It’s hard to believe the head coach with the best win/loss record in Cowboys history could be fighting for his job, but that’s where Mike McCarthy finds himself in 2024.
Mike McCarthy is coaching without a doubt in order to keep his position as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 2024.
McCarthy is on extremely unstable footing as the coach with the best win-loss record in franchise history heading into the season with an expiring contract.
Yes, it isn’t Jimmy Johnson or Tom Landry. Not even Barry Switzer, who quickly moved in to take advantage of Johnson’s foundation and win races.
It’s McCarthy, who is 42-25 with a.627 winning percentage following three straight 12-5 regular seasons.
His record of 40-24 (.625%) from Swizter’s four-year stint with Dallas in the mid-1990s is just barely surpassed by him.
What’s even more impressive is that McCarthy’s record suffers from that 6-10 start in 2020.
If not for trying to start his Dallas run during the COVID-19 pandemic and losing QB Dak Prescott for 11 games to a leg injury, McCarthy would probably have several more wins and a wider margin between Switzer and the rest of the field.
Mike McCarthy 42-25 (.627)
Barry Switzer 40-24 (.625)
Wade Phillips 34-22 (.607)
Tom Landry 250-162-6 (.607)
Chan Gailey 18-14 (.563)
Jason Garrett 85-67 (.559)
Jimmy Johnson 44-36 (.550)
Bill Parcells 34-30 (.531)
Dave Campo 15-33 (.313)
A coach who has given them so much overall success may get the support of several NFL teams quickly. McCarthy’s neck is currently being tightened by his 1-3 postseason record.
Three consecutive playoff exits negate a string of three consecutive 12-5 seasons, especially when Dallas has been outplayed in those contests.
Though last year’s humiliating home loss to the Packers was the worst yet, it was one thing when Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers appeared to have the Cowboys covered.
McCarthy was brought in to elevate the team from the cycle of the Jason Garrett years.
Garrett wasn’t nearly as consistent as McCarthy, but he did win some division titles, and three times won 10+ games in his nine years as a full head coach.
It can be argued that Garrett was working with inferior talent to what Dallas currently enjoys, If you look at Dallas’ playoff losses in 2014 and 2016, both were arguably better showings than McCarthy’s Cowboys have had.
One could argue that if not for Micah Parsons’ arrival in 2021, McCarthy might not have made it this far.
He and Dan Quinn lucked out with a generational talent that suddenly made the Cowboys’ defense a strength, helping them overcome a declining offensive line and rushing attack to remain competitive against the majority of NFL teams.
Mike McCarthy is therefore uncertain about his future as we approach 2024. It’s uncertain whether McCarthy will play in the championship game with Mike Zimmer lurking in the wings.
Given his performance in Dallas thus far, it would seem unjust, but he hasn’t completed his assignment.
The team’s win-loss record is at its finest right now, but the outcomes from the previous administration weren’t any better.
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