Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Makes Eye-Opening Bill Belichick Claim After Retaining Mike McCarthy

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.

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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.”

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.”