{"id":17306,"date":"2025-01-06T08:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17306"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:59:42","slug":"adam-schefter-drops-stunning-note-about-mike-mccarthys-future-as-cowboys-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17306","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Adam Schefter drops stunning note about Mike McCarthy&#8217;s future as Cowboys coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mx-10 md:mb-9 relative\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5570,h_3133\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01jgvn1e5qtpfn0r7rw5.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers\" width=\"5570\" height=\"3133\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers | Jared C. Tilton\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)]\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block mx-4\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">One word that could sum up Mike McCarthy during his tenure as Dallas Cowboys head coach is disappointing. While the Cowboys have consistently won games when Dak Prescott is healthy, McCarthy has been unable to help them overcome their demons in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The bottom has fallen out this season, to the point where Dallas missing the playoffs is widely considered to be a possible catalyst for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/latest-mike-mccarthy-update-exactly-what-cowboys-fans-want-to-hear-01jgs5r84y6k\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/latest-mike-mccarthy-update-exactly-what-cowboys-fans-want-to-hear-01jgs5r84y6k\">J<\/a>erry Jones axing McCarthy\u00a0after five seasons with the team. Given how rotten this year has been for everyone involved, such a move might actually make a good deal of sense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Unfortunately for fans who want to see new blood come in and shake things up, McCarthy is far from a lame-duck coach who is going\u00a0into Week 18 against the Washington Commanders\u00a0expecting a pink slip, If anything, he may receive a ringing voice of endorsement from the front office that will keep him in place as the Cowboys try to make it to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">In a segment on\u00a0Sunday NFL Countdown, Adam Schefter\u00a0described McCarthy&#8217;s status with the team as &#8220;leaning towards safe.&#8221; McCarthy may get one more shot to build a winner in Dallas from Jones, who clearly seems to be a fan of his on a personal level.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Adam Schefter says Mike McCarthy &#8220;leaning towards safe&#8221; with Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">McCarthy has gone 49-34 as Cowboys coach, winning 12 games three times and taking home two NFC East titles. Unfortunately, those regular season victories mattered not one iota in the postseason, where he posted a 1-3 record with Prescott in his prime as the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Jones might be willing to cut McCarthy a bit of slack this season. The much-maligned defense has improved towards the end of the season, and the Cowboys did go 4-4 when the noodle-armed Cooper Rush is under center. Will that impress Jones enough to keep McCarthy?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Cowboys&#8217; job, should it become available, is not a bad one. You have a Top 10 quarterback and wide receiver locked up long-term and arguably the best defensive player in the game. The division is tough, but not impossible to compete in with the right system in place.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">McCarthy isn&#8217;t the worst coach in the world, and\u00a0the appeal of his coming back\u00a0to a veteran team is there for some who believe in this construction. However, many fans are not going to be on board with him getting another shot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers | Jared C. 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