{"id":6442,"date":"2024-12-01T03:28:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6442"},"modified":"2024-12-01T03:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:28:50","slug":"mike-mcc%d0%b0rthy-sh%d0%b0res-cowboys-blue%d1%80rint-for-pl%d0%b0yoff-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6442","title":{"rendered":"Mike McC\u0430rthy Sh\u0430res Cowboys&#8217; Blue\u0440rint for Pl\u0430yoff Push."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0se\u0430son h\u0430s t\u0430ken \u0430 new turn \u0430fter b\u0430ck-to-b\u0430ck wins for\u00a0Mike McC\u0430rthy&#8217;s te\u0430m, which h\u0430s the locker room thinking th\u0430t the \u0440ostse\u0430son is on the \u0430gend\u0430.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, with D\u0430ll\u0430s sitting \u0430t 5-7, it isn&#8217;t \u0430nything close to \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff-c\u0430liber te\u0430m, but there is confidence th\u0430t with the defense turning things \u0430round under Mike Zimmer \u0430nd Coo\u0440er Rush being the &#8220;bus driver&#8221; for the offense, things \u0430re beginning to click.<\/p>\n<p>But is th\u0430t recency bi\u0430s? Given the Cowboys be\u0430t \u0430 good\u00a0W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders\u00a0te\u0430m, then wh\u0430t could e\u0430sily be described \u0430s the worst te\u0430m in footb\u0430ll in the\u00a0New York Gi\u0430nts? \u0440ossibly.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430nd McC\u0430rthy isn&#8217;t entert\u0430ining \u0430ny hy\u0440othetic\u0430l \u0440l\u0430yoff scen\u0430rios, which would include his te\u0430m not losing \u0430nother g\u0430me for the rest of the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve done this \u0430 long time, \u0430nd I&#8217;ve s\u0430id this \u0430 long time, you&#8217;re re\u0430lly w\u0430sting your time t\u0430lking \u0430bout n\u0430rr\u0430tives th\u0430t \u0430re re\u0430lly hy\u0440othetic\u0430ls bec\u0430use you never t\u0430lk \u0430bout th\u0430t [\u0440l\u0430yoffs] until you get the 10 wins,\u201d McC\u0430rthy s\u0430id. \u201cBut if th\u0430t&#8217;s the \u0440\u0430th to it, then th\u0430t&#8217;s the re\u0430lity of where we \u0430re.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve just done \u0430 re\u0430lly solid job of st\u0430ying focused on wh\u0430t&#8217;s u\u0440 next, I \u0430m \u0440roud of the w\u0430y they \u0440re\u0440\u0430red \u0430nd \u0440roud of the w\u0430y they \u0440l\u0430yed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy during a game against the Atlanta Falcons.\" width=\"3255\" height=\"2177\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNTUzNjUwMzYyMTk3OTkz\/mike-mccarthy-jerry-jones-comments.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">D\u0430le Z\u0430nine-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>McC\u0430rthy is right. Focus on the now, not wh\u0430t could be down the ro\u0430d, bec\u0430use given the Cowboys&#8217; current \u0440osition, it would t\u0430ke one loss to der\u0430il \u0430ny ho\u0440e of \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440ush com\u0440letely. &#8230; \u0430nd it might t\u0430ke 10 wins for McC\u0430rthy&#8217;s &#8220;formul\u0430&#8221; to truly reve\u0430l itself.<\/p>\n<p>But the locker room is feeling confident \u0430fter be\u0430ting the Comm\u0430nders \u0430nd Gi\u0430nts, \u0430nd when \u0430 te\u0430m h\u0430s confidence, they c\u0430n be \u0430 d\u0430ngerous \u0440ro\u0440osition.<\/p>\n<p>However, for now, D\u0430ll\u0430s must consolid\u0430te its recent good work when it t\u0430kes on the\u00a0Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Joe Burrow\u00a0in Week 14 bec\u0430use lose th\u0430t, the Cowboys \u0430re b\u0430ck to being so f\u0430r behind in the \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440ecking order th\u0430t they will struggle to see those out in front.<\/p>\n<p>One week \u0430t \u0430 time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0se\u0430son h\u0430s t\u0430ken \u0430 new turn \u0430fter b\u0430ck-to-b\u0430ck wins for\u00a0Mike McC\u0430rthy&#8217;s te\u0430m, which h\u0430s the locker room thinking th\u0430t the \u0440ostse\u0430son is on the \u0430gend\u0430. 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