Would Bill Belichick even want anything to do with this Dallas Cowboys mess?

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– That's how bad the Cowboys' 38-point loss to the Lions was: the fifth-worst in team history and the worst home loss since Jerry Jones. The last time they lost by 38 points, Jerry fired his head coach. But Wade Phillips was 1-7 at the time and his replacement, Jason Garrett, was already on the roster. These Cowboys are 3-3 in a still-winnable NFC East and Bill Belichick might not want anything to do with this mess anyway.

– Hey, Jerry: If you can't give the fans at JerryWorld, where the Cowboys have performed historically poorly this year, a better product than this, at least hang curtains. Complaining about the sun burning in my eyes is tiring. Could also improve outside visibility.

– Tell me which contract is worse: The $240 million for Dak Prescott, who is ranked 19th, four spots behind Andy Dalton, according to Pro Football Focus? The $136 million for CeeDee Lamb, who is ranked 56th among WRs according to PFF? The $97 million for Trevon Diggs, 79th at CBs? No wonder Jerry didn't want to pay these people.

— We keep hearing that Dak and CeeDee don't see eye to eye yet. They are not in the same library. Entering this season, they had been playing pitch and catch for four years. Now it's like they need to be introduced. Maybe they should think about a sleepover while they say goodbye.

– Diggs was paid to score turnovers, which reminded no one of Ronnie Lott, but Sunday's bullfighting technique represented a new low even for him. The man was a turnstile. He also only has one interception in six games, and it's not like anyone is trying to avoid him.

– The sight of Diggs waving to David Montgomery as he passed may have prompted Tom Brady to make this remark when commenting on the Cowboys in general: “They need to play with more mental and physical strength.” Now that is an indictment, Jack Smith.

— KaVontae Turpin is a great returner and there is a time and place for him on offense. But he is also tiny. That's why a Lions DB ran right past him on a crucial play and why Turpin couldn't save Cooper Rush as he walked into a crowd at a bus stop late in the game. Considering how the Cowboys' QBs throw, the bigger the Cowboys' WRs are, the better.

— Modern medicine is wonderful, but here is the recovery process for a broken tibia, the supporting bone in your lower leg, that was meant for you in 1972: six weeks in a cast from hip to toes, followed by another six weeks in a walking cast, plus about another month to learn how to limp without limping. Thanks to Aidan Hutchinson for not crying, but we'll see you next year.

— After feasting at Oklahoma, Steve Sarkisian walked into Saturday's postgame press conference and ate a Fletcher's corny dog, which he finished at the podium. It's bad enough that he didn't bring enough for everyone; even worse, he said ketchup on it.

— Time for the story: One of the architects responsible for the Cotton Bowl's renovation probably didn't mean to be ironic when he told our Brad Townsend that the new plans will take sportswriters “out of the press box where they don't need to be.” I mean, why else call it a press box if it's not for the press? But that's the way of the world, because we've learned that you can sell the view for a lot of money.

The media was evicted from their seats on the sidelines and 50-yard line. If all goes according to plan, the media will be covering Texas-OU next year from a perch above the south end zone. I will leave the old Cotton Bowl press box with mixed feelings after playing games there for the last 40 years. Not what you would call posh digs. The screwed seats were problematic. The view from the second row was limited.

Just on Saturday, the faucets in the men's room didn't work. Neither was the heat after the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas A&M and Ohio State. Long after the last of Kevin Murray's five interceptions, I sat shivering in the press box, desperately fighting off frostbite and the deadline.

There were also good memories.

In the press box at the Cotton Bowl, the ubiquitous Brad Bradley, a gentleman's gentleman, smiled as he took your photo at your designated spot. Back then, before the last expansion, you could still see the Midway from the press box. Even if you leave it, you can still get lost. At least I can. Tired of waiting in the elevator on Saturday, I led a young, clueless SportsDay crew down a half-dozen flights of stairs and into what looked like an ancient crypt. I wouldn't have been surprised to find a mummified Hoss Brock.

Let's hope that this possibility is covered by the renovation work.

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