Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, altered his schedule significantly on Tuesday, which may portend even more changes this offseason. Before their postseason loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round, head coach Mike McCarthy was under fire.
One possibility for Jones to replace McCarthy with a six-time Super Bowl winner is Bill Belichick, who is a free agent. Not just the Cowboys are vying for Belichick’s services. Jones needs to move fast to get the famous head coach hired after rumors circulated that the Atlanta Falcons interviewed Belichick on Monday night.
On Tuesday, the Dallas Cowboys’ management made a move.
Jones had to cancel a crucial gig this week due to his atypically busy schedule. Shan Sariff of 105.3 The Fan reports that on Tuesday, Jerry and Stephen Jones decided not to appear during their regular radio slot. Even though Jerry and Stephen aren’t required to go on the radio show after the Cowboys season concludes, they typically discuss it.
Jerry and Stephen Jones will not be appearing this week @1053thefan. Yes, they have come on in the past to recap the season, but their radio agreements for the year actually expire when the #Cowboys season ends.
The more you know 🙂
— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) January 15, 2024
It will be interesting to see Jones’ decision to alter his media appearance this week in light of the rumors surrounding McCarthy’s future and the likelihood that the Cowboys would sign Belichick. Jones dismissed the team on Monday. On Tuesday, he needs to start moving forward with head coaching.
Also connected to Bill Belichick are the Eagles
There are other NFC East teams connected to Belichick besides the Cowboys. After Monday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mike Florio of NBC Sports claims that the Eagles may be able to move on from Nick Sirianni provided they can contain Belichick.
There is still a strong implication that, should things against the Bucs continue to go badly, a change is not out of the question. Bill Belichick’s availability might hold the key.
Similar to Dallas, where Belichick would be preferable to Mike McCarthy, the Eagles may elect to replace the player who made it to one Super Bowl with one who made it to nine and won six.
Perhaps the Eagles don’t want Sirianni to get too worked up before Monday night’s game. It’s possible that they wouldn’t alter unless they were positive they would land Belichick.
This offseason, there’s only one Belichick to go around. The Eagles and Cowboys do not have the luxury of publicly announcing that they had interviewed Belichick, whereas the Falcons have already sacked their coach.
The only reason the Eagles and Cowboys seem to be considering replacing their head coach is if they can bring in Belichick this offseason and improve. They don’t want to draw attention to themselves by approaching Belichick since that would be detrimental to their existing head coach.
There may be a covert bidding war between two fierce NFC East rivals this week in the NFL if the reports and speculations about the Eagles and Cowboys seeking Belichick are true. If the Eagles or Cowboys can persuade Belichick to join their sideline, the intricacies of such a bidding war will make for an entertaining read.
