The Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy are coming off a rare win against the Washington Commanders in a 2024 season that has failed to meet expectations.
The Cowboys pulled off the divisional victory with backup quarterback Cooper Rush at the helm, who is replacing star QB Dak Prescott for the remainder of the season. While the win may have provided hope for the Cowboys fanbase, many still want to see change before the 2025 season.
Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones is not ruling out a contract extension for HC Mike McCarthy
Despite McCarthy’s seat being one of the hottest in the NFL, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not ruling out a contract extension following the 2024 season.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan said he’s not ruling out a contract extension for head coach Mike McCarthy.
“I don’t think that’s crazy at all. This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 26, 2024
Jones cited the fact that McCarthy is a Super Bowl-winning head coach as one of the reasons he might keep him around. The Green Bay Packers, who fired McCarthy nearly a decade after he won a Super Bowl with them, are currently 8-3 with a collapse necessary to miss the playoffs.
The Cowboys are now 4-7 after their divisional win and only two teams in the NFC have an inferior record. McCarthy has made the playoffs in three of the four full seasons he has coached the Cowboys. He has one playoff win in that span.
Cowboys players are among those who don’t want to see McCarthy with the team for much longer. Star linebacker Micah Parsons said in an article from NFL.com that McCarthy is welcome to leave whenever he wants.
“Mike can leave and go wherever he wants,” Parsons said, via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports. “Guys I kind of feel bad for [are] guys like Zack Martin and guys who might be on their last year or on their way out. Because that’s who I wanted to hold the trophy for. You want to win games and do great things with those type of legends who put in more time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did.
“Those are the kind of guys that I have so much sympathy and hurt for.”
Parsons has since apologized for the comments, but that quote is not something that makes headlines when a coach is having success.
Growing apathy from one of the largest fanbases in sports could continue to grow if Jones does stick with McCarthy for another season.
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