The Dallas Cowboys finished the regular season with 12 wins for the third consecutive year. But last week, the team once again made an early exit from the postseason.
The Packers were upset by the Cowboys in the wild-card round, raising questions about whether the franchise had the right coaches and players. However, longtime Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones met with head coach Mike McCarthy earlier this week and decided to bring him back for the 2024 season.
McCarthy has one year left on a five-year contract he signed with Dallas in 2020. McCarthy took over offensive play-calling duties this season, and veteran quarterback Dak Prescott had one of the best regular seasons of his career.
Despite Prescott's name being mentioned in NFL MVP conversations, he has mostly struggled to play at the same level during the playoffs.
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CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys sits on the bench during the third quarter of a game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 24, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Prescott finished last week's wild-card game with three touchdowns and two interceptions and is in the final year of his contract with the Cowboys, but he is eligible for a big contract extension this offseason.
NFL Great, has long understood why the Cowboys would stick with Mike McCarthy over Bill Belichick, but “this is it.”
The former Mississippi State University quarterback has been a starter for the Cowboys for the past eight seasons, posting a 2-5 record in the playoffs. He has never led Dallas to a conference championship game appearance.
Cowboys star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb appeared frustrated at times during the team's blowout loss to the Packers in the wild-card round. Prescott and Lamb didn't seem to get along well during the game.
Dallas Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb (88 (age) celebrates with Dak Prescott (age 4). (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
McCarthy and other Cowboys players approached Lamb on the bench and tried to give him some kind of encouragement. Lamb finished the game with nine receptions for 110 yards but no touchdowns.
Prescott tried to dispel the idea that he wasn't on the same page as the top wide receivers.
“Both guys were trying to be perfect, and we weren't perfect early on,” Prescott told NFL Network after the game. “It’s a long way from amputation.”
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, 88, carries during the first half of a game against the New York Giants on November 12, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Prescott's disappointing performance in the postseason likely angered Lamb's mother, Rita Ramirez. A Facebook account believed to belong to Ramirez contained multiple posts criticizing Prescott and suggesting Lamb should leave the Cowboys.
One post read, “Isn't it a duck?”
The account also praised Houston Texans rookie CJ Stroud.
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“I hope he does! [CJ] Lamb played high school football in Fort Bend County, located in the Houston metropolitan area.
Lamb is a three-time Pro Bowler. His 135 receptions in the 2023 season led the NFL.
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