The Dallas Cowboys are now one of several teams across the NFL that have a head coaching opening after they parted ways with Mike McCarthy.
McCarthy came to the end of his contract, and no agreement was reached by either side on a new deal.
Some could argue that coaching the Cowboys, especially with the stars they have, is an attractive job, but others, like team legend Troy Aikman, who is now a “Monday Night Football” commentator for ESPN, feel it isn’t coveted by others.
“To say that it’s a coveted job, I’m not sure I would necessarily agree with that,” Aikman said.
“I think most football people that take over as a HC want to do it on their terms & that’s hard to do (in Dallas).”
Uh oh: Troy Aikman on the #Cowboys HC job:
“To say that it’s a coveted job, I’m not sure I would necessarily agree with that.”
“I think most football people that take over as a HC want to do it on their terms & that’s hard to do (in Dallas).”
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 14, 2025
There is no doubt that the Cowboys have star power, but they also have a top-heavy roster and little or no salary cap flexibility they could use to bring in some reinforcements.
Then there is the elephant in the room that Aikman referenced: owner Jerry Jones.
Jones has a reputation for being as hands-on an owner as there is in any major sport, and that makes it difficult for a head coach to have the true autonomy needed to build a winning culture and set his own agenda.
In addition, coaching the Cowboys, who have brazenly embraced their nickname of “America’s Team,” is an extremely stressful job because of how high-profile the franchise is and how large their fan base is.
A lot of work needs to be done for them to merely get back to the NFC Championship Game, a place they haven’t gone to since the 1995 season, the last time they won the Super Bowl championship.
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