Cowboys news: Jerry Jones says report Dallas almost fired OC Scott Linehan 'completely false'

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones denies a report that the team had almost fired offensive coordinator Scott Linehan amid team struggles.

The Dallas Cowboys have had notable struggles offensively through the first 10 weeks of the 2018 season, which has put into question the playcalling from offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

It had pushed forward the talk that team owner Jerry Jones nearly pulled the trigger on firing Linehan. However, this is a notion that Jones has completely shut down during an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday morning, according to Mark Lane of WFAA Sports.

On @1053thefan #Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says "completely false, totally false, never a discussion, never a thought on my part" regarding Scott Linehan maybe being fired over the bye week or demoted as play-caller.

— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) November 13, 2018

This chatter seemed to have much credence to it given the large number of struggles offensively that the Cowboys have had offensively, which has primarily come from their passing game. Third-year quarterback Dak Prescott has yet to show the progression that was hoped in his third year as he has had difficult to prove he can be the franchise cornerstone at his position that can lead the team with his arm.

Instead, he has put been a huge reason to why the Cowboys hold the 28th ranked passing game while being 24th in the NFL with 20.1 points per contest. This lack of production has put the team in a tough spot despite them having a premier running back in Ezekiel Elliott and arguably one of the best defenses in the league. All of this has shifted toward placing a sizable chunk of the blame onto Linehan's oftentimes simplistic and predictable playcalling that has drawn criticism for also not helping utilize Prescott in the appropriate manner.

Although Jones may be singing a different tune due to the Cowboys just edging past the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, this conversation could very well spark up again if the team falls short of the playoffs. Ultimately, this will all lay on how things turn out over the second of the season with the chance to make the postseason still firmly in the picture.