This is a bad decision and speaks volumes on McCarthy as a relationship guy and not a performance based evaluator. It's obvious that Nolan is trying to make the pegs fit the hole and his round orifice is unable to accommodate the triangles and squares of the Cowboys personnel. I do not dig coordinators who work from the box away from the team. That's where scouts and quality control guys belong, out of sight and out of the way.
Letting Malik Collins get away and keeping Woods, Letting Jones leave and signing J. Smith, letting Heath get away and signing a Ha Ha, signing the two FA Lardasses in the middle who can't play, relying on Aldon Smith, an obvious one dimensional player, for 3 downs, etc.; who is responsible for this mess? Nolan had to have input in the personnel decisions leading up to this collapse.
I have never seen a defense play so poorly at all three levels. There is nothing to salvage there. There is no amount of work or coaching that is going to get this fixed. The damage was well under way in the late winter/spring and the weight of the poor personnel decisions coupled with injuries has broken the camel's back.
As much as I can't get on board the Dak wagon, he is not the reason for the issues with this team, not even close. The defense is responsible for the losses to Seattle and Cleveland. Dak and teh offense has done enough to get this team to 3-1, 2-2 at worst.
Don't know how much more of this brand of football I can take. At least in 1989 the Cowboys were a complete rebuild. This team was supposed to be (stupid me) on the fast track to the post season with McCarthy. I couldn't be more disappointed in his lack of leadership, choice at DC and refusal to fix it.