Eagles player explains why Cowboys’ coin toss decision was a ‘slap’ in the face

eagles Last Sunday the defense had one of its best games of the season. 34-6 win He forced five turnovers against the Dallas Cowboys and held the Cowboys offense to 146 total yards. According to one player, the performance may have been extra motivation for the defense after feeling disrespected by the Cowboys’ decision before the opening kickoff.

on it “The Great Game Massacre” podcast, Eagles cornerback Massacre of Darius He summarized the game and mentioned that the Cowboys won the coin toss. Typically, teams that win the toss choose to postpone, preferring to get the ball in the second half after half-time adjustments. But the Cowboys elected to start the offense despite quarterback Dak Prescott suffering a partially torn hamstring. Slay said the defense took the decision as a sign of disrespect.

“These (beepers) said the offense was up and they wanted to take it,” Slay said. “Oh my god. If you don’t know football, when the offense gets the ball it means they’re trying to slap you in the face, they’re basically saying we’re going to go there and we’re going to score on you anyway and it doesn’t matter, ‘it doesn’t happen. It was crazy.”

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Slay, who left the game at one point due to an ankle injury while managing a groin issue that caused a pitch count, said they focused on stopping the Cowboys quickly and getting off the field, and they did so by forcing a three-and-out. -and-he went out on the opening possession gaining just three yards.

“I understood they took Dak out and stuff like that, but they were going with their backups and they had a lot of injuries with them, so I thought they (bleep) thought we were sweet, so we went out there and set the tone fast… We went out there and executed .”

When the Washington Commanders play the Eagles on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field, they may want to go in a different direction than the Cowboys did.

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