Jerry Jones is 81 years outdated, and he hasn’t received a Tremendous Bowl in 28 years.
“I’m 80 years outdated. I would like outcomes now,’’ Leon Hess stated when he employed Wealthy Kotite to switch Pete Carroll in 1995.
Hess was 82 years outdated when he employed Invoice Parcells to get him these outcomes, and died 4 months after Parcells acquired the Jets to the AFC Championship recreation in Denver following the 1998 season.
Jones has recycled his justifiable share of head coaches — together with Parcells — since Barry Switzer received Tremendous Bowl XXX with Jimmy Johnson’s gamers, and now there’s a nice white shark circling NFL waters, together with off Dallas.
“I’m working out of Combines,” Jones stated in Indianapolis, and that was 5 years in the past.
When Cowboys host the Packers in Sunday’s wild-card spherical recreation, coach Mike McCarthy should know Jones nicely sufficient by now to know that he’d higher not lose to the workforce he coached to the Tremendous Bowl XLV championship with Aaron Rodgers.
As a result of Invoice Belichick — former Patriots coach Invoice Belichick — is the type of massive fish that any proprietor ought to need to reel in.
McCarthy has been Cowboys coach for 4 seasons, and this one introduced an NFC East title and a 3rd consecutive 12-5 document. And the stress inherent in teaching an America’s Crew with nice expectations and aspirations.
McCarthy higher not lose this recreation.
He has received just one playoff recreation as Cowboys coach and hasn’t made it to the convention championship recreation. However now he has Dak Prescott enjoying at an MVP degree that might earn him a $60 million annual wage extension that may eclipse Joe Burrow’s $55M.
Prescott, together with his 2-4 playoff document can be underneath immense stress of his personal to play massive in an enormous recreation, and get McCarthy and the Cowboys to the divisional spherical — and past, with potential showdowns towards the Eagles and 49ers looming.
“This workforce,” Jones stated following a rout of the Commanders on Thanksgiving Day, “is actually able to successful the entire thing.”
Prescott’s (36 touchdowns, 9 interceptions this season) vow to chop down on his league-leading 15 interceptions in 2022 has assured his future as America’s Crew’s franchise quarterback. He has been enjoying pitch and catch with receiver CeeDee Lamb. McCarthy answered his personal critics, who had been skeptical about him taking on play-calling duties this season.
All nicely and good.
McCarthy higher not lose this recreation.
Jones was so sure the Cowboys would beat the Giants within the 2007 divisional spherical that he gifted gamers two tickets for family and friends for what would have been a house NFC Championship recreation.
“How we managed to not get a Tremendous Bowl with Tony Romo as our quarterback will at all times most likely be my biggest disappointment,” Jones stated as soon as.
A one-and-done exit at dwelling now because the No. 2 seed? Which may problem his biggest disappointment.
“I’ve a ton of respect for Jerry and Stephen [Jones, son and team executive], and the way in which they run the group down there,” Belichick stated earlier than a Week 4, blowout loss to the Cowboys, 38-3. “They’ve had many years of success.”
However many years with out the final word success. Jones didn’t rent McCarthy to achieve the playoffs. He employed him to win a Tremendous Bowl. He has a quarterback and a workforce totally able to successful one.
Ought to the Cowboys exit with a humiliating whimper to Jordan Love, McCarthy might pay the final word value. If he does, Jones might flip to defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who’s a sizzling commodity once more.
The Chargers, largely due to Justin Herbert, are the present favorites to rent Belichick. Arthur Clean would possibly take into account giving Belichick a clean test to resurrect the Falcons. The Commanders, with the second-overall choose within the draft, can be in play. Possibly Belichick wouldn’t desire a partnership with Jones, or vice versa.
But when McCarthy is upset on this spot by the Packers, what if?
Belichick would possibly get pleasure from teaching a workforce that’s constructed to win. He would possibly get pleasure from teaching Micah Parsons nearly as a lot as he loved teaching Lawrence Taylor.
What if certainly one of Belichick’s greatest mates, latest Cowboys Ring of Honor member Jimmy Johnson, satisfied him?
Might Belichick and Jones work harmoniously collectively? Unimaginable to foretell, however Parcells and Jones principally did for 4 years.
McCarthy, in fact, could make any potential teaching change by Jones moot. It received’t be a difficulty at recreation time 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. However … might or not it’s by 7:30? However … what if McCarthy wants one other Tremendous Bowl championship as a lot as Jones does?