It's been a trying year for the Dallas Cowboys, and in turn, for head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Dak Prescott. The latter of the two has seen his playing season come to an end after suffering a hamstring injury in early November.
Dallas is still mathematically alive in the playoff race with a measly 2% chance of making it according to the NFL, but it would take a number of variables falling their way to qualify for the postseason. At this point, most of the focus is shifting toward next year.
Asked to look ahead to next season and whether or not Dallas has everything it needs to win, Prescott said he believed in his coach, "wholeheartedly,"
"[He deserves a chance] to coach this team, I guess you could say more influence, on his terms, may be a good way to say it. The guy has won a Super Bowl, I know Jerry [Jones] has attested to that."
Asked for his take on the topic, McCarthy denied the need for more influence, saying he wasn't sure what Prescott meant. He indicated he had more input in Dallas than he ever had in Green Bay, where he coached for 13 seasons, winning one Super Bowl.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said he has had most input he has ever had as a head coach in Dallas compared to Green Bay. He is not sure what Dak Prescott meant by him needing more influence on his terms.@DLLS_Cowboys
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) December 4, 2024
A curious lack of alignment on a topic one would think would be easy for the pair to agree on.
Looking purely at results, it looks like it could be an offseason necessitating change for the Cowboys at head coach. But with Prescott's emphatic support, perhaps it encourages owner and general manager Jerry Jones to run things back for one more season under the current makeup.
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