Jerry Jones’ Decision to Keep Mike McCarthy: A Calculated Risk

Cowboys Stickin’ wit’ McCarthy Despite Da Doubts 🏈

Da t’ought was legit.

Da Dallas Cowboys wen’ scoop up head coach Mike McCarthy back in 2020 fo’ do wat Jason Garrett neva’ could: get ova’ da playoff hump.

Four years latah, McCarthy still neva’ pull ’em off.

He neva’ steered one stacked team to da NFC championship game, much less a Super Bowl, bot’ ways fo’ measure success dat stay slippery fo’ ova’ 28 years now.

So fo’ mull ova’ if McCarthy goin’ come back to da Cowboys was mo’ like wondeh if Jerry Jones goin’ act like plenty oddah quick-trigger NFL team owners. Cuz check ‘um, McCarthy’s Cowboys not only neva’ advanced mo’ in da playoffs den dey wen’ in da past 12-5 seasons, dey even choke out in one wild-card shame at home dis year aftah winnin’ on da road las’ year. By playoff standards, da team wen’ backwards.

Da Cowboys went choke, again, fo’ da second time in three years, da only team fo’ lose among six wild-card hosts. Plus, dey wen’ lose to McCarthy’s old Green Bay Packers, which jus’ make ’em look worse.

So fo’ wondeh if da Cowboys goin’ swap out McCarthy was mo’ like wondeh if Jones stay figgahin’ dat da talent not maxin’ out. Was liftin’ da floor, like McCarthy wen’ do in da regular seasons compared to Garrett, good ’nuff? An’ if not, was bettah candidate stay out deh?

Da kine top-notch coaching talent on da free-agent market jus’ make da speculation mo’ legit.

But bottom line, dis team stay Jerry Jones’s territory, an’ all da moves funnel troo Jerry Jones. Da 81-year-old owner an’ general managah fo’ da Cowboys gotta ask himself if startin’ ova’ goin’ fo’ real guarantee da team bust outta da slump — if axin’ da guy leadin’ one team wit’ top-five offense an’ top-five defense make any sense.

On Wednesday, Jones wen’ make his call: Nah.

Breaking down Jerry Jones’ decision to keep Mike McCarthy 📰 News wen’ drop Wednesday evening dat McCarthy’s job stay solid, wit’ Jones sendin’ out one statement soon aftah rumors wen’ light up da internet. An’ befo’ one hour pass, da Cowboys wen’ set up McCarthy’s end-of-year pressah fo’ Thursday morning.

“I believe dis team stay real close an’ can pull off our big goals,” Jones wen’ say in his statement. “Da best move fo’ us stay wit’ Mike McCarthy as our head coach.”

Jones wen’ lay out all da “many layers of success” an’ “progress” McCarthy wen’ bring in three straight seasons where dey made da playoffs, somethin’ dat slip Garrett’s grasp. He wen’ big up McCarthy’s bond wit’ da players an’ acknawledge — like how Jones do — da fans’ worries.

Jerry Jones on retaining Mike McCarthy as Cowboys coach: “While we’re all disappointed with the result on Sunday and with our playoff record, I am 100 percent supportive of him as our head coach and ability to reach our goals.”

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— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) January 18, 2024

Why go extend one coach aftah one wild-card shame?

“Da way we look at Coach McCarthy stay big-picture,” Jones wen’ say in his statement. “While we’re all disappointed with the result on Sunday and with our playoff record, I am 100 percent supportive of him as our head coach and ability to reach our goals.”

So dis only ’bout settlin’ fo’ good but not great?

“Da buck stop wit’ us fo’ da results,” Jones wen’ say, like he stay defendin’ ’emself ‘gainst all da heat he take fo’ bein’ da team owner an’ general manager. “I take da rap fo’ da results.

“We go start our review an’ decision-makin’ process ’bout everyting dat affect our team an’ roster.”

Da most expensive an’, like Jones wen’ say public, da most important member of da Cowboys roster wen’ publicly back up dis decision Sunday. Whethah Dak Prescott stay playin’ humble above an’ beyond da logic, or he really believe ’em, his support fo’ McCarthy wen’ pack one punch right aftah da team wen’ choke out.

“He’s been amazing,” Prescott wen’ say Sunday night. “I’ve had the season that I’ve had because of him. This team has had the success that they’ve had because of him. I understand it’s about winning the Super Bowl. That’s the standard of the league and damn sure the standard of this place.

“So I get [the questions], but add me to the list in that case.”

Jones been sayin’ fo’ long time now dat da Cowboys ride on Prescott. An’ in da regular season, Prescott wen’ soar. He wen’ lead da league in touchdowns one year aftah leadin’ in interceptions, one turnaround he give big props to McCarthy’s teachings, makin’ it so da quarterback an’ receivers stay more on da same page. Prescott wen’ hit his career-best 105.9 passer rating, only trailin’ San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who plenny folks in da league t’ink play wit’ one bettah crew an’ bettah coach. Dat wen’ help Prescott top Purdy in All-Pro votin’, wit’ Prescott pullin’ da second-most votes among da 50 league votahs, only behind da Baltimore Ravens’ dual-threat magician, Lamar Jackson.

Multiple Eagles pointed to Cowboys’ WC loss in explaining the unexplainable.

Lane Johnson: “It’s a weird business. You saw with Dallas last night, tremendously talented team. That’s what the NFL is about, man. Sometimes you go out there & f*** around & find out. & we found out.”

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) January 16, 2024

Even Prescott wen’ admit he “sucked” in da playoff loss, tossin’ multiple interceptions including one pick 6, but his production an’ smarts at da line of scrimmage through da regular season make McCarthy look good wit’ his play-calling an’ schemes.

Aftah Prescott’s words spread ’round da league dis week, few coaches wen’ tell Yahoo Sports dey figgah McCarthy stay safe. Only way fo’ make one change, most t’ought, was if six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick was takin’ ova’ fo’ McCarthy.

Where da Cowboys go from here? Da chances of snaggin’ Belichick stay slim. An’ even if da Cowboys did, da odds of Belichick an’ da Cowboys makin’ Super Bowl magic stay shaky. One coach wen’ ask: Belichick prove he can win wit’out Brady mo’ dan McCarthy prove he can win wit’out four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers?

Questions ’bout Belichick’s willingness fo’ give up personnel control wen’ come up too, ’cause sources ’round da league see da Cowboys’ talent pool as ’nuff fo’ make one run. Problems wit’ da schemes (like da Cowboys neva’ had ’nuff run game or run defense dis season), da Jones culture, an’ da Super Bowl drought stay mo’ concerning.

All dem things gotta put McCarthy right on da hot seat fo’ 2024. Prescott know his job, too, get heavy judged on how he do in da playoffs. But wit’ one roster dis close an’ one operation dis smooth fo’ plenny of da season, Jones’s instincts tell ‘im dat da breakthrough stay right dey, ready fo’ da takin’.

NOW IN ENGLISH

Jerry Jones’ Decision to Keep Mike McCarthy: A Calculated Risk

Cowboys Sticking with McCarthy Despite The Doubts

The thought was legitimate.

The Dallas Cowboys went ahead and hired head coach Mike McCarthy back in 2020 to do what Jason Garrett never could: get over the playoff hump.

Four years later, McCarthy still hasn’t pulled it off.

He has never steered one stacked team to the NFC championship game, much less a Super Bowl, both ways to measure success that have remained elusive for over 28 years now.

So for mulling over if McCarthy coming back to the Cowboys was more like wondering if Jerry Jones going to act like plenty other quick-trigger NFL team owners. ‘Cause check it, McCarthy’s Cowboys not only never advanced more in the playoffs than they went in the past 12-5 seasons, they even choked out in one wild-card shame at home this year after winning on the road last year. By playoff standards, the team went backward.

The Cowboys went choke, again, for the second time in three years, the only team to lose among six wild-card hosts. Plus, they went lose to McCarthy’s old Green Bay Packers, which just makes them look worse.

So for wondering if the Cowboys going to swap out McCarthy was more like wondering if Jones stays figuring that the talent is not maximizing out. Was lifting the floor, like McCarthy went to do in the regular seasons compared to Garrett, good enough? And if not, was a better candidate staying out there?

The kind top-notch coaching talent on the free-agent market just makes the speculation more legitimate.

But bottom line, this team stays Jerry Jones’s territory, and all the moves funnel through Jerry Jones. The 81-year-old owner and general manager for the Cowboys gotta ask himself if starting over going for real guarantee the team bust out of the slump — if asking the guy leading one team with a top-five offense and top-five defense makes any sense.

On Wednesday, Jones went make his call: No.

Breaking down Jerry Jones’ decision to keep Mike McCarthy News went drop Wednesday evening that McCarthy’s job stays solid, with Jones sending out one statement soon after rumors went light up the internet. And before one hour passes, the Cowboys went set up McCarthy’s end-of-year presser for Thursday morning.

“I believe this team stays real close and can pull off our big goals,” Jones went say in his statement. “The best move for us stays with Mike McCarthy as our head coach.”

Jones went lay out all the many layers of success and progress McCarthy went bring in three straight seasons where they made the playoffs, something that slipped Garrett’s grasp. He went big up McCarthy’s bond with the players and acknowledged — like how Jones do — the fans’ worries.

Why go extend one coach after one wild-card shame?

“The way we look at Coach McCarthy stays big-picture,” Jones went say in his statement. “While we’re all disappointed with the result on Sunday and with our playoff record, I am 100 percent supportive of him as our head coach and ability to reach our goals.”

So this only ’bout settling for good but not great?

“The buck stops with us for the results,” Jones went say, like he stays defending himself against all the heat he takes for being the team owner and general manager. “I take the rap for the results.

“We go start our review and decision-making process about everything that affects our team and roster.”

The most expensive and, like Jones went say public, the most important member of the Cowboys roster went publicly back up this decision Sunday. Whether Dak Prescott stays playing humble above and beyond the logic, or he really believes them, his support for McCarthy went pack one punch right after the team went choke out.

“He’s been amazing,” Prescott went say Sunday night. “I’ve had the season that I’ve had because of him. This team has had the success that they’ve had because of him. I understand it’s about winning the Super Bowl. That’s the standard of the league and damn sure the standard of this place.

“So I get [the questions], but add me to the list in that case.”

Jones been saying for a long time now that the Cowboys ride on Prescott. And in the regular season, Prescott went soar. He went lead the league in touchdowns one year after leading in interceptions, one turnaround he give big props to McCarthy’s teachings, making it so the quarterback and receivers stay more on the same page. Prescott went hit his career-best 105.9 passer rating, only trailing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who plenty folks in the league think play with one better crew and better coach. That went help Prescott top Purdy in All-Pro voting, with Prescott pulling the second-most votes among the 50 league voters, only behind the Baltimore Ravens’ dual-threat magician, Lamar Jackson.

Even Prescott went admit he “sucked” in the playoff loss, tossing multiple interceptions including one pick 6, but his production and smarts at the line of scrimmage through the regular season make McCarthy look good with his play-calling and schemes.

After Prescott’s words spread around the league this week, few coaches went tell Yahoo Sports they figure McCarthy stays safe. Only way for make one change, most thought, was if six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick was taking over for McCarthy.

Where the Cowboys go from here? The chances of snagging Belichick stay slim. And even if the Cowboys did, the odds of Belichick and the Cowboys making Super Bowl magic stay shaky. One coach went ask: Belichick prove he can win without Brady more than McCarthy prove he can win without four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers?

Questions about Belichick’s willingness for giving up personnel control went come up too, ’cause sources around the league see the Cowboys’ talent pool as enough for making one run. Problems with the schemes (like the Cowboys never had enough run game or run defense this season), the Jones culture, and the Super Bowl drought stay more concerning.

All them things gotta put McCarthy right on the hot seat for 2024. Prescott know his job, too, get heavy judged on how he do in the playoffs. But with one roster this close and one operation this smooth for plenty of the season, Jones’s instincts tell him that the breakthrough stay right they, ready for the taking.