Mike McCarthy issues telling response after Jerry Jones discusses his Cowboys future

Dallas Cowboys caput manager Mike McCarthy has been nether occurrence during the ongoing NFL play - but squad proprietor Jerry Jones hinted that a caller declaration could beryllium connected the way

Dallas Cowboys caput manager Mike McCarthy responded with a question of his ain erstwhile quizzed astir his future, pursuing proprietor Jerry Jones' hint astatine a imaginable caller contract.

The Cowboys person had a challenging 2024 NFL season, leading to speculation astir McCarthy's role. Currently, Dallas is 3rd successful the AFC East with a 4-7 record, meaning they request near-perfect show for the remainder of the play to scope the playoffs. Their postseason aspirations were further dented by franchise backmost Dak Prescott's season-ending injury.

Despite disapproval from fans, Jones suggested it wouldn't beryllium outlandish for McCarthy to stay with the Cowboys beyond this season. "I don't deliberation that's brainsick astatine all. That's not crazy. Listen, Mike McCarthy is an outstanding coach," Jones stated.

"Mike McCarthy has been there, done that. He's got large ideas. So the bottommost enactment is successful nary spot successful my assemblage connection oregon thing other person you seen an denotation astir what we're going to beryllium doing comparative to this unit astatine the extremity of this year. And we shouldn't. We've got a batch of shot left."

When asked astir his aboriginal during a property league connected Tuesday, McCarthy humorously asked reporters: "Why are you laughing?

"Crazy? I mean, I truly haven't talked astir it each year, truthful I'm decidedly not going to commencement connected a abbreviated week and an important part game. But I'm not going to propulsion distant affirmative vibes either, truthful support 'em coming. That's each good. But, yeah, that's not thing I'm truly focused on."

The Cowboys' 2024 play flickered with committedness past play aft they took down their divisional adversaries, the Washington Commanders, successful a thrilling 34-26 triumph characterized by fourth-quarter fireworks. A staggering 41 points were chalked up successful the game's dying stages, leaving Dallas triumphant.

A imaginable emergence to a 5-7 grounds beckons arsenic they hole to look disconnected against the faltering New York Giants, who precocious chopped ties with their high-priced quarterback, Daniel Jones. "It's an fantabulous squad win," McCarthy exclaimed post-victory implicit the 7-5 Commanders.

"It's conscionable large to spot our guys rewarded for conscionable staying the people and grinding it out. The messaging has been great. No one's truly blinking with immoderate is going connected astir us. It feels bully to win."

Despite a worrying inclination of six consecutive location losses, the match-up with the Giants presents a premier accidental for the Cowboys to reverse their fortunes. "We conscionable had immoderate out-of-balance games and it's conscionable bully to spot that we've learned from it," McCarthy said.

"We're getting players backmost similar DaRon (Bland) and Micah (Parsons) afloat speed. We are a increasing shot team. I deliberation you're starting to spot the payment of a batch of young players playing early. Hopefully, the fruits of those moments are starting to travel into play here."