How hot is Big Mac’s seat?

[VaqueroTD]

Really....Big Mac??? He has done zilch to earn any endearing nicknames like that.

Fans be harsh.

 

[Bullflop]

Being a head coach will always be prone to intense scrutiny, regardless of the team and its leadership. Mike McCarthy is no exception to that fact. He'll have the opportunity to show that he's capable of finding success with the Cowboys in 2023. It would seem a bit foolish to me for anyone to prematurely assume he can't handle the job, when the team enjoyed the highly successful regular season that they did last year.

The playoffs are more of a test of the team as a whole, than one man such as that team's head coach. The media loves to dramatize things before the season gets underway. That holds true this year as much as it did last year when they made similar comments. MM will have his say on whether he returns next year, just as surely as he proved he was worthy of returning in 2023. Anything less than that would be grossly unrealistic.

 

[Diehardblues]

Jethro won’t fire our 1st HC since Jimmy to make playoffs 3 consecutive seasons while still under contract.

 

[Diehardblues]

It’s just how you spin it. What’s better, 12-5 with an immediate playoff exit, or 9-7 with a wild card win? Philly also made 3 consecutive playoff appearances before his final losing season

I’m not sure there’s much difference. My hunch is 12-5 is better. Cause it says you probably have a better team that either was upset , played poorly or simply beat by better team.

In the end 12-6 is an easier sell than 10-8 IMO.

 

[Diehardblues]

IF the team were to come out slow with heavy early losses, I also think with Dan Quinn in waiting, it’s very possible that Jerry would pull the plug midseason and throw the dice on a Quinn turnaround.

Yep. That’s the only way he gets canned is a 1-7 Wade type start to the season. 2-4 or worse at the bye might be enough. Especially with DQ in waiting.

But otherwise a third consecutive playoff season is all that is needed.

 

[CowboyoWales]

IF the team were to come out slow with heavy early losses, I also think with Dan Quinn in waiting, it’s very possible that Jerry would pull the plug midseason and throw the dice on a Quinn turnaround.

Yep, the Jones will throw MM under the bus as it'll deflect from themselves. If we're experiencing heavy loses the problem will be that there's something wrong with the Defense.....but we need scapegoats and MM is next cab on the rank.

.......followed by Dak (we may have such a poor season to be able to draft a QB Rd1).

 

[CowboyoWales]

I don't think he's on that big a hot seat not if he puts up another 10 to 12 win season gets in the playoffs

how he loses and who he loses to, it's kinda hard to fire a guy with three straight double digit win seasons and three straight playoff appearances when's the last time that's happened here?
I mean everyone's always looking at the grass is always greener trying to say we should move on from Prescott or cut this guy or now you want to assume that if we make the playoffs and have a double digit win season that somehow McCarthy's going to be fired ??

I mean it's possible anything's possible but I'm sorry I I just don't think that's going to happen it makes no sense to me it depends on how we end up losing. I mean what if like the 49ers Prescott gets hurt in the first quarter or we have a couple major injuries along the front and we end up losing the close game in the second round again, I mean there's just too many scenarios..

why do we have keep talking about this, we talked about the hot seat all off season before these roster moves were made and the schedule came out and now we're talking about it again before the games are played, I just don't know

Lets be fair, the start of the schedule is distinctly winnable and the Conference is weak and lets be fair we should/could be striving for a 4-0 start.

We should easily be able to make the no.1 objective (the play-offs). Im confident that the WCO/TCO suits our roster and the Defense looks pretty complete .....making changes if things dont go as expected smacks as panicking.

 

[Big_D]

Mike won’t be going anywhere apart from a complete collapse. He’s not on the hot seat at all. That’s ridiculous at this point. The entire roster has been turned around since the mess that was left in 2019. The team looks the best it has in decades.

 

[removed_20241105]

Normally I wouldn’t think there is a hot seat for coach Mac. I think the perception of Jerry as having any guts or risk in him or even being tough is all myth now. When the season ends, it’s a bunch of bluster.

However, with Quinn around, I think Mac would be in trouble if either the team blows chunks this year and is a laughing stock, or he benched or mismanaged any of Jerry’s pets on the team. Quinn gives Jerry an easy, ultra conservative off-ramp to change coaches.

 

[T-RO]

Yep. That’s the only way he gets canned is a 1-7 Wade type start to the season.

Don't think the leash is that long.

The defense is great because of Quinn. The offense has been great because of Moore. Big Mike hasn't really done anything, not even been responsible for much anything concrete. If the offense takes a big step back and the team is 1-4...I predict we see the eject button.

Plan B is ready in the building.

 

[Big_D]

Don't think the leash is that long.

The defense is great because of Quinn. The offense has been great because of Moore. Big Mike hasn't really done anything, not even been responsible for much anything concrete. If the offense takes a big step back and the team is 1-4...I predict we see the eject button.

Plan B is ready in the building.

Like McCarthy isn’t part of every aspect of preparing this team? It goes well beyond the coordinators. A quality roster and an actual plan to create competition didn’t just appear out of thin air. Something they were unable to do for a full decade with Jason Garrett coincidentally improved after they bring in a real HC. Plan A isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Stash]

Barring a collapse, I don’t think Big Mike is going anywhere. I think the organization is thrilled in having essentially two head coaches in McCarthy on offense and Quinn on defense.

Another clue for me are the additions to the analytics department. That was a big McCarthy priority, and it shows that the organization is committed to giving him everything he needs.

 

[T-RO]

Like McCarthy isn’t part of every aspect of preparing this team? It goes well beyond the coordinators. A quality roster and an actual plan to create competition didn’t just appear out of thin air. Something they were unable to do for a full decade with Jason Garrett coincidentally improved after they bring in a real HC. Plan A isn’t going anywhere.

The improvement of the team coincides to the emergence of Quinn and Moore in their respective roles.

I repeatedly ask fans here who think highly of Mike...what does McCarthy actually do? Nobody can give much of an answer.

We know he's responsible for clock management, where he's repeatedly failed. We suppose he does speeches and mottos, which based on Hard Knocks and public settings...he seems to regularly struggle with. He decides whether the team goes for it on 4th down or kicks-- no big complaints or praise with that.

He's not the X&O genius of Landry, nor the general leader of Parcells, nor the psychologist we had with Jimmy. What is Mike good at? Nobody knows, but we like to pretend there's some secret sauce. I don't buy it.

 

[Bobhaze]

The problem with any speculation about the job security of Mike McCarthy is this:

• Jerry Jones does NOT think like fans or the media does.
• We fans want to win NOW. Jerry would like to win too, but not if it means he has a lesser role.
• He kept Jason Garrett around for a decade despite only making the playoffs 3 times!
• Jerry does not choose HCs based on their ability to win. He hires them based on how comfortable he is working with them. Which translated means he hires a HC based on if the HC will let him micromanage.
• JJ HATES to hire new HCs.
• So if JJ is “comfortable“ with Big Mac, he will not fire him unless he feels like he’s losing the fan base like he was with Garrett or Wade Phillips. (JJ didn’t want to fire Garrett!)

So IMO, I don’t think McCarthy’s seat is even lukewarm. It could heat up if this team has an awful season and fans stop buying as many jerseys and tickets. But winning and losing is NOT Jerry Jones’ primary motivation. Surely we’ve all learned that by now.

 

[NotForLong]

Now that most of the major roster moves are done for the upcoming season, what do you think McCarthy needs to produce to stay in Dallas?

These Head Coach Hot Seat articles come out every year, and I’m pretty sure big Mac will be on every single one

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-top-5-nfl-head-coaches-on-the-hot-seat-heading-into-the-2023-season

I see Chargers are on this list. Sort of ironic that Kellen Moore went to the Chargers, because I look at them as the AFC Cowboys. A lot of talent every year, but never put it together in the end. Moore could be gone as quick as Jason Garrett was with the Giants. There’s no Jerry Jones now who dictates which coordinators stay.

I honestly think Big Mac has to go to at least the NFC championship for Jerry to keep him around. Considering he’s never been in the Jerry family fraternity, Jerry’s age, recent team history in the Playoffs, and the perceived talent that McCarthy has inherited — fair or not —- I believe he has to produce big to stay.

His seat is on fire and it may led him to making drastic decisions . . . This draft and free agent pickups have his signature all over them. . . . Dak may be on a short leash

Also why do you assume Kellen will not be even more successful with Chargers. . . No matter how you judge QB's Kellen now has an elite talent to work with

It has been my honest opinion that Dak's limitations have limited Moore's playbook yet His limited playbook allowed for Dak to have statistical success

This year shall be interesting to watch

 

[Risen Star]

How long has he been sitting in it?

 

[Risen Star]

McCarthy is the next scapegoat for the cancerous front office. He'll be gone, Quinn will be in and the majority of you will fall right in line and celebrate another cosmetic change that will amount to jack squat.

The one real hope I have now is Sarah Mallepalle and her expert football strategy analysis.

 

[Big_D]

The improvement of the team coincides to the emergence of Quinn and Moore in their respective roles.

I repeatedly ask fans here who think highly of Mike...what does McCarthy actually do? Nobody can give much of an answer.

We know he's responsible for clock management, where he's repeatedly failed. We suppose he does speeches and mottos, which based on Hard Knocks and public settings...he seems to regularly struggle with. He decides whether the team goes for it on 4th down or kicks-- no big complaints or praise with that.

He's not the X&O genius of Landry, nor the general leader of Parcells, nor the psychologist we had with Jimmy. What is Mike good at? Nobody knows, but we like to pretend there's some secret sauce. I don't buy it.

I ask you to tell me what he does but you don’t have a clue. But I like how you pretend to know what he brings in preparation, meetings, game planning, offseason strategy, drafts, trades, free agency, creating competition, building a roster. Saying that’s all Quinn and Moore is flat out ridiculous.

 

[Flamma]

Not just the last think this

7-9
13-3 SB win
9-7
9-7
4-11 fired before the seasons over.

now with Jags 9-8

seems he was overrated bit like the confusion still how the flip did they win that season with Foles..

Seems to me like a coaches success really hinges a lot on the QB. Give a coach a good QB and you can truly see how good the coach is. You can really spot the crap coaches because they have very little success despite having a good QB.

 

[Beaker42]

Not as hot as it should be.