Well that didn’t take long, one day after making the announcement that Jason Garrett would no longer be coaching the Dallas Cowboys, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that Jerry Jones has found his man in former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy:
Scoopage alert: the @dallascowboys have agreed to terms with Mike McCarthy to be their new head coach. Announcement and press conference expected later this week @NFLonFOX #cowboys
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) January 6, 2020
Earlier reports suggested that McCarthy had interviewed with Dallas prior to the team making their decision on Garrett official.
In McCarthy, Jones gets a proven and respected head coach who won Super Bowl XLV. During his 12 years with the Packers he amassed a record of 135-85-2 (postseason included).
An offensive-minded coach, he spent 12 years as either a quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator with the Packers (1999), Kansas City Chiefs (1993-98), New Orleans Saints (2000-04), and San Francisco 49ers (2005).
With the Cowboys he will get to work with arguably his most talented group yet. Dallas has one of the best offensive lines in the NFL and the trio of Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and Amari Cooper are among the top players at their positions currently.
It remains to be seen what this means for Kellen Moore who had breathed new life into this team in his first season as offensive coordinator but Charles Robinson if Yahoo Sports reported that whoever took this job would likely need to keep a few members of the previous staff and Moore’s name was included:
2. Pliability on the coaching staff is going to be a plus for some candidates. If you're a guy like Mike McCarthy or Marvin Lewis, you may very well need to retain four offensive coaches: OC Kellen Moore, OL coach Marc Colombo, QBs coach Jon Kitna and RBs coach Gary Brown.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) January 6, 2020
McCarthy has had success in Dallas before:
Mike McCarthy's last playoff win as the Packers head coach came at AT&T Stadium in the 2016 Divisional Playoffs against the Cowboys.
— Evan Kaplan (@EpKap) January 6, 2020
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Jones and McCarthy spent Saturday night together:
New Cowboys’ HC Mike McCarthy stayed over Jerry Jones’ house on Saturday night, per source. “Once you stay at Jerrry’s house, he doesn’t lose his guy,” said source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2020
A new era of Cowboys football has found their leader and it looks like Jones and the fans should continue to keep their championship aspirations alive and well as the team opted to bring in a veteran coach rather than a young up-and-comer.
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