Mike McCarthy has another yr to show himself in Dallas.
After proprietor Jerry Jones shocked the soccer world by saying he was retaining McCarthy following the Cowboys’ surprising 48-32 Tremendous Wild Card Weekend loss to the Packers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday that the beleaguered head coach will not obtain an extension earlier than the 2024 season.
That makes subsequent season make-or-break for McCarthy. It may not be Tremendous Bowl-or-bust, however he doubtless will not survive one other one-and-done in January.
In accordance with Schefter, “Jones believes that an individual within the final yr of a contract is challenged differently, and it typically can convey out one of the best in individuals.”
McCarthy’s standing as a lame-duck coach in 2024 means the Cowboys’ head-coaching job will likely be one of many dominant storylines of the season.
Whereas he is established a degree of consistency in Dallas unseen for the reason that franchise’s run of three Tremendous Bowls in 4 years through the Nineties, McCarthy has had the identical points as each coach since Barry Switzer in being unable to get the Cowboys previous the divisional spherical of the playoffs.
Since 2021, solely the Chiefs have had extra regular-season wins than the Cowboys. However with their loss final weekend, they grew to become the primary franchise in NFL historical past to have three consecutive 12-win seasons and not using a Tremendous Bowl look.
As a lot as he is gained through the common season in Dallas, McCarthy’s 1-3 postseason document is a black-eye. Except that turns round subsequent yr, he is on borrowed time.
