Video: ESPN: Is McCarthy's job at risk after Cowboys' loss?

[Ranched]

Absolutely not! Injuries continue to decimate our Cowboys OL. MM is a big believer in OL continuity. The team hasn’t had much of it in 2020, though, with injuries forcing the Cowboys coaching staff to shuffle players in and out of positions with disheartening frequency.

Fans need to take all that into consideration.

 

[FiveSuperBowls]

Hmm, ESPN is still around...

 

[Flamma]

He was making stupid decisions in the first 4 weeks also while fairly healthy. He's not compensating for anything. Game management has been terrible. This team doesn't look smart or well coached. Not in the least. Whenever the opportunity arises to make a smart call, they don't. That's a bigger problem and they're still trying to make it the solution. And then we'll keep hoping that someday it might start working?!

Like I said, I am still not happy with our coaching staff. Mainly because like you said, I don't like his approach.

 

[stilltheguru]

He wont get fired but I've seen enough. Our only hope is firing Nolan and bringing in a guy like Greg Williams or somebody else that brings a rough and tough attitude to the defense. Not a guy that started the year sitting in a booth

 

[Cowfan75]

He was making stupid decisions in the first 4 weeks also while fairly healthy. He's not compensating for anything. Game management has been terrible. This team doesn't look smart or well coached. Not in the least. Whenever the opportunity arises to make a smart call, they don't. That's a bigger problem and they're still trying to make it the solution. And then we'll keep hoping that someday it might start working?!

Yup. If MM can do nothing about the garbage that these coordinators churn out each week, he's useless. If he's signing off on the garbage, he's worse than useless. You could scrap this entire staff and spin a wheel to call up plays and it's the same difference.

 

[Texasfootball21]

Hmm, ESPN is still around...

 

[cern]

i think it's worth mentioning that the texans have improved considerably since firing their hc a few weeks ago.

 

[stiletto]

Nothing will happen with McCarthy although it should. It is clear he is another clueless re-tread coach who Jerry hopes will get the team "over the top". Every excuse is built in this year though so there will be at least another year of him.

For me I would go in another direction (young new HC talent, let them bring in all new people, etc.) and load up in the draft. Now THAT would be exciting but with a re-tread coach and a very questionable defensive coordinator; not much to be excited about next year for me.

Their coaching abilities are not going to magically fix themselves. McCarthy is a coach that is supposed to be seasoned enough to put teams in a good situation if things aren't right with injuries, etc. Seems like he is opposite to me.

I definitely think he was riding QB coat-tails in his other stint now.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

What we have seen thru 11 games is way more than loss of players, it's called terrible play calling going back to the Rams game.

 

[JPM]

He's as snug as a bug in a rug.

Porky isn't going anywhere.

 

[TheCoolFan]

No way, the man can do no wrong this season...even as bad as some of his decisions may look. I believe he is tanking and if not directly, at least indirectly. He is trying to experiment with different plays and situations trying to see what he's got. Let's re-evaluate in 2021.

 

[JMPearson]

There is no talent deficient maybe after the injuries to OL, but there is plenty of talent to be 8-8 on this team it is 100% coaching, they offense system is 20 years old and no other team in the league runs it.

The defense system play a majority of the time the weakest position group on the team.

 

[cowboyec]

he'll get the length of his contract.

 

[Kingofholland]

We may have still lost the game yesterday, but McCarthy's gambles destroyed any chance. It's hard to believe a 4 pt game turned into a 41-16 game in 12 minutes.

I do believe McCarthy will be back next season but on a short leash.

 

[Big_D]

We may have still lost the game yesterday, but McCarthy's gambles destroyed any chance. It's hard to believe a 4 pt game turned into a 41-16 game in 12 minutes.

I do believe McCarthy will be back next season but on a short leash.

He would have to do a complete 180 on these gambles. If he's still doing it next year, he should be fired on the spot.

 

[Dale]

not for the remainder of this season. but i'd be discussing it behind closed doors as to whether or not to let him go after the season. it just isn't working. every coach has had to work with the circumstances of this year. the washington team has gone thru two starting qb's and is improving weekly. rivera even had to battle cancer. he is clearly better than mac. judge in ny has the giants on a bit of a roll. smashing watermelons is a cute story. but our defense looked totally lost yesterday. they didn't know where to line up. gregory takes a rolling dive to get off the field to prevent 12 men on field penalty, but then is sent right back out for the play. a good hc would have already fired nolan as the dc.

Great points. I tremendously undervalued Rivera when he was available this offseason. I've always thought he was a respectable coach, but the job he is doing in Washington is worthy of applause.

Think of the dysfunction they've had between the name change and the Snyder allegations, in addition to the personal cancer battle you referenced. And not only is he on his third starting QB of the season -- he had the cajones to make the difficult decision to bench Haskins early on.

 

[iceberg]

The team needs an identity.

Don't resign dak
Find a, new home for zeke
Let Mike rebuild as hecwants
Hire someone else to rebuild as they want and end it for mike

Anything else continues the Dallas groundhogs pain. Repeat crap but never learn along the way.

 

[triplets_93]

JJ needs to have a respectful but stern talk with fat Mike, the coaching has been completely unacceptable this season even with the injuries.....Now if only someone could talk to JJ about his GM issues.....

Jerry Jones is a good communicator in the sense that I think that MM already know well what Jerry wants. This stern sit down talk you're talking about is fanciful, to say the least.

 

[Illiniferret]

I'd rather have Dave Campo back.

 

[CowboyRoy]

The problem is, now McCarthy is losing games based off of bad calls. It’s more than just a deficiency in talent

Nah they lose that game regardless. That game was starting to tilt. You saying that Dalton doenst throw that pick 6 if we make a first down? You saying that the Commanders dont run it down our throats in the 4th quarter if we make that first down? It was obvious the way the game was going to me. I thought the call was dumb, but that wouldnt have changed the outcome. They still had to go 70 more yards to score.