Matt Steigerwald has a blunt suggestion for Jerry Jones before the Dallas Cowboys face the San Francisco 49ers: forfeit.
“Just forfeit the game, Jerry. Forfeit,” the Dallas barber says in the episode of Barber Ball Banter, floating a 52-14 San Francisco win before also considering whether Dallas might score 21.
Louis Darrouzet II also expects San Francisco to win. Neither expects the Cowboys to follow their victory over Indianapolis with another win.
Dallas hosts the 49ers on Sunday, November 15, at 3:25 p.m. Central at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Dallas brings a 4-5 record into the matchup; San Francisco enters at 7-1.
A win does not settle the Jerry Jones argument
When Darrouzet brings up the Cowboys, Steigerwald immediately resists.
“Don’t bring it up,” he says.
He mocks the familiar rush of optimism after a Dallas victory, joking that fans should paint their faces like clowns for believing the team has turned a corner.
“We’re not back,” Steigerwald says.
Dallas earned a 27-23 victory over Indianapolis on November 8, but the Cowboys committed 14 penalties for 153 yards and lost two fumbles. Even with a 508-271 advantage in total yards, they needed a touchdown in the final minute to win.
Steigerwald directs his frustration at Jones and the franchise’s leadership.
He argues that Jones shifts responsibility for the Cowboys’ problems onto others.
That criticism continues a discussion from the show’s first installment, when Steigerwald and Darrouzet debated whether Dallas could turn its individual talent into wins.
Pickens brings fantasy regret, but an injury update helps
Steigerwald also questions his own fantasy football judgment. He says he invested heavily in George Pickens, expecting a strong contract season, and jokes that his draft decision deserves the same clown treatment.
Pickens is playing under a one-year franchise-tag contract. His availability matters heading into Sunday: He missed the Indianapolis game with a hamstring injury, but the Cowboys cleared him to face San Francisco in their November 13 update.
Darrouzet joins the receiver discussion, comparing Pickens with CeeDee Lamb as the two weigh the Cowboys’ receiver production.
Dak over Stroud
Steigerwald’s frustration with Dallas does not keep him from backing its quarterback in a comparison with Houston’s C.J. Stroud.
He says he would choose Dak Prescott over Stroud nine out of 10 times, before calling Stroud “the most overhyped quarterback in the NFL.”
The two also disagree over Houston’s matchup with Cleveland: Steigerwald backs the Browns, while Darrouzet picks the Texans.
On the Cowboys, however, they agree. Both expect San Francisco to leave Arlington with a win.
