For many of the 2024 season, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the Dallas Cowboys would have a brand new head coach in 2024. That is probably not the case, nonetheless, in line with the franchise’s Hall of Fame quarterback, Troy Aikman.
Aikman, who guided the Cowboys to a few Super Bowl wins within the Nineteen Nineties, mentioned previous to Monday night time’s sport in opposition to the Bengals that he expects Mike McCarthy to stay the group’s head coach in 2025. McCarthy, whose present deal will expire this offseason, has led the Cowboys to consecutive wins following a 3-7 begin.
“Short of Bill Belichick, I do not know who you are going to usher in that has a greater resume,” Aikman mentioned, through The Athletic. “I simply really feel that for a group that I actually don’t assume is that distant … I like the way in which this group is enjoying proper now, even with out their franchise quarterback.
“I sense that it is a group that actually believes in Mike McCarthy. I really feel the locker room desires him again. I feel he is a very good soccer coach. I imagine Jerry Jones thinks he is a very good soccer coach, too. … As we stand and discuss proper now, I count on Mike McCarthy to be again in 2025.”
Aikman’s feedback concerning the Cowboys gamers is according to Dak Prescott not too long ago mentioned concerning McCarthy, who previous to this season had led Dallas to a few consecutive 12-win seasons.
“I’m going to push and be within the nook and pushing for Mike to get a second contract … and simply the chance to do issues extra with a wholesome group,” Prescott informed CBS Sports. “I’m all for it. It’s been robust, and [I] really feel helpless within the sense of not having the ability to assist him in a yr realizing how massive that is, having the ability to get on the market to play properly to get victories and even within the video games that we performed, not having the ability to play as properly or get victories, was very irritating.”
Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones himself not too long ago alluded to the potential for re-signing McCarthy, who received a Super Bowl because the Packers’ head coach previous to coming to Dallas. Jones is aware of first-hand the challenges related to altering coaches, and he absolutely would not wish to go that route once more except he actually would not really feel that he has one other alternative.
“I do not assume that is loopy in any respect,” mentioned Jones, who has made eight teaching modifications throughout his 35-year run with the Cowboys. “This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and executed that. He has nice concepts. We received a variety of soccer left.”
To his credit score, McCarthy has shied away from publicly discussing his future. He’s as a substitute remained targeted on maintaining the Cowboys’ season alive. Despite a slew of accidents (together with a season-ending one for Prescott), the Cowboys are nonetheless mathematically alive within the NFC wild-card race.
“We received to win. We should win. We deserve the chance to win,” McCarthy mentioned final month. “And that is why I’m placing one of the best individuals on the market, and proper now they’re younger … however we have to do regardless of the hell we have to do to win.”
Aikman is aware of coach when he sees one. His first two Super Bowls had been received with Jimmy Johnson, who led the Cowboys to the mountaintop simply three years after Dallas went 1-15. Aikman feels that McCarthy is of comparable ilk and may proceed to be Dallas’ head coach transferring ahead.
