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Cowboys’ blowout loss to Eagles won’t determine Mike McCarthy’s fate. Here’s why
PHILADELPHIA — The Cowboys lost the game the way they did so many earlier this season.
Big.
Sunday’s 41-7 loss to Philadelphia in and of itself won’t determine Mike McCarthy’s fate. Five years of results as the Cowboys head coach tilts the scales more than anything that happens in the final eight days of the regular season.
But what the Eagles did to a Dallas team that had won four of its last five games on this unseasonably warm afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field didn’t help.
McCarthy is about to finish his 18th season as an NFL head coach. The loss means the Cowboys (7-9) can’t finish above .500. That’s happened only four other times in McCarthy’s coaching career.
What does he make of the record with one game left in the regular season?
“I mean, ask me that in eight days,’’ McCarthy said. “I’m here to finish the race.
“That’s my mind-set and that’s the team’s mind-set.’’
What is the mind-set of Jerry Jones? That’s the more pertinent question at the moment.
The owner of the Cowboys approaches the decision on McCarthy in much the same way he did the lucrative extensions for Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. Even though he has all the information he needs, Jones is going to take this down to the wire.
There was never any doubt that Prescott and Lamb would be part of the franchise going forward. Doubt exists with McCarthy. It does with any coach who’s allowed to enter the final year of his contract.
But to hold McCarthy responsible for a game that backup quarterback Cooper Rush threw two interceptions — one a pick-six — and two other players lost fumbles while the defense forced no turnovers isn’t going to happen.
In the days heading into this rematch with the Eagles, McCarthy was asked if he was eager to learn his fate. His response?
“I do believe in time and place,’’ McCarthy said. “This is not the time or the place for me to speak on it …
“I think it benefits everybody for me just to stay on course.”
The course of the Cowboys season was undoubtedly altered on Nov. 3 when Prescott was lost for the season with a partial proximal hamstring avulsion. The quarterback is off crutches now but still not moving that fast, which is why reporters were able to surround him before he left the locker room Sunday afternoon.
Prescott said he hasn’t had a chance to sit down and talk to Jones about bringing McCarthy back. Not yet. But he intends to have that conversation.
“Obviously, I’m going to promote bringing him back,’’ Prescott said.
Prescott isn’t the only key player the Cowboys have done without. When the season ends next weekend at AT&T Stadium against Washington, Dallas will have missed 49-player games from its Pro Bowl nucleus.
“Definitely not what I envisioned,’’ said defensive end Micah Parsons, who missed four games with a high ankle sprain. “Definitely not what I hoped for coming off a devastating playoff loss saying, ‘Hey, I want to get the same team back and kinda know what it’s going to look like, what the team will be like.’
“Then go into this season with the devastating injuries across the board. Between CeeDee [Lamb], Dak [Prescott], Tre [Trevon Diggs], I mean, you just can’t catch a break.’’
This is the first losing season Parsons has endured with the Cowboys. But here’s the thing: Dallas was off to an uneven start before injuries began to mount.
The Cowboys appeared to right themselves in recent weeks. Then the Eagles hit.
“I mean, it’s extremely hard for everybody,’’ left guard Tyler Smith said. “But one thing I can definitely say is nobody on our sideline quit. Not one person threw in the towel, folded, started pointing fingers or any of that.
“I can definitely say our guys are one of a kind guys. We’re going to come in and we’re going to work. The result wasn’t nearly what we wanted today but we have one more opportunity next week.
“That’s all we can focus on. That’s all we can do.’’
All McCarthy and this team can do now is finish out the season against the Commanders.
And wait to see what Jones decides when it comes to the fate of his head coach.
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The NBA trade deadline is nearly a nationally recognized holiday, at this point. It’s free agency 2.0, though it’s only trades. Player movement has defined the most recent era of NBA basketball, and it remains a key part of every season.
The Dallas Mavericks have benefitted from this, too. They were able to trade for Kyrie Irving, pairing him with franchise superstar Luka Doncic. That has led to an NBA Finals appearance. They are looking to emulate that success and added Klay Thompson to the squad this offseason — two high-profile moves that have built the roster.
With this trade deadline, the Mavericks can look to bolster their roster even further, equipping them for another potential deep playoff run. The New Orleans Pelicans will be a selling club with the amount of losses they’ve compiled already.
According to a recent report, Herb Jones could be on the Mavericks’ target list, though it’s unsure whether New Orleans will move him or not.
“The Mavericks have contemplated trying to add an impact perimeter defender before the Feb. 6 trade deadline,” The Athletic’s Christian Clark reported. “The New Orleans Pelicans’ Herb Jones, who last season was the only non-center to make the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team, is one player who fits that description. But there is little belief in NBA circles that the Pelicans will actually move him.”
The Mavericks adding an elite perimeter defender who is capable of knocking down 3-point shots at a high clip would make them incredibly scary heading into the postseason. It’d give them exactly what they need for a seven-game playoff series.
Still, Dallas’ main priority should be getting their core fully healthy first. They need to stay afloat while Doncic remains out indefinitely with an injury, though equipping him with even more talent for his return could be massive.
READ MORE: Five Questions Ahead of Mavericks-Rockets
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Dallas has an online dashboard to connect new immigrant residents with resources and programs to improve their quality of life.
About 23% of residents are immigrants and about 42% speak a language other than English at home, according to the city of Dallas.
The Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs Office was established in 2018 to connect Dallas’s diverse immigrant communities with existing residents.
In 2019, Dallas became the first certified welcoming city in Texas. The certified welcoming status is given by Welcoming America, a national nonprofit organization that evaluates local efforts to establish an inclusive community through government leadership, civic engagement, equitable access, education, economic development and connected and safe communities.
The Community Resources Welcoming Hub is an online dashboard residents can access to find information, organizations, programs and services.
The dashboard is divided into 10 categories: food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work and legal. Residents can filter by ZIP code and topic to find the help they need.
For example, in the area of food, the site provides lists of free food pantries, community gardens, programs to learn how to cook healthy foods, free food programs for pregnant women, and where to apply for food assistance. The lists include hours of operation, addresses, websites and contact information.
The dashboard provides a list of places where residents can sign up for free English as a Second Language classes. The same goes for those who want to get their GED, learn a new skill or become professionally certified.
Users can customize the dashboard to their preferred language. More than 30 languages are available. Residents can add filters, such as gender, age group, ethnicity and disabilities, to find available programs or information that fits their needs. The site is constantly updated.
For more information about the Community Resources Welcoming Hub, visit https://communityresources.dallascityhall.com/.
Nine months have swept by since I became public editor. In that time, I’ve received and read hundreds of your emails, and I have learned a lot about you and your relationship with The Dallas Morning News. As we launch into a new year, it seems like a good time to reflect on our interaction. Here are a few observations:
- When I refer to “your relationship” with The News, I mean it. Many of you have subscribed for decades, and you are invested in our work. I am always impressed by your knowledge of our reporters and columnists and by your smart analysis of their journalism. You understand the value and influence of our work and you want us to succeed.
- You consume our work closely. Some of you rely on us for specific news (often sports), but many readers spend considerable time with our content. (One told me it usually takes him an hour to get through the paper.) Your critiques target everything from major national stories to photos to public-safety briefs. And you sweat the small stuff. Many of you (especially teachers in our audience) are not shy about sharing errors you spot — including mine — involving usage, punctuation, misspellings, missing words and grammar. You are helping to hold us to our own high standards.
- You reflect our culture’s larger tensions. We are a divided nation. That certainly comes through in your emails. Many of you see The News as an extension of a media ecosystem that seeks to upend American ideals, although my experience with our journalists defies that suspicion. Some readers perceive every topic through the prism of politics, from our work on tolls and fentanyl to our choices about which comics to publish (and which ones to halt). And no political wing has a purchase on rage. Readers who identify as liberals are just as conspiratorial in their attacks as those who call themselves conservatives. Perhaps all those elections in 2024 fomented your anger. I hope 2025 is a calmer year.
- You applaud The News for being forthcoming about its mistakes — and some of you want us to do more. In fact, several of you have suggested that we run corrections on the front page of our print edition instead of near the bottom of Page 2A. My take: Unlike many news outlets, we take our mistakes seriously and are generally quick to issue corrections. That’s important in and of itself.
Grant Moise, publisher of The News, hired me to help reinforce trust with our audience via transparency, humility and accountability — and you appreciate this. Even when you and I disagree, you inevitably respond with: “Thanks for listening.” I see this as a reflection of your belief that we are all ultimately on the same team, fighting to preserve and strengthen our fragile democracy. This always leaves me surprised and heartened.
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