Dallas Cowboys star defends Mike Zimmer following team’s 44-19 loss to Saints

The Dallas Cowboys defense struggled in the team’s 44-19 loss against the New Orleans Saints leading fans and pundits online to blame new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.

Dallas Cowboy Micah Parsons came out in defense of his DC on X, formerly Twitter, after the game saying the blame should be put on the players.

“ [Expletitive] ain’t have nothing to do with Zim but everything on us!! Zim ain’t the one playing!” said Parsons.

The post echoed comments made by Parsons after the game.

“To me, it had nothing to do with the scheme. I thought [Mike Zimmer] called a pretty good game,” said Parsons, “At the end of the day, I just believe we got outplayed. Whoever played on that field, everyone didn’t play to 100%. That’s just me being accountable and saying the truth. We all got to play better.”

The Cowboys’ defense allowed the Saints to score touchdowns on the first six possessions of the game while struggling to get pressure on Derek Carr with only one sack and one QB hit in the game for Dallas.

The team also struggled against the run allowing 190 yards with four rushing touchdowns, three of which were scored by Alvin Kamara who also had 180 rushing and receiving yards combined.

It was the most points allowed by the Cowboys since they allowed 48 points against the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Wild Card Round, coincidentally the last home game played by the team.

The Cowboys will face another top NFL offense onn Sept. 15 at 3:25 when Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens visit AT&T Stadium.