Whats Jerrys next move?

And so, amid a desperate search for attention, Jerry Jones has inched another step closer to becoming his dream combination of sports team owner and covered-in-toxic-sludge comic book villain by firing head coach Mike McCarthy two weeks after the end of the regular season (this, after blocking McCarthy’s ability to interview with other teams during the start of the coaching carousel).

Pointing this out will, of course, elicit two very different responses. One is from a segment of the Dallas Cowboys’ fan base that is tired of their franchise being run like a rusted-over Disney World, pining for an owner who can at least pretend to take things seriously and prioritize the appearance of professionalism over ESPN debate show–style entertainment. The other is from a group of bizarre sycophants who seem to always believe that Jones is playing some version of three-dimensional chess (that 30-year gap between Super Bowls, of course, being part of the long game) and are fans of the money he makes and does not share with them.

Regardless of whether the breakup with McCarthy was because Jones wanted to make it look like McCarthy quit (when in reality McCarthy rightfully wouldn’t accept a new deal below industry standard) or because Jones was truly stunned when someone finally had enough to walk away from the Cowboys, it matters little. Dallas is now, at minimum, two weeks behind a half dozen other NFL franchises that have already poured hundreds of hours (and probably hundreds of thousands of dollars) into their head coaching searches.

I’d like to note something else here that I feel is important to point out: Jones brought McCarthy back in 2024, but not on an extension. That means he brought back a coach he didn’t like enough to keep long term (at least at the time). Then, Jones and McCarthy parted ways this year because the pair, according to NFL Network “couldn’t agree on the length of the contract.” So, Jones, again, was prepared to bring back a coach he was not confident enough in to pay industry standard. As a Cowboys fan, keep that in mind. Jones again falters in his quest to appear “all in.” Those are two different instances of blatantly failing to put the best team on the field (or the best coaching staff to manage it on the sideline).