Dallas Cowboys: Mike McCarthy a one-and-done as coach?
Is Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy going to be one-and-done?
Things are not going well for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020.
Aside from a remarkable come-from-behind win against the hapless Atlanta Falcons and a back-and-forth slugfest against the New York Giants, the Cowboys aren’t getting the results with new head coach Mike McCarthy that owner Jerry Jones had envisioned.
Losing Dak Prescott to injury has proven detrimental as the Cowboys were absolutely destroyed on Monday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals.
Dallas has allowed more points than any other team in the NFL this season so far, and they’ve also turned the ball over more than any other team in the NFL.
Now, it appears as though McCarthy has lost his locker room.
Instead of painting you a picture w stats on the state of this team, what I'm hearing from the locker room now. Yes they are 2-4, yes there are A LOT of injuries but the buy in or lack thereof is the concerning part this early in & you were seeing it by just looking at the tape pic.twitter.com/dgvEjaUGnp
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) October 20, 2020
It’s becoming abundantly clear that McCarthy could be a one-and-done head coach with the Cowboys, who could be looking at some preferable options in the 2021 offseason.
In addition to a number of really strong candidates as first-year head coaches, the Cowboys could be interested in some retread options like Todd Bowles who could come in and help revive the defense which has been awful in 2020.
There are a number of really strong head coaching candidates out there right now, and if McCarthy is not getting the job done, not teaching the players or connecting with the players at all, then it might be in Jerry Jones’ best interest to keep his options open.
Another head coaching search along with the contract situation of Dak Prescott being up in the air could give Cowboys fans anxiety from January to March, but the fact that things are falling apart for McCarthy now could ultimately mean that upgrades will come for the Cowboys.
Could they lure Lincoln Riley from the college ranks? Would they go for another first-year option like Eric Bieniemy from the Chiefs to work with Prescott? Would it be a defensive coach like Bowles and pair him up with Kellen Moore as the OC?
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While McCarthy was a big name to bring in over the offseason, it doesn’t appear as though he’s establishing the kind of culture the Cowboys will want to keep around.