'Cowboys Continunity': 'Hot-Seat' Coach McCarthy Keeps Dallas Job with Jerry Jones
FRISCO - It was all laid out nicely for the Dallas Cowboys to make a deep playoff run. They were at home, against an inexperienced team, and had all available players healthy - but none of that mattered.
And now we know that losing to the Green Bay Packers in a 48-32 embarrassment didn't "matter,'' either - at least not as it relates to Mike McCarthy keeping his job.
The coach is staying. ... hopefully to solve the problems that don't seem to be going away, either.
“This is a hurtful loss,” McCarthy said on Sunday. “We put ourselves in a position to play a home playoff game, we had a great opportunity. We felt good about the week of preparation, we thought we matched up well.
"We clearly picked the wrong day to have a bad day.''
That is an interesting way to phrase it. It could be interpreted as the coach saying this was a sort of "fluke.'' And maybe that's why McCarthy isn't getting fired by Jerry Jones for it.
The truth: Dallas' day wasn't just "bad." It was catastrophic and could've have far-reaching repercussions. Instead? The Cowboys will run it back.
And a "fluke''? This would mark three straight years of postseason "flukes.''
We jokingly stated it would need to be a "50-0 football disaster'' for McCarthy to get fired. That is essentially what that loss was, ruining McCarthy's third straight 12-5 season.
But a "50-0 football disaster'' still wasn't enough to force change.
So you get "continuity.'' And you get "stability.'' And you're left with "hope.''
