{"id":9509,"date":"2024-12-10T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T08:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9509"},"modified":"2024-12-10T08:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T08:44:53","slug":"cowboys-jerry-jones-breaks-silence-on-troy-aikmans-mike-mccarthy-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9509","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys&#8217; Jerry Jones breaks silence on Troy Aikman&#8217;s Mike McCarthy take.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Jerry Jones spoke up on Mike McCarthy&#8217;s future with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cowboys-news-Jerry-Jones-breaks-silence-on-Troy-Aikmans-Mike-McCarthy-take.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Present day Jerry Jones on the left with a speech bubble above his head saying, &quot;...&quot; Present day Troy Aikman is in the middle and Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy is on the right. There's a big Cowboys logo behind all three guys. Background is AT&amp;T Stadium\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Early Monday evening,\u00a0Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman\u00a0joined 105.3 The FAN ahead of Monday Night Football between the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0for some pre-game chatter. During the conversation, they discussed head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy, as Aikman was asked whether he thinks the Cowboys will keep their head coach going into next season. Once Cowboys owner\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0was made aware of the comments, he\u00a0gave his thoughts on McCarthy, per Bobby Belt of 105.3 The FAN on X.\u201c[Mike McCarthy] is an outstanding, outstanding coach,\u201d Jones said about the Cowboys&#8217; current head coach. \u201cHe has an outstanding record. He&#8217;s got great experience. A lot of what he&#8217;s about, some of the benefits that we&#8217;re having out there, we&#8217;re gaining from the type coach that he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering McCarthy now has public vouching from both Aikman and Jones, it appears the\u00a0Cowboys won&#8217;t be amid the coaching carousel\u00a0this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones vouches for HC Mike McCarthy in 2025<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3160423\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3160423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3160423\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-Jerry-Jones.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy (left) and owner Jerry Jones at training camp press conference at the River Ridge Fields. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3160423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following a 13-year career as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, McCarthy is now in his fifth year with the Cowboys. Of those five years under McCarthy, the Cowboys are 47-33 with the remainder of 2024 to play out.<\/p>\n<p>A main dink in McCarthy&#8217;s resume is his\u00a0lack of postseason success. McCarthy has just one playoff win in his five seasons leading the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Though Jones stated McCarthy has an outstanding record and great experience, neither of those claims have been backed up on the field this season. And if the Cowboys are content with being the regular season kings each year while having continued failure in the postseason, McCarthy is the right guy for the job.<\/p>\n<p>However, as a team\u00a0donned America&#8217;s Team, it&#8217;s shocking that Jones is seemingly okay with the mediocrity of the Cowboys under McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Cowboys fans don&#8217;t necessarily praise Jones for his incredible ownership\u2014 considering his money-first mentality\u2014 but it doesn&#8217;t seem to have crossed his mind that making this team winners would bring him even more money.<\/p>\n<p>And while the NFL is a money-making business, Jones wouldn&#8217;t be so misliked within his own fan base if he was a more present owner who cared more about the product on the field. 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