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Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Says There’s ’No Doubt’ He, Bill Belichick Could Work Together
After a highly visible 48–32 loss to the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game, many thought Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would pull the trigger on a coaching change.
Jones, however, declined to force out coach Mike McCarthy after four years in the Lone Star State. McCarthy will enter year five wielding a 42—25 record with the Cowboys—and an unsightly postseason ledger of 1–3.
Herein lies a potential reason that Jones seemingly had little issue discussing former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick with reporters Tuesday. Belichick remains on the open market despite a frantic coaching carousel that has seen nearly a quarter of all head jobs come open.
“I know him personally and I like him,” Jones said Tuesday, per Yahoo. “There’s no doubt in my mind we could work together. None. None.”
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wasn’t afraid to discuss the unemployed Bill Belichick, despite his team retaining Mike McCarthy.
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Jones, as Yahoo’s Jori Epstein pointed out, had expressed strong support for McCarthy on Jan. 17—three days after Dallas’s wild-card debacle.
“His work with Dak, his work in the offense was really good,” Jones said Tuesday. “I feel and he feels, we all feel, that there’s … more to do improving with Dak. Best way to get the meat that’s on the bone is continuity.”