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The Dallas Cowboys’ (7-9) 2024 season finale on Sunday afternoon against the Washington Commanders will not alter team owner and general manager Jerry Jones’ evaluation of head coach Mike McCarthy and his coaching staff.
McCarthy and his staff’s original, five-year coaching contracts that began in 2020 are set to expire on Jan. 14, per NFL Media, which gives Jones a little over a week to make a call on whether or not to retain his current group.
“The hay is in the barn as far as our staff is concerned,” Jones said, via The Athletic, on 105.3 The Fan on Friday. … “I don’t think something would happen out here Sunday that would impact where we’re gonna be as we go forward.”
However, the 2025 coaching carousel candidates field which includes former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, to name a few, won’t be “a big factor” in Jones’ decision on whether or not to retain McCarthy and his staff.
“Not a lot,” Jones said, via The Athletic, on 105.3 The Fan on Friday. “That is a big key. But in this particular case, that is not a big factor.”
McCarthy has led Dallas to a 49-34 record in his almost complete five seasons in charge, including a run of three consecutive 12-5 seasons from 2021 to 2023. The two years the team has missed the playoffs under McCarthy, 2020 and 2024, have included critical injuries, including season-enders for quarterback Dak Prescott (fractured ankle in 2020, hamstring tear in 2024). The rub with those three 12-5 seasons is that they finished with a combined 1-3 record in the postseason, making those 2021-2023 Cowboys the first team to win…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2025-01-03 19:59:00
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