Per multiple reports, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was noncommittal about head coach Mike McCarthy’s future with the team following another playoff blunder on Sunday. The Cowboys were routed by the Green Bay Packers in Dallas on Sunday.
Jones put McCarthy on the hot seat before the Wild Card round, saying the Cowboys front office would monitor how each game in the playoffs went before deciding whether to keep McCarthy. When Jones said “each” game, one would assume he meant the Cowboys would have a plural number of playoff games.
They only had one.
According to a transcription by Jon Machota of The Athletic of Jones’ comments following the Cooper loss to the Packers, Jones refused to get into the specifics of his plans with McCarthy this week:
“There’s nothing set on that. What I had planned to do was be with him (Monday) going over how we played today and getting ready for the coming week. That’s what was on the agenda. Tomorrow, my agenda will be to dismiss the team.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when asked about meeting with Mike McCarthy: “There’s nothing set on that. What I had planned to do was be with him tomorrow going over how we played today and getting ready for the coming week. That’s what was on the agenda. Tomorrow, my agenda will be…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 15, 2024
Could the Dallas Cowboys go after Nick Saban?
Former New England Patriots Bills Belichick has been a favorite potential candidate linked to the Cowboys for next season. However, Belichick has been linked to just about every job vacancy in the league. One intriguing option for the Cowboys could be former Alabama coach Nick Saban.
Per Chris Low with ESPN, Saban said he retired from Alabama due to health reasons. But the health reasons Saban cited sounded more like he was tired by the long days college coaches have to put in. Being a college coach in the current NIL era is more taxing than it used to be.
Other coaches and former college players think Saban left Alabama because of the changes in college football. While Saban publicly denies that, he hasn’t ruled out a return to the NFL where he wouldn’t have to clock in to hit the recruiting trail.
Saban could be the perfect hire for Jones and the Cowboys if the team can’t land Belichick. The 72-year-old head coach has proven he wins championships with talented teams. Saban’s lone stint as a head coach in the NFL didn’t work out because the Miami Dolphins roster was junk.
Saban wouldn’t have that problem in Dallas. He could prove himself as one of the greatest coaches of all time at either level by winning a Super Bowl with the Cowboys. The Cowboys have a short window with this current roster to win a championship, and Jones isn’t getting any younger.
If Jones could convince Saban that the hard work has been done in building a winning roster in Dallas, the Cowboys could have one of the greatest football minds on the sideline in the playoffs next year.
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