Less than 12 hours after dismissing the idea that the Cowboys would look to explore other options at kicker following Brett Maher’s historically poor performance in Monday night’s win against the Buccaneers, Dallas owner Jerry Jones changed his tune and said that the club would evaluate the position this upcoming week.
Speaking on 105.3 The Fan Tuesday morning after his team’s 31–14 victory in the wild-card round, Jones again addressed Maher’s standing on the roster, after the veteran kicker missed a NFL playoff record four PATs in the Cowboys win. While the Dallas owner sounded pleased that discussion about the kicker was one of the biggest storylines coming out the game, he made clear that the team would look at Maher’s performance throughout the upcoming week of practice.
“This is a classic case of looking at what he’s done for this team and done on the field all year, not just last night,” Jones began, per Mark Lane. “And, so, but kicking is a technical thing. It has everything to with the—just frankly mentally have it all together when you step up there.
