Cowboys Rumor: It’s unlikely that Mike McCarthy will sign a new deal before the 2024 NFL season

Cowboys Rumor: It’s unlikely that Mike McCarthy will sign a new deal before the 2024 NFL season.

Adam Schefter of ESPN predicts that Mike McCarthy, the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, will still be a lame duck in 2024.

After the upcoming season, McCarthy’s contract ends, and according to Schefter, a new contract is not currently anticipated for him.

“[Team owner Jerry] Jones believes that a person in the last year of a contract is challenged in a different way, and it often can bring out the best in people — which he is banking on the happening in 2024 with McCarthy,” he stated.

One rebuttal is that it shows a lack of confidence on the part of ownership to let a coach’s contract expire in this manner. Choosing this route indicates to individuals both inside and outside the company that someone is mentoring them for their position, which offers its.

Since McCarthy will be in the final year of his contract, several league sources think he may have a harder difficulty filling positions on his coaching staff,” Schefter stated. “Others say that, during periods of adversity, McCarthy’s lack of an extension could hover over the team.”

ESPN’s Ed Werder described how McCarthy’s predecessor’s use of the gambit yielded inconsistent results:

It’s possible to miss the forest for the trees while claiming that the 2014 approach was successful. Although the Cowboys finished the season 12-4, Jones was able to recommit to the coach despite the fact that he only managed two postseason trips and one playoffs win in the following five years.

A contract extension for McCarthy would undoubtedly be an odd decision following a dismal performance in the NFL playoffs. However, the reasons you wouldn’t give him an extension are nearly identical to the ones you would use to terminate him right away.

It seems like the writing is on the wall already.

The Cowboys in 2024 might be two or three losses away from collapse due to the intense scrutiny around McCarthy.