington linebacker Jon Bostic will catch a lot of heat this week for his illegal hit on Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton in the third quarter of Sunday’s meeting between the rival teams.
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