Could Dallas Cowboys at Panthers Lead to Coach Firing?
FRISCO - Biased critics of the Dallas Cowboys continue to spend time (waste time?) speculating on the future of coach Mike McCarthy, who in the last two-plus seasons has a record of 30-13, with his team seemingly bound for a third straight playoff berth.
But while there are certainly some down-the-road concerns for any coach in any situation, the real hot seat is and should be focused on the coaches who don't have their teams winning at a 70-percent clip.
Yes, that applies to Bill Belichick, whose New England Patriots are reeling at 2-8 amid rumors that the legend might be dumped in-season and/or has already hand-picked his next destination.
(Sidebar: No, that "hand-picked next destination'' is not Dallas ... no matter the bogus work of the aforementioned "biased critics.'')
And yes, that applies to Frank Reich and the Carolina Panthers, Dallas foe on NFL Sunday Week 11.
The Panthers entered the season with a new coaching staff and a new quarterback. But No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young has struggled, and Reich's offense has been so bad overall that this week he's taking over his own play-calling duties.
And yes, there is some responsible buzz about Reich already being on his last legs ... and that if the heavily favored 6-3 Cowboys crush the Panthers on Sunday to drop them to 1-9, change in Carolina could be imminent.
Already this year, the Cowboys have registered two wins that have contributed to coach Brian Daboll's New York Giants hot seat, one win over Brendan Staley's Los Angeles Chargers that's done the same (with Belichick now having rumored ties there), and one win over the Patriots that may have greased the skids out of town.
Carolina fired Matt Rhule in the middle of last season, not even halfway into his seven-year deal. It would be an ugly look - and maybe a knee-jerk one - to do the same with Reich just months later.
But the bottom line: Fairly and logically, the guys coaching teams that have one and two wins at midseason should be separated from the guys who have 30-13 records ... as the Cowboys intend on re-proving on Sunday.
