Some puzzled if Dallas Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones might hearth head coach Mike McCarthy shortly after Dallas fell to 3-6 on the season by way of Sunday’s humbling 34-6 dwelling loss to the rival Philadelphia Eagles.
Jones made no such transfer, however star Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons sounded unconcerned about McCarthy’s future whereas talking with reporters after the defeat.
“Mike can go away and go wherever he needs,” Parsons mentioned, as shared by Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports activities. “Guys I type of really feel dangerous for [are] guys like [guard] Zack Martin and guys who is likely to be on their final yr or on their method out. As a result of that is who I needed to carry the trophy for. You need to win video games and do nice issues with these sort of legends who put in additional time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did. These are the type of guys that I’ve a lot sympathy and damage for.”
That is hardly a ringing endorsement for a coach within the final season of a contract that Jones reportedly by no means got here near extending earlier than the Cowboys dropped six of 9 video games and earlier than beginning quarterback Dak Prescott went down with what seemingly will probably be a campaign-ending torn hamstring.
ESPN’s Todd Archer famous that the Cowboys have been affected by damage setbacks all through what’s change into a irritating season for McCarthy and his gamers. Towards the Eagles, backup quarterback Cooper Rush accomplished 13-of-23 passes for 45 yards earlier than McCarthy turned to QB3 Trey Lance. Until Lance, the third total choose of the 2021 NFL Draft, turns into a revelation within the subsequent week or so, it appears unlikely the Cowboys will compete for a lot of observe via January.
“My standards has at all times been, ‘How we’re enjoying. Do we have now an edge? Are we essentially aggressive? Are we aggressive once we’re down? These sorts of issues,” Jones mentioned following Sunday’s loss about his expectations for the Prescott-less Cowboys. “Not as a lot clearly, the rating. What does Invoice [Parcells] say? You might be what the rating tells you you are? However nonetheless, you have a look at all of these issues and there is no equity.”
It seems like Parsons and others within the Dallas locker room might be simply a few losses away from making the kind of in-game “business decisions” that finally price coaches their jobs. It might be fascinating to see how a lot Cowboys gamers battle for McCarthy when Dallas hosts the 6-4 Houston Texans subsequent Monday evening, assuming Jones would not make a change in some unspecified time in the future this week.
