The Dallas Cowboys watched their season crumble in stunning fashion Sunday, suffering a 48-32 defeat to the Green Bay Packers inside AT&T Stadium.
Dallas, which held the No. 2 seed after going 12-5 in the regular season for the third straight year, trailed 48-16 early in the fourth quarter to the No. 7-seed Packers.
Dallas, which held the No. 2 seed after going 12-5 in the regular season for the third straight year, trailed 48-16 early in the fourth quarter to the No. 7-seed Packers.
The result?
More questions than answers for the Cowboys, specifically surrounding the future of coach Mike McCarthy, who’s gone 42-25 in the regular season but is now just 1-3 in the postseason.
And replacement names ranging from Bill Belichick to … Deion Sanders!
Yes, according to ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III, the resolution is simple.
“I hate calling for coaches’ jobs,” Griffin said, via X, “but it’s got to be the coach.”
Griffin alluded to the playoff failure following strong regular seasons, the Cowboys’ 28-year drought of not winning the Super Bowl, let alone making the NFC Championship, and failing to reach the conference finals in 12 straight postseason appearances, the longest streak in NFL history.
Griffin also pointed to McCarthy’s 13-year tenure in Green Bay, questioning how the veteran coach failed to get his team ready to play and allowed the same organization to effectively fire him.
So, who’s next? Recently fired New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl winner, has become a commonly mentioned name.
A lot of people are saying you should go get Bill Belichick as your next head coach, because we all know Mike McCarthy’s stuff was packed before this game was already over,” Griffin said. “His office? Empty. He gone.”
But Belichick as McCarthy’s successor? No.
Instead, Griffin feels the Cowboys need to turn towards franchise legend and current University of Colorado head coach Deion Sand
ers.
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