The Dallas Cowboys haven’t made a Super Bowl appearance in the past three decades.
A lot has happened ever since, but Jerry Jones‘ poor roster management and questionable decision-making have been a mainstay within the organization.
Jones has constantly dropped the ball when it comes to big contracts, either lowballing stars who should get paid or overpaying for players who wind up underperforming.
That’s why sports analyst Colin Cowherd believes people are wrong to blame Mike McCarthy for this year’s shortcomings and should point the finger at Jones instead for committing that much money to Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott:
“They pay Dak Prescott like Patrick Mahomes and he’s much closer to Kirk Cousins,” Cowherd said. “They pay Zeke like a superstar and he’s now nothing more than a short yardage back. So, Mike McCarthy either inherited these bad contracts, or had no control over these bad contracts.”
Mike McCarthy isn't the problem in Dallas:
"They pay Dak like Mahomes and he's much closer to Kirk Cousins. They pay Zeke like a superstar and he's nothing more than a short yardage back." — @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/G6ErMStafR
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) January 25, 2023
Elliott’s production took a major dip as soon as he got paid as the league’s best running back, a downfall not even the most pessimistic fan could’ve foreseen.
Fortunately for them, they can just cut ties with him once and for all, as this was the final guaranteed year of his terrible contract.
As for Prescott, Jones wound up overpaying for a mediocre QB who hasn’t stopped regressing since suffering a career-threatening injury, and who wasn’t all that impressive or good before that, anyways.
Prescott’s contract will haunt the Cowboys for years to come, especially if they continue to refuse to give him more weapons other than CeeDee Lamb.
So, yeah, chances are that McCarthy isn’t the right guy for the job — or any NFL job, to be honest — but people should instead blame the one who’s failed them over and over, the guy who doesn’t seem to care whether the team wins or loses as long as AT&T Stadium is packed and jerseys continue to fly off the shelves.
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