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Teams are already beginning their search for a new head coach and could leave the Cowboys with the scraps.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are enduring a disappointing 7-9 season, fueling widespread calls for the\u00a0firing of head coach Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n

This sentiment has lingered for most of the season, despite a brief resurgence when the team won three of four games. However, any momentum McCarthy and the Cowboys thought they had gained evaporated after last week\u2019s humiliating 41-7 loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n

With the team appearing to have given up and McCarthy winning just one playoff game in his five-year tenure, it\u2019s fair to question whether the Cowboys made a mistake by not parting ways with him earlier this season.<\/p>\n

The timing of McCarthy\u2019s potential dismissal could have significant consequences. Some of the best head coaching candidates are already being pursued.<\/p>\n

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Brian Flores could be drawing interest from the Bears, and\u00a0Mike Vrabel is reportedly interviewing with the Jets. By waiting too long, the Cowboys risk losing out on these top-tier options, leaving themselves with fewer choices heading into the offseason.<\/p>\n

McCarthy is not an incompetent coach. The decision to replace him should only come if the Cowboys can secure someone better. However, by hesitating, Dallas may be backing itself into a corner where keeping McCarthy becomes the right decision, even if it\u2019s not the best possible path forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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