Mike McCarthy may prefer the Chicago Bears if the Cowboys move on from him.

The Dallas Cowboys are about a week away from making a decision on Mike McCarthy. Obviously the Cowboys’ season will end on Sunday afternoon which means that if they want to get a jump on things they will take care of matters as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, this is not the Cowboys’ way. They usually prefer to draw out the process of moving on from, or bringing back, a current head coach, in this case Mike McCarthy.

Consider that the 2019 season ended on December 29th and that it took until January 5th of 2020 for the team to make a formal announcement that they were moving on from Jason Garrett at the time. It is fair to expect more of the same this time around as well.

If the Cowboys do wind up moving on from McCarthy then it stands to reason that he is not going to sit idly by. Reports continue to swirl that McCarthy could be a wanted head coach and on Thursday it was reported that in that hypothetical world, the Chicago Bears could be his team of choice.

Pete Carroll might not be the only Super Bowl-winning coach vying for the Bears job. I’ve talked to multiple people who believe McCarthy — should he leave Dallas — could set his sights on Chicago. He would give the Bears much-needed experience and offensive acumen.

At the moment there are three head coach openings in the NFL: Chicago, New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints. Of those three it is hard to argue against the idea that Chicago is the best and most opportune one for a would-be candidate based on the pieces each team has on their roster. It makes sense that McCarthy would prefer them.

Will things ultimately come to that, though? Or will the Cowboys bring McCarthy back? As noted, we may be a ways away from ultimately having this answer.

Buckle up and get ready to wait.