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4 things Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy needs to do to keep his job this year

By Terence Watson

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 12: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys looks on against the Washington Football Team during the third quarter at FedExField on December 12, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 12: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys looks on against the Washington Football Team during the third quarter at FedExField on December 12, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 04: The score board displays a message in memory of broadcaster Stuart Scott before the start of the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium on January 4, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 04: The score board displays a message in memory of broadcaster Stuart Scott before the start of the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium on January 4, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images) /

3. Clock Management

Let’s face it: Clock management over the years for the Cowboys has been an issue, no matter who the head coach has been.

From Jason Garrett’s ill-timed timeouts, to McCarthy’s ill-fated Dak Prescott called run in the middle of the field in their Wild Card playoff loss last season, the clock at one point or another becomes the enemy of the Cowboys. McCarthy has a chance to break this curse for Dallas and get them on the right track.

McCarthy has been adamant that he’s coaching the entire team, but giving his coordinators more control of what they are doing during the game. His approach is a good one, but if you’re going to give your coordinators more control, you still need to make sure that it doesn’t affect the entire team, and that’s exactly what happened at times last season. His insertion into the offensive game planning could mean that he will be able to better steer the play calling in order to preserve time, whether it be to get into field goal range or to score a touchdown to win a game.

Outside of getting the offense back on track, this might be one of the more important problems McCarthy needs to fix.

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