After a nightmare end to their season, the Dallas Cowboys are left scrambling for answers to issues they thought they had figured out.
Owner Jerry Jones surprised the majority of the football world with his decision to pass up on a pursuit of Bill Belichick and instead stick with Mike McCarthy as head coach.
We all know the book on Big Mike … He’s been largely effective in the regular season yet has routinely disappointed in the postseason. (As has the entire team for that matter.)
I am DONE with these gutless, heartless, playoff frauds.pic.twitter.com/IKYYHb2HZD
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 15, 2024
By not receiving a contract extension, McCarthy will be entering the ultimate “prove-it” year in 2024.
There are rumblings that anything less than a Super Bowl victory might result in McCarthy’s firing … And with Belichick still available (as of now), Jones may be able to make a run at him next year if McCarthy fails short.
“He’s selling the fanbase fool’s gold every year… if they would’ve got Bill Belichick, they got something”@terrellowens on Jerry Jones and the Cowboys@heykayadams @DeSeanJackson10 pic.twitter.com/AsYJFxftNc
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) February 8, 2024
Regardless, Jones has made it clear that 2024 will be one of the most important seasons in Cowboys history.
“We will be going all in,” Jones said of the 2024 season.
“I would say that you will see us this coming year not build it for the future.”
Jerry Jones said the Cowboys are going all in 2024…"We will be going all in. I would say that you will see us this coming year not build it for the future."
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) January 30, 2024
Although some Dallas fans might roll their eyes at those comments and think “we’ve heard this before,” Jones statement suggests a shift towards an ultra-aggressive approach to bolstering the team’s roster.
After all, Jones is not getting any younger and we know damn well he wants to see at least one more Super Bowl victory in his lifetime.
However, the Cowboys face significant financial constraints, sitting in the lower half of the league in terms of available cap space.
They also have several key players that they’ll soon have to lock up to lucrative extensions – including Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb and (most likely) Dak Prescott.
The Cowboys show how much they appreciate their best players by using the local media against them during contracts. Great way to build morale. Great!!!! (Hyperbole)
Then we wonder why the Dallas Cowboys consistently fall apart in the postseason. pic.twitter.com/l3biTNDum4
— BossCowboySports (@BossCowboySport) February 8, 2024
McCarthy has led the Cowboys to 12 wins in each of the past three regular seasons. However, the urgency for major postseason success is as high as ever.
To say that the disastrous 48-32 home playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers left a sour taste in their mouths would be the understatement of the century.
The Packers now have more playoff wins at AT&T Stadium (3) than the Cowboys do (2).
Wow. pic.twitter.com/M55ouIkJFt
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) January 15, 2024
Do you believe Jones when he says the Cowboys will be going “ALL IN” on the 2024 season?
What exactly do they need to do to get over the hump?
Is Prescott truly capable of being an elite franchise quarterback?
Were you surprised that Jones kept McCarthy?
What needs to be done in Big D to get the Boys to the Super Bowl next season???
Another year of me shit talking the *cowboys and getting away with it…
pic.twitter.com/WYPFP85VYe— Janet Wilson (@ohhjanjan) January 15, 2024