Jerry Jones on the fence about Mike McCarthy returning as Cowboys HC
As the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Mike McCarthy has won two division titles and about 63% of his games played, although he has only one postseason victory to his name.
Just two of McCarthy’s eight postseason appearances, dating back to his days with the Green Bay Packers, have seen him advance past the divisional round. It is precisely because of this apparent lack of postseason success that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones remains unsure about McCarthy’s future with the team.
“We’ll see how each game goes,” Jones said, via Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Despite three straight 12-5 seasons, ESPN’s Adam Schefter recently indicated that McCarthy likely needs a deep playoff run to keep his job. The Cowboys haven’t made it past the divisional round of the playoffs since 1995.
Dallas has been eliminated from the postseason each of the last two seasons by the San Francisco 49ers. They’ve served as a de facto measuring stick for the Cowboys over the past few years, and they boat-raced the Cowboys 42-10 in Week 5 on “Sunday Night Football.”
Complicating the situation even more is what happens with defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who’s expected to be a highly sought-after commodity among teams searching for new head coaches.
Quinn chose to withdraw from last year’s coaching cycle and return to Dallas despite garnering head-coaching interest from multiple teams, and some around the league believe it was because he’s had his eye on the Cowboys head-coaching job and believes he’s next in line should McCarthy get fired.
In five-plus seasons as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 2015-20, Quinn had a 43-42 record with two playoff appearances, one Super Bowl appearance and one division title.
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