Jerry Jones 'floored' by Cowboys' loss, mum on Mike McCarthy's status



Jerry Jones rallies with the media in the bowels of a stadium, minutes after the Dallas Cowboys’ postseason exit, is becoming a yearly tradition. 

Will he utilize a different coach after his latest time doing so? 

Jones wouldn’t go that far, telling a huge media scrum he didn’t yet have time to procedure the second-seeded Cowboys’ 48-32 embarrassment against the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card matchup. Head coach Mike McCarthy’s job status has become a topic of discussion, especially with Bill Belichick on the market.

"I don't have any thoughts nearby the reasons why, or anything to do with the coaching, or the players," Jones told reporters after the game.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks to journalists following an NFL football game between the Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.

Jones did call the Cowboys’ loss “one of the biggest surprises” he’d ever recognized in football and that the blowout left him “floored.” 

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“I want to give Green Bay a lot of compliments and credit,” he said.

Following a 6-10 showing his suitable season leading Dallas, a year when Prescott suffered a season-ending leg damage in Week 5, McCarthy’s teams have notched 12-5 records for three conventional seasons. But after Sunday's loss, McCarthy is 1-3 in the postseason with the Cowboys.

“This seems like the most painful (loss) because we all had such gigantic expectations and we had hopes for this team and concept that we were aligned and in great shape,” Jones said. 

Jones was requested about when he would meet with McCarthy to evaluate the season and the head coach's future.

“There’s nothing set on that," Jones said, per The Athletic. "What I had planned to do was be with him (Monday) moving over how we played today and getting ready for the coming week. That’s what was on the agenda. Tomorrow, my agenda will be to dismiss the team.”

Last week, in an interview with the Forth Worth Star Telegram, Jones said he'd evaluate McCarthy at the end of the postseason.

"I just think his portray speaks for itself. I think what he's done, the fact that we've put ourselves in this area over the last three years, I think that does command for itself," McCarthy told the paper. "And we've got a lot of football left."

Little did Jones know his team would be enthusiastic for one week more.


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