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Stephen Jones Gives 6-Word Reply About Mike McCarthy’s Job Status

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Over the weekend the Dallas Cowboys suffered a heartbreaking 27-20 loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals.
The loss moved the Cowboys to 5-8 on the season and while they’re not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, the team would need a miracle to make the postseason. After entering the season with Super Bowl aspirations, the future of head coach Mike McCarthy is very much in question.
That question was posed to Cowboys executive Stephen Jones on Wednesday afternoon. When evaluating McCarthy’s performance this season, Jones admitted he believes the coach has done “outstanding.”
“I think he’s done outstanding. Our guys are playing hard. He’s got them competing. That was a tough game the other night. Guys played hard,” he said, via Cowboys reporter Jon Machota. Guys are competing. Hats off to Mike. You look around the league sometimes and see a lot of teams that start like that and they’re thinking about next year. But Mike has everybody focused on winning each and every game.”
When asked about McCarthy’s future, Jones said, “We’re talking about the next game.”
When asked about the possibility of replacing Mike McCarthy with a coach like Bill Belihcick, Jones parroted his earlier response. “Like I said, we’re worried about the next game,” he said.
Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on evaluating the job Mike McCarthy has done: “I think he’s done outstanding. Our guys are playing hard. He’s got them competing. That was a tough game the other night. Guys played hard.
“Guys are competing. Hats off to Mike. You look around the league…

Dallas sits three games behind the Washington Commanders for the final Wild Card spot in the NFC playoff race – with just four games remaining. The Cowboys close out the season with games against the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and Commanders.
With a likely missed playoff appearance in the final year of his contract, it’s fair to wonder if Mike McCarthy will return next season. For now, the Cowboys aren’t willing to move on from the Super Bowl winner just yet.

Cowboys’ Stephen Jones hints at another quiet offseason

“I think we knew we were gonna have a challenge in [2024] and [2025]. It’s gonna be really, really tight. We still have some money left over from guys who are not here today, and you’re gonna have some other guys that won’t be here in the future that you’re still gonna have their cap count,” Jones said, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Nick Harris on X.

That’s right, the Cowboys are stoking fans’ excitement for the team by claiming poverty and planning to run it back with the same group that failed so miserably this year. And this is after the team’s best defensive player, Micah Parsons, stated his willingness to take a pay cut if it meant being surrounded by quality players on a competitive team.

Deion Sanders estimates the Cowboys’ 2025 budget

Nov 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders (center) talks with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (left) and Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones (right) before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium.
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Yes, quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending injury in Week 9. And, yes, having Dak back next season could certainly help. However, the Cowboys were just 3-5 in Prescott’s eight starts this season. They’re 2-3 with backup Cooper Rush under center.
With Prescott running the team in 2024, the offense averaged 21.3 points per game. In Rush’s five starts, the Cowboys’ offense has averaged 19.4 points. That’s a difference of less than two points per game.
Dallas finds itself in a difficult financial situation after the team signed Prescott to a four-year, $240 million extension just prior to the start of the 2024 season. The pact made Prescott the NFL’s highest paid player. Two weeks earlier, the Cowboys locked up wideout CeeDee Lamb on a four-year, $136 million deal.
Rush is playing on a two-year, $5 million contract. This season, Prescott is making $41.74 million more than Rush. And while no one in their right mind would say that Rush is anywhere near as talented as Prescott, you would expect $42 million to buy you more than just two points per game.

Dallas is also intent on bringing back head coach Mike McCarthy despite being on the verge of missing the playoffs for the second time in his five-year Cowboys tenure. The team has gone just 1-3 in the postseason under McCarthy with its sole win coming in the 2022 Wild Card round. Last season’s Wild Card loss to the Green Bay Packers extended the Cowboys’ streak of playoff futility as Dallas reached the postseason but failed to advance to the Conference Championship Game for the 13th straight time.

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