Why Mike McCarthy Must Not Be Back Next Year

[RonWashington]

thanks. yeah just read it, and that 11.4 number is just over the past two weeks. so just way too small of a sample size. Ferg clears in almost every way. It is nice to see him getting some production though and hopefully continues to get more opportunities.

As a second round draft pick the Cowboys have to incorporate him as a target . You can’t keep drafting WR & TE and concentrate solely on Lamb & Ferguson .

 

[Proof]

As a second round draft pick the Cowboys have to incorporate him as a target . You can’t keep drafting WR & TE and concentrate solely on Lamb & Ferguson .

right. of course. i want him utilized more and think the team would be better for it. i just didnt agree with the assertion that he's a vertical threat while ferg is a dumpoff merchant.

 

[RonWashington]

Todays NY Post reporting Bill Belichick is talking to the North Carolina Tar Heels about its HC opening . How I hope he’s off the market when and if Dallas is looking .

 

[lemadurham]

Creator of this post is dead wrong. McCarthy is nothing but Garrett 2.0. Pathetic coach that only won because of Rodgers. Proof he's not a good coach is that he worked for Jerruh. Another faux HC that some very good players never got to see a Championship, unless they went elsewhere. Still remember how sickening it was when he did the return interview in Green Bay. All bloated looking with that possum grin. Shoulda stayed.

 

[krs1bro]

my vote would be to keep MM. Make Yak-Dak watch tape on the other QB's that are successful in the NFL and try to fix this guy. What in the heck happened to him?

 

[atlantacowboy]

I think Jimmy Johnson has some wisdom here from a recent colin cowherd show. He basically says that we are so hamstrung by the cap that he can't see a path forward regardless of who's coaching. He never would have given Dak that contract and that doing so made no sense. He said there was no urgency to do that contract and he would have made Dak play the season. If he wins the super bowl, you pay him big anyway. If he gets injured, you get a discount. There was nothing to gain signing him before the season. He thinks MM is a good football coach.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The folks wanting Fat Mike gone better be careful, the next HC could be a lot worse than him.

It's that fear that keeps teams from moving on and sticking with coaches who can't accomplish what they were hired for.

Sticking with what you have inside of trying to improve the team because the fear of the unknown paralysis you.

Move on. McCarthy isn't it. He has 5 years and has epically failed.

 

[big dog cowboy]

my vote would be to keep MM. Make Yak-Dak watch tape on the other QB's that are successful in the NFL and try to fix this guy. What in the heck happened to him?

Nothing happened to him. You overrate him. The only way Dak goes to a super bowl is just like you and me. Buying a ticket.

 

[Wildcat711]

OK if you know that and you know it's gonna be like that for a while and it's been like that for 30 years and you love that narrative then why are you back why are that fan base back that no things are not gonna change if you think it's gonna be business as usual and you can predict every season then why do you even bother why make an effort why be in here doing special waste of time things I mean why do you even bother I I'm just curious why I'm just pick another team or stop watching football if you think this bothers you that bad.....


be gone..poof!!

and here comes Mrs Tolstoy Jones to the rescue... Jerry is wonderful !

 

[Cowboys5217]

my vote would be to keep MM. Make Yak-Dak watch tape on the other QB's that are successful in the NFL and try to fix this guy. What in the heck happened to him?

The problems Dak has aren't fixable by coaching or watching film.

 

[75boyz]

and here comes Mrs Tolstoy Jones to the rescue... Jerry is wonderful !

Tolstoy as his perfect description. That's spot on.
Great job man, lol.

 

[RonWashington]

Wade Wilson was once the QB coach and he had moderate success in the NFL . MM when hired dragged alot of his GB coaches over to Dallas as to be expected . One of them is Scott Tolzein a career back up QB in GB.

To my way of looking at this Dak in 5 yrs under this regime has if anything regressed . He was a better more threatening QB under JG and his offensive system .

It’s an indictment for any talk of this coach or this staff returning when your QB your “ franchise “ expense is basically the same QB yr after yr . Look at Jordan Love in GB and when he goes down Wilis picks it right back up and is effective .

Even Prince the receiver coach is a leftover from KM and Boise .

Hire a young innovative OC as Dallas HC and let him pick his staff top to bottom .

 

[RonWashington]

What Dallas needs is a combo Dan Campbell Matt Lafleur Kevin O’Connell type no nonsense coach who at the same time can squeeze as much toothpaste out of what could be an effective offense in the right hands .

 

[Beast_from_East]

It's that fear that keeps teams from moving on and sticking with coaches who can't accomplish what they were hired for.

Sticking with what you have inside of trying to improve the team because the fear of the unknown paralysis you.

Move on. McCarthy isn't it. He has 5 years and has epically failed.

And if the next head coach is Jason Garrett 2.0 and makes the playoffs 2 times over a span of a decade, is that an upgrade over McCarthy?

Most rational fans would say no.

Change just for the sake of change itself is not a recipe for success, you have to have a reason why beyond "he didnt win playoff games". Well, what HC in Dallas has won playoff games consistently since Jimmy Johnson left?

You say MM did not do what he was hired to do, so you telling me none of the other head coaches were hired to win playoff games? Jason Garrett was hired to go .500 every dam year?

Look, I am not saying we should 100% keep MM, but you have to give me some solid reasons why the next HC will be different than say the last half dozen HCs that all have failed to have success under Jerry. At some point, maybe the problem is not necessarily bad coaching. I mean, if 6 different coaching staffs all fail under the same GM, why should I have any confidence coaching staff number 7 suddenly will???

All I am saying is that over the past 30 years we have had numerous coaching staffs, numerous QBs, numerous Pro bowlers, numerous top assistants, and nobody has had any significant playoff success under the one lone constant, the GM. Maybe, just maybe, that one lone constant is the problem and hiring yet another coaching staff or getting yet another QB (which many want) is not going to make any difference than any of the others did.

Food for thought.

 

[T-RO]

Let me say these two points first:

1. Mike McCarthy is a good football coach. (The best we’ve had since Parcells)
2. Mike McCarthy’s time in Dallas needs to end.

Somehow for apparently stingy financial reasons Jerry decided to bring Big Mac back on the final year of his contract despite Mac being the HC of the worst playoff loss in Cowboys history last January. Most HCs never recover from that kind of mental mountain to climb.

And just to make it worse for all involved, McCarthy and his whole staff are all on final years of their contracts, leaving the staff twisting in the wind in front of the players. And on top of that JJ decides to let the off-season be an exercise in how NOT to do things for a new season, setting up the exact predictable disaster we’ve witnessed in 2024.

So after two wins against less than stellar opponents, the talk is now drifting to the idea of keeping Big Mac? Here are the reasons (in no particular order) why that’s a very bad idea:

• McCarthy has had 5 full seasons to do something in the playoffs and has one wild card win to show for it. That isn’t going to get better next year. Year 6 will have no magic. Most modern era coaches who have deep playoff runs do it in the first 3-5 years, not after.
• Keeping Big Mac keeps a bad culture intact. This culture needs a reset. Despite being a good coach overall, his teams are penalty machines and never seem to have the discipline to pay attention to details. We need a coach with some kahones that can impact this culture despite the Jones illness that has crippled this team.
• McCarthy has an outdated offense. Yeah I know this year’s offense was almost weaponless. But Mac’s “west coast” style offense is a throwback to the past as opposed to what we see from the better teams. This team needs a new offensive facelift.
• Keeping McCarthy sends the wrong message. I know there’s no real accountability in this organization as long as Jerry and Giggles skate for their sins, but winking at the HC who has presided over a nearly year long home winless streak and the most embarrassing playoff loss in team history must be cleansed not renewed.

In closing, I feel bad for Big Mac. It’s extremely hard to function like even a semi-normal head coach with this ego-crazed owner. But if we’re stuck with Jerry, we cannot also be stuck with McCarthy. It will make it worse not better.

Your best post of the year. Well done.

 

[Momanpr100]

Still makes me laugh this whole fire to GM protest the games make him feel pressured dude dude that's a fake narrative that's not happening so let's move on to some reality here and we're just gonna go on and finish this season and then we're gonna have an offseason and then we're gonna have another season rinse and repeat and however it works out it works out I don't put conditions on how I'm a fan for the Dallas Cowboys I support that *100% so if you don't want to be around anymore if you don't feel like it's ever gonna change if you're that frustrated then move on find another team to support as a true die hard fan I gotta tell you we don't need you and on your way out please don't tell us you're leaving just do it quietly...

Hold the door nice and easy shut it lock it and stay out bye bye jk lol

Trust when I say this. Jerry wouldn’t last up here in the northeast media and fan base. He would definitely give in.

 

[RonWashington]

Trust when I say this. Jerry wouldn’t last up here in the northeast media and fan base. He would definitely give in.

How does Mara and Woody Johnson last in the “NE Media & Fan base” …..garbage every single year . Makes Dallas look like world champs. I think Dallas is 8-0 lately against the Giants and the Jets hire Adam Gase Robert Saleh etc etc get nowhere . The Patriots are learning life without Tom is the bottom of the ocean …..sunk. Please no BB here or anyone from his coaching “ tree “

 

[75boyz]

And if the next head coach is Jason Garrett 2.0 and makes the playoffs 2 times over a span of a decade, is that an upgrade over McCarthy?

Most rational fans would say no.

Change just for the sake of change itself is not a recipe for success, you have to have a reason why beyond "he didnt win playoff games". Well, what HC in Dallas has won playoff games consistently since Jimmy Johnson left?

You say MM did not do what he was hired to do, so you telling me none of the other head coaches were hired to win playoff games? Jason Garrett was hired to go .500 every dam year?

Look, I am not saying we should 100% keep MM, but you have to give me some solid reasons why the next HC will be different than say the last half dozen HCs that all have failed to have success under Jerry. At some point, maybe the problem is not necessarily bad coaching. I mean, if 6 different coaching staffs all fail under the same GM, why should I have any confidence coaching staff number 7 suddenly will???

All I am saying is that over the past 30 years we have had numerous coaching staffs, numerous QBs, numerous Pro bowlers, numerous top assistants, and nobody has had any significant playoff success under the one lone constant, the GM. Maybe, just maybe, that one lone constant is the problem and hiring yet another coaching staff or getting yet another QB (which many want) is not going to make any difference than any of the others did.

Food for thought.

All other previously hired coaches with the exception of Parcells and Jimmy Johnson did not win Super Bowls. And I guess include Switzer but with an asterisk as his was Jimmy's team.
The punchline joke that was Garrett was an unqualified "coach in training" for a decade.
The Mike McCarthy hire was entirely different from the Garrett and Campo type hires.
McCarthy had skins on the wall. Had a playoff winning record.
Had won a Super Bowl.
This wasn't an internal Campo or Garrett staff promotion hire.

The McCarthy hiring press conference specifically detailed McCarthy was hired to win playoff games/a championship.
After having been so called stuck with Moore as his OC, he has taken over the offense/playcalling for the past 2 years. The postseason results remain no better than Garrett.

The reason McCarthy should be fired is because his teams have been undisciplined and unprepared to play playoff level competition during his entire tenure.
Again, he was specifically hired to improve upon playoff performance.
To not have been fired after achieving a #2 playoff seed and playing at home where you hadn't lost a home game in 2 years and get beaten historically bad by a #7 seed should have been his final game as HC of the Dallas Cowboys.

 

[LovinItAll]

Let me say these two points first:

1. Mike McCarthy is a good football coach. (The best we’ve had since Parcells)
2. Mike McCarthy’s time in Dallas needs to end.

Somehow for apparently stingy financial reasons Jerry decided to bring Big Mac back on the final year of his contract despite Mac being the HC of the worst playoff loss in Cowboys history last January. Most HCs never recover from that kind of mental mountain to climb.

And just to make it worse for all involved, McCarthy and his whole staff are all on final years of their contracts, leaving the staff twisting in the wind in front of the players. And on top of that JJ decides to let the off-season be an exercise in how NOT to do things for a new season, setting up the exact predictable disaster we’ve witnessed in 2024.

So after two wins against less than stellar opponents, the talk is now drifting to the idea of keeping Big Mac? Here are the reasons (in no particular order) why that’s a very bad idea:

• McCarthy has had 5 full seasons to do something in the playoffs and has one wild card win to show for it. That isn’t going to get better next year. Year 6 will have no magic. Most modern era coaches who have deep playoff runs do it in the first 3-5 years, not after.
• Keeping Big Mac keeps a bad culture intact. This culture needs a reset. Despite being a good coach overall, his teams are penalty machines and never seem to have the discipline to pay attention to details. We need a coach with some kahones that can impact this culture despite the Jones illness that has crippled this team.
• McCarthy has an outdated offense. Yeah I know this year’s offense was almost weaponless. But Mac’s “west coast” style offense is a throwback to the past as opposed to what we see from the better teams. This team needs a new offensive facelift.
• Keeping McCarthy sends the wrong message. I know there’s no real accountability in this organization as long as Jerry and Giggles skate for their sins, but winking at the HC who has presided over a nearly year long home winless streak and the most embarrassing playoff loss in team history must be cleansed not renewed.

In closing, I feel bad for Big Mac. It’s extremely hard to function like even a semi-normal head coach with this ego-crazed owner. But if we’re stuck with Jerry, we cannot also be stuck with McCarthy. It will make it worse not better.

The proof is in the pudding. He's produced a string of 12-5 seasons, something we haven't seen since the dynasty of the 90's. Can't win in the playoffs if we don't get there. Playoff success as a metric is overrated.

McCarthy needs to stay.

 

[RonWashington]

“ playoff success as a metric is overrated “