The Mike McCarthy Question

[thunderpimp91]

I get that, but the head coach should have input into personnel. So, I have to give him SOME blame for the offseason.

Absolutely and dont get me wrong I am not saying McCarthy has been perfect by any means, but the Cowboys literally spent $18M in free agency last season. I'm not sure that the issue was picking bad players, they actually did a nice job in relation to what they had to work with in signing Kendricks, Dowdle, Lawson, Lewis. The issue is they barely spent anything...For perspective there were literally 55 players who signed individual contracts in FA for more than what the Cowboys spent in free agency. The Cowboys lost 3 players who had total contracts worth more than what the Cowboys spent this year in free agency. I doubt that is what any HC would be approving of.

 

[DickWhitman]

EXACTLY which coach, who is better than McCarthy, are the Cowboys going to get?????????

 

[DandyDon52]

forget the seasons, and look at the playoff games and what you see in those, and it shows mike is not very good in the
playoffs, and the team is never ready, and some really stupid things in the playoffs. (elliot at center play ! lol) also the time runs out play
in the other game, the blowout with GB.
Mike has been horrible in the playoffs. It wont get better.

 

[Big_D]

I don't think Jerry can get it done. They have no idea how to build a Super Bowl team.

 

[nobody]

I'd be fine with bringing McCarthy back....if the Green Bay playoff game didn't happen. It was so bad and the players were so unprepared that no coach should have survived that debacle.

 

[Gonzomandela01]

Of course he could do it with better personnel, better DC, better FO, better Offensive plan and if this was 2005.

 

[Risen Star]

McCarthy's won a Super Bowl. So obviously he can get it done in the playoffs.

Try as you might you'll never convince me it's been 3 decades of a laundry list of bad coaches and not just the same two guys who make up our horrific front office all these years.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

I've seen and heard a lot of talk recently about Mike McCarthy's job status... and while I think most of us thought he was on the Green Mile after Dak went down, they've rattled off a couple of wins against less than stellar competition and a lot of talk is about keeping him.

I'm not a fan of this and I'll tell you why.

I don't think Mike can get the job done in the playoffs and beyond. Do you?

To add to that, he seems like too much of a kiss butt for the Jones and doesn't challenge them enough to make the necessary improvements. (Look at this past offseason)

And finally: The Five-Year Rule: No team has ever started the same quarterback under the same head coach for more than five years and seen that duo win its first championship.

This conversation might all be for not as I also think we lose out here to finish the season and I think it will take care of itself. But I'd love to hear, who you want to be the next HC and who you think we'll get.

Keeping Big Mike as a new YES man will make no difference in this team's ineptness!
Can't make glue factory horses able to race in the Kentucky Derby!!!

 

[Coogiguy03]

I get that, but the head coach should have input into personnel. So, I have to give him SOME blame for the offseason.

Not in Dallas!!!

 

[LysleE]

I think we all have read articles in the media about the Dallas Cowboys’ organization being run differently than other NFL teams. We have heard ex-players talk about the distractions from practice; and coaches having yo deal with an attention-starved, narcissistic owner who is constantly meddling and undermining his coaches. In short, I don’t think that being the head coach of the Cowboys carries the same panache it used to carry…which is why I think MM will be retained.
While I don’t like MM; I think his schemes are stale and he has been unable to take this team into the playoffs in consecutive years despite having a talented roster. In big games, the team plays tentatively and undisciplined, appears unprepared and lacks physicality.
Having said this, I don’t think Jerry will be able to attract anybody better. The Cowboys do not value coaches unlike other teams; are not aggressive in FA, have never been proactive in shoring up weak position groups (DL, OL RB, WR and LB); mismanage the salary cap to the extent new players can’t be signed ( in contrast to other teams who seemingly sign new players at-will); and now their “franchise” QB will be coming back from a significant leg injury that required surgery during the season. Who would want to coach this team under these conditions?.
While players have come and gone and coaches have come and gone…the lone constant in the organization is Jerry Jones…I think that says it all. So long as there is a Jones in the front office this franchise will never regain its former glory and will continue to dwell in mediocrity no matter who is the head coach.

 

[Bullflop]

The main problem whereby the Cowboys struggle, is one that primarily begins with the Cowboys' front office . . .
Then, it remains to be seen if the Cowboys would then enjoy better luck in the playoffs, or not, with a better HC.

 

[charron]

Mikes offense sucks. Let me remind you.

Years 1-3 km was the coordinator. High scoring offenses, running game lacked.

Year 4- Mike takes over offense, doesn't know any existing plays, offense looked like middle school JV team until about 6 games in and after the bye the re incorporate some of KM plays and the offense looks more like an NFL offense again.

Year 5- complete McCarthy garbage offense with Dak at the helm. I've never seen so many passes at or behind the LOS in my 46 years. Dak never looked to average, at least with moore they could score TD's. It's looked better as of late but mostly against bad teams and Rico has really emerged as a good RB.

 

[Bobhaze]

I've seen and heard a lot of talk recently about Mike McCarthy's job status... and while I think most of us thought he was on the Green Mile after Dak went down, they've rattled off a couple of wins against less than stellar competition and a lot of talk is about keeping him.

I'm not a fan of this and I'll tell you why.

I don't think Mike can get the job done in the playoffs and beyond. Do you?

To add to that, he seems like too much of a kiss butt for the Jones and doesn't challenge them enough to make the necessary improvements. (Look at this past offseason)

And finally: The Five-Year Rule: No team has ever started the same quarterback under the same head coach for more than five years and seen that duo win its first championship.

This conversation might all be for not as I also think we lose out here to finish the season and I think it will take care of itself. But I'd love to hear, who you want to be the next HC and who you think we'll get.

Big Mac is a good coach. Not great. Good. But Mike McCarthy is not nearly as big a problem as the guy who who hired him.

In fact, who is most responsible for the mess we are in this year and the last 3 decades? He’s the biggest problem. Until he changes or is gone he will remain the biggest roadblock to playoff success.

 

[Dalmations202]

One thing about it. If Dallas were to win the Superbowl with Big Mac as the HC......Not many would say that Big Mac did it- not Jerry Jones, like they did with Jimmy.
Jerry doesn't have to worry about that one with MM. Of course he doesn't have to worry with winning the SB either, but you can't have it all.

And no, unless things were just perfect, I don't think MM could win the SB. Give him an elite QB, elite D, elite line, and a good RB\WR room with elite coaches going above and beyond and yes, he could win, but so would many other coaches. MM seems to do one thing a HC has to do well....motivate his players. He is also good at schmoozing the owner which seems to keep him around. Discipline of the players on the field and off seems to be weak. Keeping great coordinators ahead of the curve is horrid. Making sure all the players are in sync......not good. So no, I don't think MM will take the Boys to the SB and win it all with one of the worse GMs in the NFL, who should have been fired from that job long ago.

Hire Mike Vrabel and get started curing the culture with insisting on discipline.

 

[cmoney23]

Big Mac is a good coach. Not great. Good. But Mike McCarthy is not nearly as big a problem as the guy who who hired him.

In fact, who is most responsible for the mess we are in this year and the last 3 decades? He’s the biggest problem. Until he changes or is gone he will remain the biggest roadblock to playoff success.

You're absolutely right, but I hate to tell you this, HE AINT LEAVING!! LOL

SO... you either have to fix him or move along and sadly, I'm 40 yo and a lifelong fan. I'm not moving along... so I'd like to see a coach fix him. Jimmy did it once, maybe someone else can too?

 

[Kevinicus]

Mikes offense sucks. Let me remind you.

Years 1-3 km was the coordinator. High scoring offenses, running game lacked.

Year 4- Mike takes over offense, doesn't know any existing plays, offense looked like middle school JV team until about 6 games in and after the bye the re incorporate some of KM plays and the offense looks more like an NFL offense again.

Year 5- complete McCarthy garbage offense with Dak at the helm. I've never seen so many passes at or behind the LOS in my 46 years. Dak never looked to average, at least with moore they could score TD's. It's looked better as of late but mostly against bad teams and Rico has really emerged as a good RB.

Year 4, if anything, looked more like the KM offense early on and with the by they did some different things than usual.

 

[charron]

Year 4, if anything, looked more like the KM offense early on and with the by they did some different things than usual.

Nope. Mike was calling his texas toast plays early just like this year where guys couldn't get lined up correctly, running shallow routes, throwing at or behind the LOS as a form of run game with little to no yac. None of that is a KM offense while he was here.

 

[Brax]

Imagine learning three new offenses, and they call him dumb. LMAO.

Imagine they are all basically the same Offense, they don’t change because maybe he isn’t a fast study. 9 seasons in and the same problems keep happening, sure the coaches stink and the elite player just can’t adjust, okay if you say so.

 

[Whirlwin]

Imagine they are all basically the same Offense, they don’t change because maybe he isn’t a fast study. 9 seasons in and the same problems keep happening, sure the coaches stink and the elite player just can’t adjust, okay if you say so.

I’m sure you think that, but he’s brilliant.

 

[cald0d30s0]

I mean, any reasonable owner would take a risk at getting a new GM and HC at this point, because MM has been mediocre at best. He has shown that this team can beat mediocre and bad teams, but when it comes to strong teams, Dallas looks almost or completely unprepared. Proof?

- SF in playoffs.
- SF in regular season 2023
- Buffalo game - For me this one was the most obvious.
- GB - This is was the final nail in the coffin.

This season was a disaster, we were demolished and demoralized by NO, then against the Lions, etc.

So, you think it could be worse? Yes, but also any owner who really likes the idea of winning would try with new coach and see what happens. This team has talent.