The Cowboys dropped to 4-6 after losing to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and fans are ready for a change in leadership.
Up until now, team owner Jerry Jones has been steadfast in his support of head coach Mike McCarthy, much to the fanbase’s chagrin. Sunday’s loss marked a new low point for the Cowboys, and many expected that the loss would force Jones’s hand, considering the team entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations after signing offensive stars Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to major contract extensions before the season.
Surprisingly and perhaps inexplicably, Jones appears to be sticking with his guys, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota.
“I’m good with Mike. I know how hard he works. I like his football mind. I know how good he works,” Machota reported Jones saying on Monday. “He’s got, in my mind, an outstanding coaching record.
“He’s really good with the players. They think highly of him. He’s got a lot of fire in his belly. So, I’m just giving you this, I like the positives I see. And by the way, frankly, some of the best coaches I’ve been around, I got to see them when times were bad.”
Machota then noted Jones mentioning how Dallas only won a single game in Jimmy Johnson’s first season before going on to win Super Bowls.
“I’ve had experience of having times when you were questioning and thinking about maybe doing it differently. But I’ve had good experience with staying with it.”
At this point, it doesn’t seem like a change is coming, this season or in the ones to come.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.