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What Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said about Mike McCarthy’s Dallas departure – Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Cowboys franchise quarterback speaks on his head coach walking out the door.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott understands the business of the NFL and expressed that when asked to comment on the departure of coach Mike McCarthy.
“Just [a] great dude and blessed to be able to play underneath him,” Prescott told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday. “It’s a business.”
Prescott played for five seasons under McCarthy and the relationship moved in a positive direction from day one.
McCarthy didn’t change the offense when he arrived in 2020 so the quarterback could remain comfortable. McCarthy even said he learned the verbiage, which was the opposite of what he used when he coached in other places.
But in 2023, McCarthy took over the playcalling duties as Kellen Moore left to become the offensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Over the last two seasons, McCarthy and Prescott’s relationship grew. There were times when McCarthy defended the criticism directed toward his quarterback. McCarthy and Prescott shared Thursday night meetings going over the game plan and just talking about life.
Cowboys’ Micah Parsons reacts to ‘devastating’ news of Mike McCarthy’s departure – Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher had much to say on his podcast today.
On Tuesday, defensive end Micah Parsons reacted to the news of McCarthy being out and what could be ahead for a franchise that now has a lot of questions to answer this offseason.
“It’s obviously very sad because of the relationships we had with Coach McCarthy and what he’s done for our program,” Parsons said on his podcast, The Edge with Micah Parsons on Bleacher Report. “Three straight 12-5 seasons, playoff appearances and obviously the unfortunate year due to injuries and things like that [in 2024].”
“It is devastating. He’s always been good to us as a unit, coaches, players. Losing a great coach like Mike hurts.”
Parsons was vocal about wanting McCarthy and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer back in the fold during the final weeks of the season. Despite a meeting with owner Jerry Jones on Friday at the Cotton Bowl that lasted well after the game had finished, his public desire of keeping the two Mike’s will not be fulfilled.
“It’s going to be a very interesting offseason due to free agents, the coaching,” he said. “It’s going to be a complete reset. It’s going to be an interesting and challenging offseason. But listen, I trust our owner, I trust our GM and I trust Will McClay that we’re going to make the right decisions.”
Parsons will be one of the many layers of the offseason that will make it an interesting one, as he is due for a contract extension that is expected to make him one of the highest-paid defensive players in league history. Even though last offseason didn’t see him around the building until his presence was mandatory in June for team minicamp, he has said that he plans to be around more in 2025.
Kellen Moore addresses Cowboys’ head coaching vacancy – Charean Williams, Pro Football Talk
When asked about Dallas’ vacancy at head coach, Kellen Moore kept things close to the vest.
Moore spent five years coaching with the Cowboys, four of those as the offensive coordinator, and he coached under both Jason Garrett and Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys and McCarthy parted ways Monday, and Moore’s name immediately was linked to the job.
Moore, a backup quarterback for the Cowboys for three years, was asked about that Tuesday.
“I spent a lot of time there, eight years there, so [I] have plenty of relationships in that place,” Moore said, via a transcript from the team. “I love it here. I’ve had so much fun here. It’s been a really fun process, and we’re in a really special situation right now, getting the chance to play this Sunday, having a chance to make a run at this thing, and that’s really all you worry about. Everything else is what it is, and we’ll see where it takes you.”
Moore is in his first season with the Eagles after one season with the Chargers following his departure from the Cowboys.
What’s Next? Addressing Cowboys’ questions at offensive tackle – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
Where does Tyler Guyton fit into the plans along the Cowboys’ offensive line?
Present: Ah, Martin, a longtime ironman for the Cowboys who has, of late, seen his body begin to fail him as the years pile on. The perennial All-Pro and future first ballot Hall of Famer suffered a season-ending ankle injury after weeks of battling through an injury to his opposite ankle, along with back issues that plagued him this past season. And, as it turns out, the ankle issue isn’t a new one, as in he admitted to having fought through it for multiple seasons now.
He’s mulled retirement before and, now more than ever, there’s a possibility he hangs up his cleats for good, and that would mark two future Hall of Famers lost in as many seasons for the Cowboys — Tyron Smith having left in last year’s free agency to join the Jets.
This definitely isn’t your father’s offensive line in Dallas anymore.
Future: Needless to say, the future is essentially right now for this offensive line. Should Martin call it a career, the longest-tenured player will be Terence Steele at right tackle, and he’s just 27 years old.
The latter is to point out exactly how young the unit will be going forward, but we’ll get into the situation on the interior O-line in the next edition of this series.
Tyler Guyton’s rookie year was marred with injury after a strong first debut against Myles Garrett and the Browns, and some early struggles that he’d eventually get ironed out, at least mostly. He’ll need to treat his body wisely this offseason to allow for recovery and a reset, because the keys to starting left tackle are his and his alone in 2025; and that’s true even if the Cowboys and Chuma Edoga opt to stay together in free agency.
