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Kicking woes fall at Jerry Jones' feet

David Buehler has been inconsistent, but Cowboys owner has insisted on him all season

Updated: December 26, 2010, 12:42 PM ET
By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- This loss doesn't fall just at the right foot of David Buehler. Aim a lot higher than that when assigning blame.

That doesn't excuse Buehler for missing an extra point after the Dallas Cowboys took their first lead of the game with 1:41 remaining. That ended up being the difference in a 27-26 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the last-place team in the NFL's worst division.

Just don't let owner/general manager Jerry Jones off the hook.

Jones is the one who insisted ...

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