It is only the third day of the Dallas Cowboys offseason and gray hairs have already started blooming. If the Mike McCarthy saga is any indication for how this offseason will unfold, Cowboys fans might be driven to pure and unadulterated apathy by July.

If not for the Chicago Bears, who put in a request to speak with McCarthy about their head coach vacancy, we might still be in the dark regarding McCarthy’s future. It took Jerry Jones some 24 hours to get back to the NFC North bottom-feeders.

After previously giving McCarthy jurisdiction to speak with any team, Jones denied the Bears’ request. Everyone now thinks McCarthy will be back, though that certainly isn’t official by just denying Chicago permission.

It could be a crude way of keeping McCarthy on ice for another week. Anything and everything is possible with this front office, but it stands to reason that both sides are trying to negotiate a new contract.

If you’re in denial about McCarthy’s potential return, the New York Jets may have revealed the 61-year-old’s fate with Dallas.

The Jets may have revealed Mike McCarthy’s fate with the Cowboys

The Jets have assembled a monstrous list of head coach candidates. If you think of someone, odds are New York has requested an interview. Despite that, they have not requested to speak with McCarthy, per Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Your initial reaction might be to slander McCarthy. The Jets’ interview list could populate a small island. It must sting for them to tell McCarthy they’re not interested, right?

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Well, McCarthy would actually be a great hire for New York. His ability to work with an intrusive owner like Jerry Jones means he could succeed next to Jets owner Woody Johnson, who can’t help but inject himself into prominent football decisions. Sound familiar?

The Jets also have a talented roster. They need an experienced coach who knows how to cultivate a winning culture. While McCarthy’s playoff record is spotty, he is the definition of a floor-raising coach. He might be the best fit for the Jets of the names that have been reported.

New York would be crazy not to interview McCarthy. Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi, whose only head coaching experience is at the Division-II level, is getting an interview. Rex Ryan, who hasn’t coached in the NFL in nine years, interviewed on Tuesday.

The Jets have not made the playoffs in 14 years. McCarthy has a Super Bowl and made the playoffs in 12 of 18 seasons as a head coach. If that team, who is interviewing literally everyone, isn’t interviewing McCarthy, they probably know he isn’t going anywhere.

That is the only explanation for New York snubbing McCarthy.

Unless McCarthy and the Cowboys are unable to negotiate a contract, which is possible, this saga is going to end with McCarthy back at the helm.