Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy shared a hug prior to Sunday’s matchup between the Packers and Cowboys at Lambeau Field. McCarthy was the Packers’ head coach from 2006-2018, including Rodgers’ first 13 seasons as a starter.
Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy share a hug and a few words before today’s game pic.twitter.com/qUIfn2e1Dn
There is something intriguing about this part of the Cowboys’ schedule, something beyond the nice, soft landing the three-game stretch between Philadelphia and Seattle has provided. And we can tip our caps to Mike McCarthy for the fact it has gone unnoticed.
Playing the New York Giants, Carolina and Washington in a 12-day run might have served as a referendum on the head coaching hires of 2020, had things turned out a bit differently. Actually a lot differently. Instead, two are missing and one is simply missing in action
.The NFL playcaller landscape will feature new faces and some familiar ones in fresh surroundings, with Eric Bieniemy and Kellen Moore changing teams.
And then there’s Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys coach will be the primary playcaller for the first time since Dallas hired him in 2020. McCarthy was a longtime, successful playcaller for the Green Bay Packers, but he didn’t want to upset the continuity of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, so he let Moore continue to call plays.
But with Prescott struggling as last season progressed, and after an underwhelming 19-12 divisional-round loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Cowboys parted ways with Moore, who is now calling plays for Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers.
our head coach,” Jones said in a statement with several references to the disappointment of the playoff loss. “Mike has the highest regular-season winning percentage of any head coach in Cowboys history, and we will dedicate ourselves, in partnership with him, to translating that into reaching our postseason goals.”
McCarthy was hired to get Dallas past the divisional round for the first time since the 1995 season, the last of the storied franchise’s five Super Bowl titles.
Will the Cowboys fire head coach Mike McCarthy following their 48-32 loss to the Packers? He’s 1-3 in the postseason since Dallas hired him in 2020.
Bill Belichick is the favorite to be the Cowboys next head coach according to BetOnline.
Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan is tied for the 10th-best odds at 33/1.
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Next Cowboys Head Coach (If Not Mike McCarthy)
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