PFN Insider Discusses McCarthy

[Buzzbait]

I hope MM is able to succeed this season. I also don’t want to see KM installed as the HC. That said— I don’t possess much patience for this FO or coaching staff after 25+ years of purgatory

I'm with ya Hawkeye, I'm not convinced that Moore is HC material.

 

[Bullflop]

I just hope Kellen shakes off Garrett's and Linehan's influence this year, if he'd destined to be a winner.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Bingo!!!!!! He ( all NFL coaches IMO) gets a freebie for 2020. I will grade him hard after this season.

While true.....McCarthy's issues weren't just lack of training camp....his in-game decisions especially early on were some of the most boneheaded coaching mistakes I've seen EVER in Dallas.

 

[Carson]

While true.....McCarthy's issues weren't just lack of training camp....his in-game decisions especially early on were some of the most boneheaded coaching mistakes I've seen EVER in Dallas.

To add on, he looked clueless and also very apathetic on the sidelines. Very little emotion early on and just kind of stood there.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I was hopeful he changed from what they said ended his GB tenure. Nothing last year made me feel positively about him and I’m coming to the feeling that he really doesn’t bring anything special to the table. If you took McCarthy out and had Moore run the Offense and Quinn run the Defense you wouldn’t miss a thing. Even with that being said I am willing to give him this year before I make a conclusion.

https://nfltraderumors.co/nfc-notes-mike-mccarthy-cowboys-giants-washington/

• A “plugged-in” source tells Adam Beasley of PFN that it could be “NFC Championship Game or bust” for Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy in year two.
• According to Beasley, there’s a sense around the NFL that McCarthy didn’t “wear particularly well in his first year with the Cowboys” and his job could be in jeopardy, barring a deep playoff run.
• One other concern is that Beasley says there are some around the Cowboys who are a “bit dubious” about McCarthy’s coaching staff decisions. Beasley explains that McCarthy is a delegator and clearly wanted people around him he could trust to handle a larger workload.

Didnt like some of his earlier in game decisions, but he largely gets a first year pass from me. No way any first year coach can be successful under the circumstances he was under last year with the pandemic AND the injuries we had. I was actually shocked we pulled out another 4 victories after Dak went down. Even thought we would have been better off losing them all.

 

[JoeKing]

Rivera and Judge had the same raw deal.

They didn't change much like the McCarthy regime did but they are allowed a second chance too.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

To add on, he looked clueless and also very apathetic on the sidelines. Very little emotion early on and just kind of stood there.

Yep...I don't know if it was the mask or what but that guy looked completely clueless and hopeless.....the ship would sink and he'd just go down with it.


So while I do think some of the issues can be fixed with a training camp and a 2nd season....it doesn't erase that other coaches who may have had bad records but also were new coaches and still looked like they commanded their team.

This team needs the coaching staff to win some games for them. There are going to be some weeks where they are the inferior team.....the coaching staff has to coach us to those wins.

 

[blueblood70]

McCarthy got a raw deal as a new coach when the NFL responded to the pandemic. It made the process of him and his staff getting acquainted with the team and implementing their plans a whole lot harder. It's hard to honestly assess a coach's ability under those circumstances. So he'll get another opportunity to give us a first impression at many things a Head Coach for the Dallas Cowboys is expected to do... running a training camp in Oxnard, for example.

first off who the flip is PFN?

exactly any fan or media type trying to judge MM over 2020 is definitely in need of reality check. He had zero chance of success with a myriad of issues with major injury losses, no offseason, covid hitting few players , and players who didnt work out in FA...

he lost the division by one game and BB over in NE with less issue IMO went 7-9 i mean i know he gets decade of passes for his tenure but it shows how tough it is to lose a QB and many starters and not have true offseason of evaluation and he didn't have new staff or new schemes to deal with.

these writer just like jumping on the bandwagon of story's that in this dead zone of the offseason need something to write about..

2020 was mulligan for players and coaches and while MM needs to show up big time and possible his seat is warm i firmly believe from day 1 he would get 3 years of his deal to make the NFCCG at minimum and run around team needing full purge especially on defense..

he wont be fired this season unless its him having a losing record with relatively helathy roster.. maybe, but really my gut says Jones will give him 3 seasons. and that actually the right thing to do..you cant just make wholesale changes and give up every other year..

the Cardinals did this knee jerk stuff i mean i dont follow them why did they change from Arians again? vet coach who was winning a lot more then these last two moves which included changes coaches and 1st round qbs b2b years

so after all this 4 years many big changes , they got back to 8-8 which was arians last season in 2017 lmao great moves to be back where you started.. point is you do need to give coaches some time to get schemes in lace and players to run them 3-4 years should be minimum and only if horrible and in need of change, give it time!

2020 8-8
2019 5-10-1 4th -- NFC West -- Kliff Kingsbury Roster / Stats
2018 3-13-0 4th -- NFC West -- Steve Wilks Roster / Stats
2017 8-8-0 3rd -- NFC West -- Bruce Arians Roster / Stats
2016 7-8-1 2nd -- NFC West -- Bruce Arians Roster / Stats
2015 13-3-0 1st -- NFC West 1-1 - Lost Conference Championship Bruce Arians Roster / Stats
2014 11-5-0 2nd -- NFC West 0-1 - Lost Wild Card Playoffs Bruce Arians Roster / Stats
2013 10-6-0 Arians

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Rivera and Judge had the same raw deal.

They did....but its not like their teams were much better....Rivera won by default.

If McCarthy would've either hired a better DC and didn't try to overhaul the defense in a offseason his team probably would've faired better...but that was his hire so I put that on him.

 

[Stash]

At least you state that is how you feel and not necessarily reality. Kudos.

Too many here act like their opinion is fact and they know it to be right… when it isn’t and they don’t.

Personally, I’m giving him this season before I make any decisions on if I think he’s a good coach for Dallas or not. Last year was all kinds of screwed up.

2021 should say a lot about McCarthy in Dallas.

Well said. I’m right there with you. And barring a collapse, I don’t see Jones firing and paying a coach with multiple years still remaining on his contract.

 

[charron]

The worst part about the MM hire is they really didn't do a deep search. They had very few interviews seemingly focused on MM from the start.

 

[Alexander]

Well said. I’m right there with you. And barring a collapse, I don’t see Jones firing and paying a coach with multiple years still remaining on his contract.

Of course not. He stuck with Garrett for a decade.

 

[Alexander]

To add on, he looked clueless and also very apathetic on the sidelines. Very little emotion early on and just kind of stood there.

Yeah. He could have clapped more. Would have shown he cared.

 

[zrinkill]

As long as the owner undermines the head coach (purposely or not) a team cannot win unless they have overwhelming talent compared to the rest of the league or get real lucky.

As long as Jerry and Stephen are running the show, we as fans will have to hope for luck.

The way they run this organization there is no longer a chance to build a dynasty like the 70's and 90's.

 

[Sydla]

Make the divisional round of the playoffs and still get fired? I'd be shocked.

People won't want to hear it but after a virtual offseason and now Hard Knocks, I won't really be able to blame McCarthy for a second losing season if it comes to that.

Giving him partial blame, okay, but do you think he really wants those cameras at training camp? He doesn't.

Jerry being Jerry. At the end of the day he's a better promoter than he is GM. He was probably giddy as hell that they were picked for Hard Knocks.

A lot of people have criticized his roster construction over the years but his real flaw as a GM is he really, really, really, really, really sucks at hiring coaches. He may have cost himself another SB or two over the years with some of his coaching hires.

 

[Carson]

Yeah. He could have clapped more. Would have shown he cared.

I mean at least then he would’ve looked like he was interested in the game … not contemplating what buffet to catch after the game

 

[cristglo]

I was hopeful he changed from what they said ended his GB tenure. Nothing last year made me feel positively about him and I’m coming to the feeling that he really doesn’t bring anything special to the table. If you took McCarthy out and had Moore run the Offense and Quinn run the Defense you wouldn’t miss a thing. Even with that being said I am willing to give him this year before I make a conclusion.

https://nfltraderumors.co/nfc-notes-mike-mccarthy-cowboys-giants-washington/

• A “plugged-in” source tells Adam Beasley of PFN that it could be “NFC Championship Game or bust” for Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy in year two.
• According to Beasley, there’s a sense around the NFL that McCarthy didn’t “wear particularly well in his first year with the Cowboys” and his job could be in jeopardy, barring a deep playoff run.
• One other concern is that Beasley says there are some around the Cowboys who are a “bit dubious” about McCarthy’s coaching staff decisions. Beasley explains that McCarthy is a delegator and clearly wanted people around him he could trust to handle a larger workload.

Thats what has me concerned
McCarthy’s coaching staff decisions

 

[Aven8]

Well we know that Moore is being given the Garrett treatment. Key here is if he is willing to bury the knife in between McCarthy's plump shoulder blades like Garrett did Phillips.

If Moore is getting that treatment I have way more faith than I ever had with JG. He’s actually working for it and is not full of these stupid clichés that were so nauseating….

 

[john van brocklin]

I was hopeful he changed from what they said ended his GB tenure. Nothing last year made me feel positively about him and I’m coming to the feeling that he really doesn’t bring anything special to the table. If you took McCarthy out and had Moore run the Offense and Quinn run the Defense you wouldn’t miss a thing. Even with that being said I am willing to give him this year before I make a conclusion.

https://nfltraderumors.co/nfc-notes-mike-mccarthy-cowboys-giants-washington/

• A “plugged-in” source tells Adam Beasley of PFN that it could be “NFC Championship Game or bust” for Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy in year two.
• According to Beasley, there’s a sense around the NFL that McCarthy didn’t “wear particularly well in his first year with the Cowboys” and his job could be in jeopardy, barring a deep playoff run.
• One other concern is that Beasley says there are some around the Cowboys who are a “bit dubious” about McCarthy’s coaching staff decisions. Beasley explains that McCarthy is a delegator and clearly wanted people around him he could trust to handle a larger workload.

Will we ever get another great head coach like Jimmy?

 

[Hawkeye19]

Well we know that Moore is being given the Garrett treatment. Key here is if he is willing to bury the knife in between McCarthy's plump shoulder blades like Garrett did Phillips.

Purty much. Sad how predictable and underwhelming our FO is