2024 has long seemed like a lame duck season for Mike McCarthy, but nothing is certain at this point with respect to how the Cowboys will proceed on the sidelines. McCarthy has received praise on more than one occasion from owner Jerry Jones, including recent remarks leaving the door open to a new contract. 
While Jones will obviously have the final say on whether or not McCarthy is retained for 2025, the former Packers Super Bowl winner also has the support of quarterback Dak Prescott. A hamstring injury has left Prescott on the mend since he underwent surgery last month, and his absence has further hindered on offense which was not performing well when he was healthy earlier in the year. Despite Dallas’ 2024 struggles, Prescott offered a public endorsement of McCarthy staying in place on a new contract.
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“I believe in him wholeheartedly,” Prescott said (via Yahoo! Sports’ Jori Epstein). “I don’t want to necessarily get into the nuts and the screws of it all obviously, but I think he definitely deserves a chance — another contract and a chance to coach this team amongst more influence. ‘On his terms’ may be a good way to say it.”
On the latter point, McCarthy himself said his level of influence with the Cowboys outweighs that of when he was with the Packers (h/t DLLS’ Clarence Hill Jr.). That represents an interesting comment in the wake of Prescott’s remarks, but it is nevertheless notable Dallas’ franchise passer is on board with maintaining continuity on the sidelines. Prescott will be expected to rebound from his showings in 2024 when he his back on the field next season, regardless of what the Cowboys’ coaching staff looks like.
McCarthy guided the team to a 6-10 record during his first season at the helm, followed by three consecutive 12-5 campaigns. Over the stretch, Dallas failed to advance past the divisional round, and last year’s lopsided home defeat to the Packers resulted in a one-and-done playoff appearance. That game, Jones has publicly acknowledged, played a role in his decision not to work out an extension with McCarthy ahead of the 2024 campaign. Dallas now sits at 5-7 with a playoff berth not seen as a realistic possibility.
Prescott landed a $60MM-per-year extension just before the start of the season, and he is on the books through 2028 as a result. His future is not in question, whereas McCarthy’s status will be interesting to follow once the 2024 campaign comes to a close. It will be interesting to see how much weight Prescott’s endorsement carries when Jones decides what to do on the coaching side this winter.
I endorse Dak, Mike, & Jerry running it back next year as well!
As a Giants fan, so do I!
As we all witnessed in the past election, celebrity endorsements amount to nothing.
Joe Rogan might disagree with you there.
The same Joe Rogan who invited both candidates on his podcast?
We’re talking about endorsements, and Rogan gave a full endorsement of only one candidate.
Yes Rogan did give one candidate an endorsement and that was the day before the election.
How many celebrity endorsements did Kamala pay for? Her campaign is still in debt because of it. Absolutely hilarious.
If you think a podcast invitation and a presidential endorsement are the same thing, reading must be hard for you.
@Oooof: You have to remember that this dude is a Rogan fan. Reading is definitely hard for him.
Where did I state I’m a fan of Rogan? Just like the Dems you’re making things up. If they stick with that playbook they won’t take office for the next 12 years.
I’m sure Jerry is very concerned with Dak’s opinion on the HC.
$60 M for a guy who’s not even on the field. But he has an opinion on who’s the HC. What an idiot
Yeah, why would the team’s most important employee have an opinion?
Key word – employee
The most important employee of an $11 billion company should just keep his mouth shut about that company’s future, says random internet crank.
Kiss of death?
If he wasn’t extended after last season I have a hard time believing he will after this disaster. But I also don’t see this team improving a ton. They have all kinds of money tied up and still need to resign Parson but they aren’t good with him. I’m not sure a new HC puts them over the hump
In fairness to McCarthy, the team was gutted this year by management. They left him out on an island with little to work with, and I don’t think that anyone expected much from them. McCarthy’s record is stellar in the other years.
I’m not saying that he should or shouldn’t get an extension, but that does seem fair to note.
This seems more like Dak being nice and doing the correct public thing with not all that much chance of McCarthy keeping the job regardless.
Dak wants him back so McCarthy can be the first guy the media goes after making Dak second on the list. If McCarthy is gone, Dak is number 1 target
It would seem that McCarthy is “a dead man walking” but Jerry is displaying cognitive decline unpredictability.
Wonderful a mediocre QB endorsing a mediocre coach. The Cowboy way.
Jerra is all in and it shows. This year the Cowboys came in valued at $11 Billion. Got to admit, I would be perfectly fine with Patty Mahomes and KC winning it all for $11 Billion. Mcarthy is keeping Dallas relevant and out of the way, perfect.
Look at the Raiders
I’ll always be in the camp of “without a backfield, everything else is weakened”.
I don’t care who you have at HC
Now we need a poll to determine if this endorsement is as worthless as Rodgers endorsement of Nathaniel Hackett.
No one cares about his opinion.