Jerry Jones addresses CeeDee Lamb's usage in Cowboys offense

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was clearly one of the most visibly frustrated Cowboys players on Sunday after the team’s 42-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The former first-round draft pick has had just one game this season with more than four catches, though he’s still on pace for at least 1,000 yards receiving.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones fielded questions about his frustrated star on Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan. Though he didn’t say he specifically wants to see Lamb get more targets, he did acknowledge that on the whole, he’d like to see the wideouts and tight ends get more opportunities.

Lamb has 27 catches on 35 targets for 358 yards and one touchdown so far this season. He’s only a reception and a couple of touchdowns off of where he was through five games last year. If anyone on the offense should be upset, it would be Brandin Cooks. The veteran receiver with six seasons of 1,000+ yards under his belt has just nine catches for 73 yards in his first year with Dallas.

The Cowboys’ difficulty gaining first downs killed them on Sunday, as well as penalties and turnovers.

“We got to be complete,” Lamb said after the game Sunday. “We can’t go out there one week and look like a super team and then the following week sh** the bed.”

Lamb says he doesn’t know Cowboys’ offensive identity

When asked what the Cowboys’ offensive identity is this season, the former Sooner provided a harsh answer. 

“I don’t know,” Lamb said first. Then, asked whether he should know after five weeks of the season, he added, “I guess so, I don’t know.”

Dak Prescott pointed to the Cowboys’ clear lack of offensive rhythm and penalties on Sunday as the main deterrent for success.

“We didn’t establish a rhythm,” Prescott said post-game. “We couldn’t get the run game going… didn’t get the run game going. It was tough to get completions. When that’s the case and you’re not getting first downs putting yourself in third and manageable, a position we would like to be in, it’s always going to be tough. It’s a tough business.

“When you’re stepping on your own feet against a team like that, you’re only making it harder. Against a team like that, it’s damn near impossible.”

The Cowboys have a chance to find their rhythm again back on the West Coast this week. They take on the L.A. Chargers on Monday Night Football.