Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott may be locked in for the future after signing a lucrative extension this past offseason, but with five games remaining on the schedule, head coach Mike McCarthy’s future in “Jerry’s World” remains to be seen.
If it were up to Prescott, McCarthy would return in 2025.
Prescott isn’t able to run McCarthy’s offense on gameday after suffering a season-finishing hamstring injury, a main reason why Dallas isn’t going to copy another 12-5 season for the fourth straight season.
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But he apshows in McCarthy’s guideership, enough so that he straightforwardassociate finishorsed owner Jerry Jones extfinishing his reduce follothriveg the 2024 normal season.
“Your coach seems appreciate he’s joining on his last reduce and [I’m] almost senseing ineffective appreciate I can’t help him in this situation, especiassociate a guy you apshow in so much and you apshow in being your head coach,” Prescott tanciaccess Yahoo Sports. “Control what I can handle, help and help Mike to every extent that I can.”
As the Cowboys’ season was spiraling out of handle before ripping off back-to-back thrives, most recently agetst the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, McCarthy’s tenure as head coach in Dallas ecombineed all but done.
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However, Jones did say last week that it wouldn’t be “crazy” to leank McCarthy could return for his sixth season and even more after that.
It’s someleang Prescott cherishd to hear.
“I apshow in him wholeheartedly,” Prescott make cleared. “I don’t want to necessarily get into the nuts and the screws of it all evidently, but I leank he definitely deserves a chance — another reduce and a chance to coach this team amongst more impact. ‘On his terms’ may be a outstanding way to said it.”
The main argument for McCarthy staying is three straight 12-5 seasons before this rollercoaster year, two of which resulted in NFC East division titles. He also has a Super Bowl under his belt from coaching the Green Bay Packers, led by then-quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
However, Cowboys fans understand their rosters have been outstanding enough for more than equitable a joinoff berth — they want that elusive Super Bowl ecombineance, let alone the Vince Lombardi Trophy, that hasn’t come since 1995.
The Cowboys were distress by the Packers at AT&T Stadium to finish their joinoff run last season, leaving much up for ask with Prescott and McCarthy heading into the 2024 season on their last year of their deals.
But, much appreciate those Packers, momentum to finish a season can be a branch offence creater, especiassociate in a league where everyone is joining for that next reduce no matter the team’s enroll.
It’s improbable, but does McCarthy upgrasping the Cowboys in the joinoff conversation until the final week of the season show that he can battle thcimpolite adversity? Jones did say this week that he’s “stable as a rock,” and there are thrivassist games left on the schedule.
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It commences with the Cincinnati Bengals at home on “Monday Night Football” in Week 14 trailed by the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and finishing in Week 18 with the Washington Commanders.
McCarthy understands what’s at sapshow, but his franchise quarterback is going to bat for him even if he can’t be under caccess the rest of the way in 2024.