Jerry Jones sends subtle warning to Mike McCarthy
Reading between the lines here?
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Many speculated that the job of Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy could potentially be in danger following their stunning playoff exit at the hands of his former club, the Green Bay Packers, earlier this year that sent the Cowboys into yet another early offseason.
But it looks as though McCarthy is safe for now. How long he lasts patrolling the Cowboys sidelines beyond this season, however, appears to be up in the air.
"I’m not concerned about that," Jones told USA TODAY Sports.
"Most of America gets up and they don’t have it guaranteed in front of them. You’re going to write what you’re going to write, but when you ask me about not extending him, my answer is that most of America doesn’t have anything guaranteed down the road. Most folks don’t have guarantees."
In each of his last three seasons, he's led the Cowboys to records of 12 wins and five losses, and two of those years included the NFC East Division championship.
"I’ve had coaches in their final year before," he said, referencing Jason Garrett, as a prime example. "I just am comfortable like this. There’s nothing that keeps me from extending him next week. Or during training camp. So, it’s not fait accompli that he’s going to coach this year without a contract (extension). I didn’t want to get into it as this particular time. We’ve had other contracts come up that we haven’t extended. No reason other than I wanted to manage it that way.
"You’ve got a very significant problem in the NFL with dead money for coaches. And it’s because you’ve got extended contracts, to where if you let somebody go, you’ve got to pay off their contract. It’s gotten to be so much of an issue that you can decide if you want to do what you do this year and reshuffle the cards next year with them. There’s nothing that says I won’t be extending those coaches next year. They’re all good coaches. Obviously. That’s just the way I do it.
"I’m doing it, to be very candid with you, because we have such a problem with dead money with coaches in the NFL. So, that’s what I’m trying to avoid."
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