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The possibility of Bill Belichick succeeding Mike McCarthy has increased significantly.
When the Dallas Cowboys decided to keep Mike McCarthy as head coach, it shocked the whole NFL.
Nothing could beat the Cowboys’ crushing loss to the Packers in the first round of the playoffs, but the shockwaves weren’t quite as big. Furthermore, everyone assumed McCarthy would receive his walking papers due to the franchise’s extreme humiliation following the loss.
In the end, Jerry Jones was reluctant to start again at such a crucial offseason. That doesn’t explain his decision to not renew McCarthy’s contract, but that’s the thing about Jones: you never know what to expect.
The idea that Jones could have recruited his old friend Bill Belichick, who has a lot of regard for Dallas’ owner, was even more humiliating than the actual incident.
