Mike McCarthy will be a head coach again in the NFL. FOX Sports Jay Glazer reported on Monday morning that Mike McCarthy will be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas moved quickly with their coaching search. They hired McCarthy on Monday after putting out a statement on Sunday that Jason Garrett would not be returning. Some Packers fans are taking a victory lap with McCarthy going to Dallas. But I do not see it that way, rather, it adds another competent coach in the NFC competing against the Packers.

What people fail to realize about McCarthy is that he worked all season to be a better coach. He didn’t spend the season on television like others have when they’ve been fired. Rather McCarthy learned from his mistakes and spent time getting better from all phases of the game. Unfortunately for the Packers, Mac had to be fired for him to learn from those critical errors. I argued last year that he became way too comfortable with the Packers and the organization that it led to his ultimate downfall.

I do not know how Dak Prescott and he will work together. It doesn’t feel like the perfect fit, but if Kellen Moore stays as an offensive coordinator, maybe it is doable. That does make sense for McCarthy to get a better understanding of Dak. The former Packers head coach will have his best running back in his coaching history with Ezekiel Elliott and one of the better wide receiver, Amari Cooper plus a dominant offensive line. All of these things made Dallas such an attractive job for McCarthy.

The 2020 schedule does not get off to a fast start for McCarthy though. They have some difficult games on paper with road games against Baltimore, Seattle, Minnesota and Los Angeles Rams. And they host San Francisco and Pittsburgh at home. Those are six high-profile games with likely national media attention for all of them.

McCarthy and Jerry Jones’ relationship will be one to watch, but he will get a reprive of having to explain everything. Jones takes some of the pressure off Mac in the media. You have to think that attracted him to this job. Can this duo work well together? That will be asked 10,000 times before the first snap of next season.

Charlie.