Why Mike McCarthy is the right hire for the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys interviewed only one candidate other than Mike McCarthy for their head coaching job, and it would appear they knew who they were hiring from the moment they decided to move on from Jason Garrett. When you look at the overall picture, it’s not hard to see why. McCarthy took a year off from coaching after he was fired by the Green Bay Packers with four games remaining in 2018. His relationship with Aaron Rodgers appeared to deteriorate over McCarthy’s final two years in Green Bay, and that was the main reason the Packers decided to part ways with him. If the team focused more on McCarthy’s overall body of work, he would probably still be coaching at Lambeau Field. In 12-plus seasons with the Packers, McCarthy was 125-77-2 in the regular season and 10-8 in the playoffs. He took the team to the postseason nine times, won a Super Bowl in 2010, and reached the NFC Championship Game four times. Coaches with far worse resumes (cough, Marvin Lewis, cough) have managed to keep their jobs for mind-bo

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