After a disappointing season, the Dallas Cowboys announced the dismissal of their head coach, Mike McCarthy. After three seasons and only one playoff win, McCarthy leaves the Lone Star team.
After a bad season for the Dallas Cowboys, the Lone Star team is already starting to plan for the next competition, where several elements will continue, new ones will be sought and others will not be part of the franchise’s plans. Such is the case of head coach Mike McCarthy, with whom Dallas had lasted five seasons, but last Wednesday, McCarthy’s contract ended, although the Cowboys had the option to negotiate the renewal of his contract, the team preferred not to continue with his services.
McCarthy fell short of expectations
Mike achieved a 49-35 streak in his five seasons, but only managed to lead the Cowboys to three playoffs, losing twice against San Francisco 49ers in 2021 and against Green Bay Packers in 2023, having only one victory in this instance. In addition, the bad season of 7-10 that Dallas ended up sentencing his place in the team.
The clear objective was for McCarthy to replicate what he did with the Packers in 2010, to take the team to a Super Bowl, but the coach fell far short of that goal.
The near future of the Cowboys and McCarthy
Now, Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, will have to look for McCarthy’s replacement, who will be the fifth head coach to pass through the team in the Jones era, where he will have to make a very good choice, as the Cowboys are one season away from being 20 years since their last Super Bowl, and the level of the team has been below what was expected for this historic franchise in recent years.
Jones’ top candidate would be former Cowboys cornerback and current football coach and sportscaster Deion Sanders. While McCarthy will remain as a free agent, according to ESPN, he looks like a great candidate to lead the Chicago Bears or the New Orleans Saints.
