Many analysts figured that if the Dallas Cowboys didn’t compete for a championship in 2024, that head coach Mike McCarthy would be on the hot seat. What not many considered is what Dallas might do in the event that Dak Prescott goes down with a season ending injury and Dallas still isn’t competitive this season.
Prescott made it clear what he wants to have happen next year.
“Helpless” Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Sounds Off On Who He Wants As Head Coach In 2025
According to Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports:
Dak Prescott feels “helpless” that he can’t help Mike McCarthy fight for a Cowboys extension.
“He definitely deserves a chance,” Dak told me today. “Another contract & a chance to coach this team amongst more influence. On his terms.”
The Cowboys quarterback can’t meaningfully impact his team’s performance as he recovers from season-ending surgery to repair his hamstring tear. That bothers him.
“Your coach seems like he’s playing on his last contract and [I’m] almost feeling helpless like I can’t help him in this situation, especially a guy you believe in so much and you believe in being your head coach,” Prescott told Yahoo Sports during a Tuesday afternoon Zoom call. “Control what I can control, help and support Mike to every extent that I can.”
In nine seasons with the Cowboys, Prescott has played for two head coaches. He leans on his experience watching Jason Garrett coach the final year of his deal in 2019 to manage this season. Prescott said he was glad to hear team owner and general manager Jerry Jones say last week that it’s “not crazy” to consider McCarthy returning for a sixth season and beyond.
“I believe in him wholeheartedly,” Prescott said, speaking in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods. “I don’t want to necessarily get into the nuts and the screws of it all obviously, but I think he definitely deserves a chance — another contract and a chance to coach this team amongst more influence. ‘On his terms’ may be a good way to say it.
