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3 reasons Cowboys shouldn’t fire Mike McCarthy after playoff exit

By Jerry Trotta

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the game at TIAA BANK Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the game at TIAA BANK Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys claps on the sidelines during a football game against the Washington Redskins at AT&T Stadium on November 30, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys claps on the sidelines during a football game against the Washington Redskins at AT&T Stadium on November 30, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

2. McCarthy has built a winning culture

Say what you will about Dallas failing to make it to the NFC Championship Game for another season, but McCarthy has done what very few recent Cowboys coaches have: cultivate a winning culture and bring consistency to the franchise.

Jason Garrett’s Cowboys teams were notorious for being inconsistent. Over Garrett’s 10-year tenure in Dallas (still can’t believe it was that long), Dallas finished .500 or worse five times, and made the playoffs three times. They won 10 or more games thrice, and rattled off consecutive winning seasons once (three straight years spanning 2016-2018).

If we call 2020 a wash due to Dak Prescott’s season-ending ankle injury, McCarthy has back-to-back 12-win seasons as Cowboys coach. A 24-10 record is far better than any two-year run Garrett had in Dallas, and it took McCarthy three years to make it happen.

McCarthy isn’t perfect, and he might not be “the guy” to lead the Cowboys to the promised land, but don’t pretend like this organization didn’t suffer through 25 years of coming up short in the biggest moments before he arrived. He’s done really good work over his three years in Arlington. Don’t lose sight of that.

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