In defense of Mike McCarthy

[VaqueroTD]

Before the national media (because I don't see it coming as much from the local media) turns this into a feeding frenzy on Big Mike, I just wanted to point out some compliments for Big Mike from people who have an opinion that matters. I think some people think this team just magically got its act together this year. No one, not many here, and not many people in the national media, gave us a shot to be where we are at now. You can take down the man when we're losing, but you also have to prop him when we're winning.

Bill Belichick 2021:


Bill Belichick 2015:

Well, I mean, first of all, I’d say Mike’s one of the best coaches in the league, one of the best coaches I’ve ever gone up against,” Belichick said. “I’m sure whatever he’s doing is the right thing. I have a lot of respect for him. I’m sure whatever decisions he’s making for the Green Bay Packers are good ones and ones that he thinks are right. I personally wouldn’t question anything he does.

Aaron Rodgers on Green Bay critics a few years back:

I think people don't understand how difficult it is to win in this league and win consistently. The success that we've had here, it's tough to do. We've set the standard pretty high.

But I wouldn't listen to some of those people out there. I mean, they're not in this locker room, they're not in the meeting rooms, they're not in the practice environments. They don't know what's going on, they don't know the type of work ethic that we have here and that Mike has here.

Brett Favre on Cowboys peformance in 2020, and rumors of player criticism (Favre looks completely right now in retrospect 2021):


Troy Aikman on Big Mike and his impact on the offense:

I feel good. I felt good about him when he was in Green Bay each year and every time we spoke to him and the plan. He seemed to have a good vision on what he wanted to do and what he wanted to accomplish. I think when he took this job, much like each season, each offseason there in Green Bay, he has a clear understanding of what it is that he wants to get accomplished and what that team’s going to look like. And I think he’s flexible. I am surprised that he’s not calling plays, I still think he’ll be very involved in the offense, that’s his expertise. But in Green Bay, he gave up the play calling and when he took it back he said he’d never give it up again, that it’s something he feels that he’s good at.

 

[Jake]

I still shake my head at some of his game-day decisions but have to give him credit, overall (and I wasn't a fan of the hire).

Changes made this season are working, the team believes in themselves, and they don't quit when something goes wrong.

 

[VaqueroTD]

I still shake my head at some of his game-day decisions but have to give him credit, overall (and i wasn't a fan of the hire).

The changes made this season are working, the team believes in themselves, and they don't quit when something goes wrong.

Yes, and I think some of the criticism on those critical decisions is merited. No coach is without fault. But some of the national media is acting like the championship team was here when he arrived. It was the furthest thing from.

 

[ThatJerryKid]

Cowboys have won 8 of their last 10 games under McCarthy. Haters.

 

[blueblood70]

his defense is 5-1

nuff said

(((mic drop)))

 

[TwoDeep3]

The component it seems is ignored or missed is the culture and brotherhood this team exhibits daily. Forget last year. That was a no win situation for Dallas. It wouldn't matter if you had Landry or Lombardi in the catbird seat last year if they coming back into the NFL with a team they had no coached ever. And the fact the head coach could not see the players daily except on a monitor screen had a pronounced effect. He could not instill hia leadership on a TV screen.

Think on the playmakers on this team. Especially the offense. Elliott and Pollard are not at odds. They see the goal and the vision. Coop, Cee Dee, Gallup, when he comes back, and the rest of the ball catchers play as a team. They block for each other. they do the grunt work. They are for results and not personal stats.

Yesterday it was clear the safety missed played that 74 yard TD. Diggs played the ball thinking he was covered on the back end. Did he throw the safety under the bus after the game? No, he took the blame. Here's a guy who is being feted as greatness, yet didn't think about his stats but just the results as a team and teammate.

Where are the prima donnas?

This is McCarthy and his leadership.

The talking heads who skewer him every week ignore this fact. There is a reason those wishy washy people will bail at the first sign of Dallas not being focused. Can this team run the rack? Probably not. And all these guys sucking at the teat of this winning streak and the play of Dak and this offense and Diggs and Parsons will be the first to tell you this team is just the same as all the ones who have failed before if this team loses a game.

Doesn't this remind you of the early 90's and how the team played as a band of brothers?

And who here knows for a fact Moore will be as strategic as a head coach? The extra load he would assume could mean he slips a little at being unpredictable.

And who here truly believes McCarthy does not have a hand in the game plan for the offense?

This franchise has let the fans down for a quarter of a century. My belief is the fans will continue calling McCarthy out, and perhaps for no real cause, up until Dak hoists the trophy.

Then there will be fans stating, "Let's see Dak do it again. And Let's see McCarthy do it again because this was all Quinn and Moore."

Enjoy this ride. We, if anyone, know this is rare.

 

[tyke1doe]

He's along for the ride, just like Barry Switzer.

 

[Ranching]

The component it seems is ignored or missed is the culture and brotherhood this team exhibits daily. Forget last year. That was a no win situation for Dallas. It wouldn't matter if you had Landry or Lombardi in the catbird seat last year if they coming back into the NFL with a team they had no coached ever. And the fact the head coach could not see the players daily except on a monitor screen had a pronounced effect. He could not instill hia leadership on a TV screen.

Think on the playmakers on this team. Especially the offense. Elliott and Pollard are not at odds. They see the goal and the vision. Coop, Cee Dee, Gallup, when he comes back, and the rest of the ball catchers play as a team. They block for each other. they do the grunt work. They are for results and not personal stats.

Yesterday it was clear the safety missed played that 74 yard TD. Diggs played the ball thinking he was covered on the back end. Did he throw the safety under the bus after the game? No, he took the blame. Here's a guy who is being feted as greatness, yet didn't think about his stats but just the results as a team and teammate.

Where are the prima donnas?

This is McCarthy and his leadership.

The talking heads who skewer him every week ignore this fact. There is a reason those wishy washy people will bail at the first sign of Dallas not being focused. Can this team run the rack? Probably not. And all these guys sucking at the teat of this winning streak and the play of Dak and this offense and Diggs and Parsons will be the first to tell you this team is just the same as all the ones who have failed before if this team loses a game.

Doesn't this remind you of the early 90's and how the team played as a band of brothers?

And who here knows for a fact Moore will be as strategic as a head coach? The extra load he would assume could mean he slips a little at being unpredictable.

And who here truly believes McCarthy does not have a hand in the game plan for the offense?

This franchise has let the fans down for a quarter of a century. My belief is the fans will continue calling McCarthy out, and perhaps for no real cause, up until Dak hoists the trophy.

Then there will be fans stating, "Let's see Dak do it again. And Let's see McCarthy do it again because this was all Quinn and Moore."

Enjoy this ride. We, if anyone, know this is rare.

MM is a good coach.....those that can't see it are probably playing Madden.....

 

[VaqueroTD]

The component it seems is ignored or missed is the culture and brotherhood this team exhibits daily. Forget last year. That was a no win situation for Dallas. It wouldn't matter if you had Landry or Lombardi in the catbird seat last year if they coming back into the NFL with a team they had no coached ever. And the fact the head coach could not see the players daily except on a monitor screen had a pronounced effect. He could not instill hia leadership on a TV screen.

Think on the playmakers on this team. Especially the offense. Elliott and Pollard are not at odds. They see the goal and the vision. Coop, Cee Dee, Gallup, when he comes back, and the rest of the ball catchers play as a team. They block for each other. they do the grunt work. They are for results and not personal stats.

Yesterday it was clear the safety missed played that 74 yard TD. Diggs played the ball thinking he was covered on the back end. Did he throw the safety under the bus after the game? No, he took the blame. Here's a guy who is being feted as greatness, yet didn't think about his stats but just the results as a team and teammate.

Where are the prima donnas?

This is McCarthy and his leadership.

The talking heads who skewer him every week ignore this fact. There is a reason those wishy washy people will bail at the first sign of Dallas not being focused. Can this team run the rack? Probably not. And all these guys sucking at the teat of this winning streak and the play of Dak and this offense and Diggs and Parsons will be the first to tell you this team is just the same as all the ones who have failed before if this team loses a game.

Doesn't this remind you of the early 90's and how the team played as a band of brothers?

And who here knows for a fact Moore will be as strategic as a head coach? The extra load he would assume could mean he slips a little at being unpredictable.

And who here truly believes McCarthy does not have a hand in the game plan for the offense?

This franchise has let the fans down for a quarter of a century. My belief is the fans will continue calling McCarthy out, and perhaps for no real cause, up until Dak hoists the trophy.

Then there will be fans stating, "Let's see Dak do it again. And Let's see McCarthy do it again because this was all Quinn and Moore."

Enjoy this ride. We, if anyone, know this is rare.

It sure does feel more like the early 90's team which is ironic because Garett was a part of that team. I saw Garrett's vision, it just didn't materialize. Sometimes it just doesn't work out, and you need a different type of presence.

Translation from Favre's quote - last year's team was soft with premadonnas. McCarthy and his hard-nosed blue collar Pittsburgh style came in and made them a winner whether they wanted it or not.

Same crap Parcells walked into when he took over for Campo, another well-meaning Cowboys Culture head coach but just not strong enough to get the team on the right track.

 

[Tabascocat]

Aside from some questionable clock management issues, he has this team in a different mentality. I would like him to tone down the aggressiveness a bit, particularly early in the game. I didn’t see the need to go for it on the first drive…..it set the team back and had to chase the rest of the way.

You can see his stamp on this team that is being molded from Monday to Saturday. Garrett would never had a team that would have overcome yesterday’s game.

The weird decisions will still keep coming but maybe it serves a purpose(message) to the team that they can overcome anything by the time the playoffs arrive. I hope there is a method to his madness

 

[Clove]

For 10 years, all we complained about was how soft Garrett was, how he did nothing but clap, how he was as conservative as a nun, how his team scheme was just outdated, etc. Now we have a guy that is completely aggressive, and then when he went conservative, people went crazy. What do you want? Do you want an aggressive coach or not? He's going for it no matter where it's at because he has the #1 offense in the league, and if he misses, he trusts his team to create another opportunity, and this was NOT in the crucial 4th quarter, it was in the 1st qtr, so there was ample time to get it back.

It may be too aggressive for you or me, but this is how and who he is. Now if you don't like that style, maybe they will move on and find someone else we can complain about after 1 year because that's what we do as fans. We complain. I generally like to give a coach 3 years.

The clock thing is subjective because what you may do, I may be against. It's all about results IMO. Does the guy get results, and if so, do you really care how it happened?

These are obviously just my opinions and I'm definitely in the minority here so carry on guys.

 

[Diehardblues]

Before the national media (because I don't see it coming as much from the local media) turns this into a feeding frenzy on Big Mike, I just wanted to point out some compliments for Big Mike from people who have an opinion that matters. I think some people think this team just magically got its act together this year. No one, not many here, and not many people in the national media, gave us a shot to be where we are at now. You can take down the man when we're losing, but you also have to prop him when we're winning.

Bill Belichick 2021:


Bill Belichick 2015:


Aaron Rodgers on Green Bay critics a few years back:


Brett Favre on Cowboys peformance in 2020, and rumors of player criticism (Favre looks completely right now in retrospect 2021):


Troy Aikman on Big Mike and his impact on the offense:

While the overall sentiment is supportive of McC thus far the criticism of his risky 4th down decisions are still drawing much attention. From local and National media.

 

[Whirlwin]

The criticism is justified. But it does it compare to the positive things he has done. No one‘s perfect. I admit I wasn’t a fan either. Not sure why tell you the truth. All the disarray in Green Bay probably

 

[JJHLH1]

I give Big Mike credit for getting the team playing at a high level and trusting his coordinators to do their thing.

The glaring weakness for Big Mike is his time-management and questionable decision-making, such as gong for it on 4th down deep in our own territory on our first possession yesterday.

I really believe Mike should recognize his own weaknesses, which we all have, and work to improve them. Hire a guru during this bye week and spend some time with him going over scenarios.

 

[Whirlwin]

I thought I would been happy with the new young start up . And then I realize all the complications that come along with that. Might as well take my chances on Kellen Moore. Maybe by the end of the season he will be ready. I just don’t know how many offensive, or defensive coordinators have made great head coaches. I guess you don’t know until you try it right. I’m big on locker room camaraderie. As long as the team is happy,. I’m going to go along with it Will know soon enough if it’s not working

 

[Whirlwin]

I give Big Mike credit for getting the team playing at a high level and trusting his coordinators to do their thing.

The glaring weakness for Big Mike is his time-management and questionable decision-making, such as gong for it on 4th down deep in our own territory on our first possession yesterday.

I really believe Mike should recognize his own weaknesses, which we all have, and work to improve them. Hire a guru during this bye week and spend some time with him going over scenarios.

Throughout the years. I seen so many great ones screw up the two minute drill. I think some quarterbacks can handle it better than their coaches. It’s not something you can learn on the job

 

[Diehardblues]

The criticism is justified. But it does it compare to the positive things he has done. No one‘s perfect. I admit I wasn’t a fan either. Not sure why tell you the truth. All the disarray in Green Bay probably

It doesn’t have to compare . We’re all pleased with overall results. But it’s a notable concern.

Imagine if we didn’t have this concern to discuss. I’m not sure if there’d be anything negative on our HC.

 

[Whirlwin]

MM is a good coach.....those that can't see it are probably playing Madden.....

I remember before the season started. Someone get a thread on go for it on fourth down every time. It works in madden and more coaches are trying it. It got shut down brutally. Needless to say.

 

[Whirlwin]

It doesn’t have to compare . We’re all pleased with overall results. But it’s a notable concern.

Imagine if we didn’t have this concern to discuss. I’m not sure if there’d be anything negative on our HC.

That’s why we have the forum. Too funny right

 

[Diehardblues]

I give Big Mike credit for getting the team playing at a high level and trusting his coordinators to do their thing.

The glaring weakness for Big Mike is his time-management and questionable decision-making, such as gong for it on 4th down deep in our own territory on our first possession yesterday.

I really believe Mike should recognize his own weaknesses, which we all have, and work to improve them. Hire a guru during this bye week and spend some time with him going over scenarios.

I’m not sure why he thinks we need to take these risk? We have the better team usually. Those are risk taken by a team who is over matched looking to catch opponent off guard. Instead we’re providing a lesser opponent a possible opportunity.