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Cowboys’ Jerry Jones doesn’t think giving Mike McCarthy extension would be ‘crazy at all’

“Listen, Mike McCarthy is an outstanding coach. … This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there, done that, he’s got great ideas. Bottom line is, there’s no place in my body language or anything else that you’ve seen indications about what we’re going to be doing relative to this staff at the end of this year. And we shouldn’t. We’ve got a lot of football left.”

McCarthy won a Super Bowl in 2010 with the Green Bay Packers. In five seasons with the Cowboys, he’s gone 1-3 in the postseason. Dallas has generated three consecutive 12-5 seasons under McCarthy. With the Cowboys sitting at 4-7 before Thanksgiving, that streak will end in 2024.

“I really haven’t talked about it all year,” McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday when asked about Jones’ comments. “So definitely not going to start on a short week in an important division game. I’m not going to throw away positive vibes either, so keep ‘em coming. But that’s not something that I’m really focused on.”

Asked about McCarthy’s future repeatedly this season, Jones has resisted declarative statements, only rebuffing any calls for an in-season move. With the Cowboys facing four clubs currently sitting under .500 in the next four weeks, it could be a chance to plow back into the playoff periphery.

Jones’ comments about a potential extension for McCarthy are sure to agitate a hornet’s nest among Cowboys fans, who have focused much of their ire on the coach.

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Tommy DeVito injury could allow Giants to make deft pivot to Drew Lock

The benching of Daniel Jones was about the team’s money, not football. The other players care about football, not the team’s money.

It has sparked a mini-mutiny, with multiple players unwilling to bite their tongues about the decision to sit Jones — or about the perceived lack of effort on Sunday. But the lack of effort shouldn’t be surprising; if management doesn’t care about putting the team in the best position to win, why should the players?

Enter the potential pivot to Drew Lock. With DeVito not on the injury report for Monday’s non-practice in advance of Thursday’s game at Dallas before showing up as limited for Tuesday with a right forearm injury, the foundation is in place to play the quarterback who should have gotten the nod when Jones was benched. If the depth chart means anything.

It will be interesting to see what another embarrassing loss might mean for the Giants. Co-owner John Mara has said he doesn’t anticipate making any big changes during or after the season. After the 30-7 post-bye loss to the Buccaneers, becoming the first team to lose in Dallas this season could be the final straw.