{"id":5501,"date":"2024-11-28T09:01:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:01:09","slug":"breaking-news-mike-mccarthy-issues-telling-response-after-jerry-jones-discusses-cowboys-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5501","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Mike McCarthy issues telling response after Jerry Jones discusses Cowboys future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been under fire during the ongoing NFL season &#8211; but team owner Jerry Jones hinted that a new contract could be on the way<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34200105\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/article34200105.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n615\/0_GettyImages-1235372864.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/article34200105.ece\/ALTERNATES\/r250\/0_GettyImages-1235372864.jpg 250w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/article34200105.ece\/ALTERNATES\/r500\/0_GettyImages-1235372864.jpg 500w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/article34200105.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200d\/0_GettyImages-1235372864.jpg 1000w\" alt=\"Mike McCarthy issues telling response after Jerry Jones discusses Cowboys future\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mike McCarthy has responded to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones&#8217; contract admission (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy responded with a question of his own when quizzed about his future, following owner Jerry Jones&#8217; hint at a potential new contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have had a challenging 2024 NFL season, leading to speculation about McCarthy&#8217;s role. Currently, Dallas is third in the AFC East with a 4-7 record, meaning they need near-perfect performance for the rest of the season to reach the playoffs. Their postseason aspirations were further dented by franchise quarterback Dak Prescott&#8217;s season-ending injury.<\/p>\n<p>Despite criticism from fans, Jones suggested it wouldn&#8217;t be outlandish for McCarthy to remain with the Cowboys beyond this season. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s crazy at all. That&#8217;s not crazy. Listen, Mike McCarthy is an outstanding coach,&#8221; Jones stated.<\/p>\n<section data-ad-dockable=\"true\" data-embed-group=\"read-more\" data-embed-items=\"2\" data-redesign-embed=\"true\"><\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Mike McCarthy has been there, done that. He&#8217;s got great ideas. So the bottom line is in no place in my body language or anything else have you seen an indication about what we&#8217;re going to be doing relative to this staff at the end of this year. And we shouldn&#8217;t. We&#8217;ve got a lot of football left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his future during a press conference on Tuesday, McCarthy humorously asked reporters: &#8220;Why are you laughing?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crazy? I mean, I really haven&#8217;t talked about it all year, so I&#8217;m definitely not going to start on a short week and an important division game. But I&#8217;m not going to throw away positive vibes either, so keep &#8217;em coming. That&#8217;s all good. But, yeah, that&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m really focused on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-redesign-embed=\"true\">\n<figure data-orientation=\"landscape\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34200107\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jones suggested it wouldn&#8217;t be crazy if McCarthy remained in Dallas beyond this season despite the team&#8217;s 2024 struggles (<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/article34200107.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2162827124.jpg\" alt=\"Jones suggested it wouldn't be crazy if McCarthy remained in Dallas beyond this season despite the team's 2024 struggles\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getty)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys&#8217; 2024 season flickered with promise last weekend after they took down their divisional adversaries, the Washington Commanders, in a thrilling 34-26 victory characterized by fourth-quarter fireworks. A staggering 41 points were chalked up in the game&#8217;s dying stages, leaving Dallas triumphant.<\/p>\n<p>A potential rise to a 5-7 record beckons as they prepare to face off against the faltering New York Giants, who recently cut ties with their high-priced quarterback, Daniel Jones. &#8220;It&#8217;s an excellent team win,&#8221; McCarthy exclaimed post-victory over the 7-5 Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just great to see our guys rewarded for just staying the course and grinding it out. The messaging has been great. No one&#8217;s really blinking with whatever is going on around us. It feels good to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite a worrying trend of six consecutive home losses, the match-up with the Giants presents a prime opportunity for the Cowboys to reverse their fortunes. &#8220;We just had some out-of-balance games and it&#8217;s just good to see that we&#8217;ve learned from it,&#8221; McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting players back like DaRon (Bland) and Micah (Parsons) full speed. We are a growing football team. I think you&#8217;re starting to see the benefit of a lot of young players playing early. 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