The Cowboys defense doesn’t seem to be on the same wavelength after their devastating home loss to Dallas on Sunday afternoon.

While the Cowboys agree that there are one or more problems that need to be addressed – the New Orleans Saints won comfortably 44-19 – defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer and star Micah Parsons have conflicting explanations for what happened.

Parsons, who recorded three tackles in the loss, attributed Dallas’ defensive problems to a lack of effort in his podcast on Monday.

Zimmer dismissed the notion that the Cowboys did not show enough effort on Sunday.

Although there is a clear discrepancy between Parsons and Zimmer, Parsons agreed that they “didn’t fly to the ball” or “block” well enough against the Saints, who scored a touchdown on each of their first six drives of the game.

Parsons also defended Zimmer on social media after the loss. Zimmer, the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, will enter his first season with the Cowboys this fall.

Parsons and the Cowboys will now turn their attention to the Baltimore Ravens (0-2) in Week 3. In the meantime, fixing their defensive flaws – whether they have anything to do with effort or not – will certainly be a priority for Zimmer and Parsons in the coming days.