Mike McCarthy Signs The Blood Oath
Yeah yeah I know McCarthy was probably not the hiring news you expected a comic about but we got a whole offseason to get to everything else. You want my opinion on Joe Judge? I don’t have one. I didn’t know who he was when they hired him. He has almost no history and is a total unknown in pretty much every respect. It’s hard to have an opinion on a guy you didn’t know existed until a week ago.
Anyway once I heard Mike McCarthy slept over at Jerry Jones’ house the night he got hired I couldn’t pass that up. Think of the pillow fights that must have happened. Think of the secret blood rituals. It might very well be worse than CATS.
I don’t like the hiring for Dallas. It feels like a lateral move. Maybe a slight upgrade in the fact that McCarthy knows at least basic clock management. As bad as Jason Garrett was during the games themselves reports seemed to indicate he wasn’t a bad guy and there is a lot that goes into coaching that we, the vile public, does not appreciate. We see what happens for 3 hours on Sundays and maybe if we care we see some press conferences and read reports. Managing a large group of egotistical dudes takes effort and I don’t think we give coaches enough credit for it. This is one of the things that worries me about McCarthy. According to that big report that came out after the firing, the dude seemed like he just checked out behind the scenes.
There is also the added variable known as the Jerruh Factor. We were making “Garrett is Jones’ puppet” jokes since before the guy even got promoted. Former OL Uche Nwaneri released a write up from his (limited) perspective from his short time in Dallas on Reddit basically calling Dallas a Jerry cult. It doesn’t really contradict what most of us already suspected to some degree. How much of this hiring is Jerry wanting control and finding a guy who will tolerate it? How much push-back will Jerry tolerate? We’re gonna find out!
Honestly what I expect out of Dallas is more of the same, maybe even a slide into further issues once they have to give Dak his contract and some of the talent leaves. The team is still very talented and should easily be in conversations to take the east next season, but I just feel like we aren’t getting much of a change here.
Let me put it this way: I expected the Giants to hire Mike McCarthy. I expected the Giants to go for the “established pedigree” of the “classic football coach” who in reality is a retread who lucked into a HoF franchise QB and may not have played a big a role in that success as initially suspected and might secretly be a fraud. I expected the boring hire. The Cowboys did it instead. Take that how you will.
Did you just watch Dracula on Netflix? Lol
Go watch it.
Or else.
It doesn’t suck somehow.
I did which is why I think I caught the reference
It was surprisingly better than I thought it would be. I look forward to another season possibly. Never know with Steven Moffat sometimes.
Don’t think you can have another season the way it ended but I really enjoyed it
Considering the way Cmdr Clap is hanging around as if he still has a job what do you suppose are the chances he’ll just get demoted to OC, DC or other? I mean, it’s clear he had deficiencies as a head coach, but he does seem damned good with the players and that has its value. Has that happened, like, ever? As opposed to getting straight up fired a head coach just getting demoted.
Idk about a HC ever being demoted instead of fired but I think theres a flaw in your reasoning: isnt “being good with all the guys” exactly what youd want out of the HC? And let the OC/DC handle playcalling, clock and timeouts? If the HCs a douche/hardass but your OC is a ppl guy its still the hardass whos in charge, the only thing youd gain is a shoulder to cry on if the HC throws a fit… A constelation like that just screams drama to me idk…
Oh and i forgot: At least we gona see next season if McCarthy has been a fraud like Gase all along or if hes actualy legit. Its also gona be interesting to see if the Cowboys keep their DC now that they have a somewhat decent defense cause defense definitly wasnt McCarthys forte in Green Bay
Yeah, that is what you want out of a HC, but if for whatever reason you’re not getting it, but the OC or DC is that guy at least half of your team will be happier.
but what does mister mistoffelees think of the hire
We’ll have to wait until his jacket stops vomiting playing cards to find out…
Goddamn 49ers out there playing football like its 1920…. 47 rushes total in a playoff game in 2020….
As somewhat of a Vikes fan that game was dreadful to watch too, with every 49ers run you could feel the inevitable coming a little closer….
And King Henry is doing all he can (24-12 4th Q) to feed everyone a hefty helping of crow. Can one RB really carry his team’s entire offense to a championship?
And just like that, King Henry and the Titans move on. I think the Ravens may want to look at upgrading the receiver position in the offseason. Lamar needs some big bodied receivers who can out fight opponents for the ball. His limitations in the passing game may have been exposed a bit here. He still has soooo much room to grow though. Kid is waaaaay better than last year. Imagine if he takes another big step forward next season.
Also, who’s the favorite in the AFC now? With both Baltimore and New England gone, we’re guaranteed a fresh face in the big game.
Honestly, the Titans are the favorites. Nobody scares me as much as Derrick Henry does right now.
King Henry and the Titans solidified my parlay. All hail the king
Well, if the Giants actually hire Jason Garrett to be their OC you will get a full appreciation of how terrible he is. His playcalling is so predictable I bet the Patriots didn’t even bother to videotape his sideline
they took a daugerrotype
lol.
And even more lol because now the Giants actually hired Jason Garrett as their OC, sorry Dave
Titans: *shoots the ravens* Never more!
*feathers falls off the corpse of the dead birds, revealing the decomposing bodies of brown dogs*
I’ve always thought the Ravens’ mascot should be named ‘“Quoth”.
I’d like to thank Jerry Jones for saving Jimmy Haslam from himself. It makes up for the time in 2014 that he steadfastly refused to do so.