Mike McCarthy may have lost only coaching opportunity if Cowboys fire him
If you take a quick glance through social media you’re bound to stumble across a post that reads “the Dallas Cowboys are not a serious football team.” We could have told you that after they decided to bring back Mike McCarthy after their historic playoff loss in January.
The Cowboys hinted all along that they were going to take a step back. Even though the front office preached confidence in the roster, it failed to offset their free agency losses and chose not to address gaping holes at nose tackle and running back.
Throw some devastating injuries into the mix and you get a 3-7 football team. Let’s be honest, though: this was an average team at best before injuries entered the equation.
While Jerry Jones has stated numerous times that McCarthy’s job is safe, everyone can see the writing on the wall. McCarthy’s contract is up after the season, so Jones can say he didn’t fire another coach.
It will be interesting to see if McCarthy gets another job. There seemed to be a perfect opportunity for McCarthy to land on his feet, but that dream came crashing down this week.
Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy loses perfect coaching opportunity thanks to Jets turmoil
NFL insider Jeff Howe of The Athletic circled McCarthy as a candidate for the New York Jets job due to his history with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. McCarthy coached Rodgers on the Green Bay Packers for 13 years before he joined the Cowboys in 2020.
Unfortunately for McCarthy, it is now unlikely that Rodgers is back with the Jets next year after general manager Joe Douglas was fired.
Now that Douglas is gone, the Jets will have a completely new regime in 2025. It stands to reason that the new general manager and head coach will want to pick their quarterback – so long as power-hungry owner Woody Johnson complies.
While the Rodgers-McCarthy era in Green Bay had a messy ending, Rodgers spoke slowingly of McCarthy this week on the “Pat McAfee Show.”
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