Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gives Mike McCarthy vote of confidence ahead of NFL playoffs

Longtime Dallas Cowboys proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones pushed again in opposition to the college of thought that one other one-and-done postseason run may earn head coach Mike McCarthy a pink slip.

Throughout his weekly radio look on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Jones backed the coach and mentioned McCarthy’s job standing wouldn’t be solely evaluated based mostly on the outcomes of Monday’s wild-card spherical sport in opposition to the Buccaneers.

“No. I do not even wish to… No. That is it,” he mentioned. “I do not want to enter all of the pluses or minuses. I’ve received much more to guage Mike McCarthy on than this playoff sport.”

McCarthy is in his third season on the helm and has led Dallas to back-to-back 12-win seasons. 

The franchise has not gained a minimum of 12 video games in consecutive years because the 1994-95 seasons. Chan Gailey was the Cowboys coach when the staff final achieved that feat, however Jones determined to fireside him after Dallas misplaced within the wild-card spherical.

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Gailey’s termination ended his two-year run because the Cowboys head coach. Jones has beforehand gone on file to say that he regrets being so fast to maneuver on from Gailey.

After profitable the NFC East division final season, the Cowboys went on to undergo a disappointing loss within the wild-card spherical to the San Francisco 49ers at AT&T Stadium. 

After that defeat, Jones hinted that he may discover getting in a distinct course because it associated to the teaching employees. However, Jones later claimed the looks of a training change was achieved solely in an effort to entice defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to stay with the group.

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier than the Minnesota Vikings sport on Nov. 20, 2022, at U.S. Financial institution Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Quinn was the Atlanta Falcons head coach in the course of the staff’s run to the Tremendous Bowl LI. He was fired after shedding the primary 5 video games of the 2020 season and went on to affix the Cowboys teaching employees in 2021. 

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Quinn’s title was related to a number of head teaching vacancies in the course of the offseason final yr. NFL Community’ reported on Monday that the Denver Broncos have requested permission from the Cowboys to talk with the 52-year-old defensive coordinator.

“I am unable to inform you how a lot confidence I’ve received in Mike and our teaching employees of being on prime of the place we’re with this staff proper now,” Jones mentioned. “They have each nuance. They perceive each frailty that we would have or we would have proven Sunday [in the loss to Washington]. They have every little thing of their grasp and of their understanding, and I’ve full confidence on this teaching employees. It is excellent. We have a fantastic likelihood to go down there and have success.”

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy reacts in the course of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sport on Sept. 11, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.
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McCarthy was in a position to information the staff to 4 victories in 5 video games with out beginning quarterback Dak Prescott. Backup Cooper Rush took over beginning duties whereas Prescott recovered from a fractured finger in his proper hand.

McCarthy does have a number of years remaining on his contract with the Cowboys.

If the Cowboys wish to advance on this yr’s playoffs they will should defeat seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay beat Dallas within the first sport of the common season, however Jones mentioned he believes it’s going to take a collective effort to win on Monday.

“Whenever you actually give it some thought, we’re not enjoying Brady,” Jones mentioned. “We’re enjoying Tampa Bay, the staff. And it is conceivable that we may make Brady not play properly and get our tails beat by the remainder of the staff. And I am not making an attempt to be cute. However we have got to go play the whole staff. And this Brady factor has received to be delicate. I do know it is there and I respect that. Provides us a problem to do one thing we’ve not achieved earlier than, and that is beat Tom Brady.”