Buckle in, folks, because we are witnessing the worst Dallas Cowboys season in recent memory. In a season that has produced lowlight after lowlight and multiple blowout losses, Sunday's 34-6 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles was undoubtedly rock-bottom.
Aside from multiple splash plays from DeMarvion Overshown and Micah Parsons, a red zone interception from Trevon Diggs, and some hard runs by Rico Dowdle, there was nothing to feel good about from the loss.
While the Cowboys put up a fight in the first half, they were a laughable watch in the final two quarters.
They turned the ball over on three straight positions in the second half and made the wrong kind of history, becoming the first team in NFL history that has trailed by 20 or more points in five straight home games. It's always hard to say from a far that a team quit, but it looked like Dallas gave up.
It's oddly satisfying that Jerry Jones is forced to watch the mess he created, but he still isn't ready to make a coaching change.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones won't fire Mike McCarthy after Week 10 loss
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he has no interest in making a coaching change. He has fired coaches in-season before and he has regretted it every time pic.twitter.com/MIkr4ghzd9
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 11, 2024
While more coaches - and numerous players - deserve blame in addition to Mike McCarthy, any normal franchise would fire a head coach in McCarthy's shoes.
The Cowboys haven't been competitive since they beat the Steelers in Week 5. While they technically lost by one score to the 49ers and Falcons, those games were blowouts until Dallas scored in garbage time. If losing by 28 points at home to your biggest rival isn't enough for McCarthy to lose his job, it is safe to assume he will see out the rest of the season.
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Jones has now stated multiple times this year that he isn't in the business of firing head coaches midseason anymore. One of the many maddening things about the team's de facto general manager is that when he says he's going to do something (or not do something) he sticks to it.
While firing McCarthy won't accomplish much, it will at least send a message that consistent losing and sloppy football won't be tolerated. McCarthy likely knows he'll be out of a job after the season. He's taken subtle shots at the front office recently. He knows what's coming. Where's the sense in delaying the inevitable?
Whatever the case, Jones not firing McCarthy all but confirms he's waved the white flag on the season. He's prepared to let McCarthy ride out the final eight games before likely hitting the reset button on most of the coaching staff.