Whereas publicly campaigning for Dallas Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones to retain head coach Mike McCarthy for not less than yet another season, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott recently said he hopes McCarthy will get “one other contract and an opportunity to teach this workforce amongst extra affect” and “on his phrases.”
McCarthy was later requested if he feels he is been capable of coach “on his phrases” throughout his Dallas tenure that started in 2020.
“Yes, undoubtedly,” McCarthy responded, The Athletic’s Saad Yousuf shared.
“I feel it’s like every job, and this one particularly, I have a transparent understanding of the accountability. This is essentially the most enter I’ve ever been part of as a head coach in personnel, notably within the draft. We spend a great quantity of time as a training employees through the draft — the draft choice, preparation course of.”
Jones acquired plenty of criticism from Dallas followers and different outsiders for the state of the workforce’s roster earlier than an injury crisis that included Prescott happening with a campaign-ending torn hamstring impacted the membership and earlier than the Cowboys fell to 3-7. Whereas McCarthy subsequently guided Dallas to two-straight wins to maintain the workforce’s playoff hopes alive, he stays within the closing season of his contract amid rumors suggesting Jones desires dwelling legend Invoice Belichick to be the workforce’s subsequent coach.
For what it is price, quite a few reporters and analysts have said over the previous 12 months that a Belichick-Jones marriage would by no means occur largely as a result of Jones would not let even the six-time Tremendous Bowl champion head coach have the ultimate say over sure personnel selections.
“I’m undecided precisely what he meant by it, however it’s similar to something,” McCarthy added about Prescott’s feedback. “We’re in 12 months 5 of a program. I feel we’ve lots of glorious issues in place. I feel we’ve some issues that we will do higher, and I feel it’s all a part of rising.”
Many, if not most, observers assume McCarthy will not proceed rising with the Cowboys program past Week 18 except he leads the workforce on what can be a outstanding run to a playoff berth. As of Thursday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the 5-7 Cowboys as 5.5-point underdogs for the upcoming “Monday Evening Soccer” dwelling sport versus the 4-8 Cincinnati Bengals.
