Cowboys’ Jerry Jones isn’t interested in midseason coaching change

Despite a 34-6 loss to the Eagles that dropped Dallas to 3-6 on the year, the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not interested in firing the head coach Mike McCarthy before the end of the regular season, according to The Athletic’s Jon Machota.

Jones added that he regretted firing Wade Phillips after a 1-7 start to the 2010 season, according to Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams, and also referenced Chan Gailey’s transfer in 2000 after just two years as head coach, both of which included playoff berths. .

Jones’ comments indicate that McCarthy’s job is safe at least until the end of the regular season. He entered 2024 with a .627 winning percentage as Dallas’ head coach, the best in franchise history, but has fallen to fourth so far with a .592 winning percentage. Additionally, he is 1-3 in the playoffs during his tenure.

Jones even seemed to provide McCarthy with some cover when the Cowboys were struggling Dak Prescott‘s absence, which could last six weeks until the remainder of the season, depending on the final advice of a New York specialist.

“Anyone who loses their best quarterback has to make some adjustments and it usually happens uphill,” Jones said Sunday, according to Clarence Hill Jr. from DLLS.

One of those adjustments could begin Trey Lance in Week 11, something McCarthy will consider this week, Hill said. Lance played 15 snaps the following week 10 Cooper Rush gained just 45 passing yards on 23 attempts. Lance completed four of his six attempts for 21 yards plus an interception to cap off Dallas’ blowout loss.