There have been rumors for months that Mike McCarthy’s head teaching job with the Dallas Cowboys was in peril, and on Monday, he was lastly let go.
His teaching contract expired with out both aspect coming to an settlement on a brand new one, and similar to that, he was gone.
Fox Sports activities 1 persona Skip Bayless, a well known Cowboys fan, couldn’t maintain again his glee whereas on “The Skip Bayless Present.”
Thank God, Mike McCarthy is HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/ZXcqSYYuzn
— The Skip Bayless Present (@SkipBaylessShow) January 14, 2025
Bayless admitted he was afraid that after quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring harm, McCarthy could be retained with Prescott’s harm being his official excuse.
Prescott suffered that harm in Week 9 in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons, a recreation Dallas misplaced, and that loss dropped their file to 3-5.
After two extra losses in a row, nevertheless, backup QB Cooper Rush guided them to 4 wins of their subsequent 5 video games, and it was thought that maybe McCarthy had saved his job, for higher or worse.
Now it’s as much as controversial Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones to seek out the appropriate head coach, and he should not solely have the ability to deal with the strategic and leadership-related necessities of the job, but in addition the stress of being on the helm of “America’s Crew,” to not point out working with the hands-on Jones.
They’ve loads of star energy, however their roster is top-heavy, and so they don’t have the wage cap flexibility wanted to exit and safe a couple of reinforcements.
Dallas wants one other professional broad receiver menace, a lot of assist at operating again and a few assistance on protection, and thus turning into very aggressive once more quickly gained’t be straightforward for them.
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