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The Dallas Cowboys can add their temper to the list of things they’ve lost this year.
Jerry Jones, the face and owner of the team, did not like the line of questioning on a Tuesday radio interview, in which he defended head coach Mike McCarthy and said there is no leadership void on the 2-5 team.
Hosts from 105.3 The Fan in Dallas tried to clarify a question about whether there is an “overall” lack of leadership a year after longtime coach Jason Garrett was fired, and Jones, who was talking vaguely about where that void would be seen, did not appreciate the interruption.
“Just shut up and let me answer it,” the famously outspoken tycoon said. “You’re not asking me that, I gave you the answer. When I go into the locker room, there’s no leadership void in my eyes.
“That’s your answer. Let’s move on.”
Jones later apologized, though it’s easy to see that the frustration would boil over.
Under McCarthy, who lost quarterback Dak Prescott to injury, the Cowboys dropped their fourth of five games Sunday, an embarrassing 25-3 blowout against a Washington team that doesn’t even have a name. In a division that will rival any terrible division in NFL history, Dallas is ahead of only the Giants.
They have excuses with an offensive line that has been ravaged and backup QB Andy Dalton getting knocked out of Sunday’s contest. The 49ers have excuses, too, yet a leadership void has not been suspected in San Francisco.