If they perform poorly in the postseason once more, a top NFC team and Super Bowl contender might consider hiring former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
Belichick and Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, announced their decision to part ways at a press conference on Thursday. Belichick, a future Hall of Famer who is 71 years old, is currently the best head coach available as a free agency.
In light of their dismal postseason performance under Mike McCarthy, the Dallas Cowboys may be considering Belichick, according to a report from Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda:
“At the start of December, I wrote an article saying the word from league insiders was Dan Quinn would take over as head coach of the Cowboys if Dallas did not make a deep run into the playoffs.
Yet many of those same people now tell me that they believe, with Bill Belichick available, that he’s the man the Dallas Cowboys turn to if Jerry Jones is not satisfied with the way his team ends the season. If this comes to fruition, it should surprise no one, like Belichick’s exit from New England.”
League insiders read the tea leaves on where BB may end up next season: https://t.co/g6QwmLmnr2
— Tony Pauline (@TonyPauline) January 12, 2024
Many believe that at this point in his career, Belichick won’t want to sign with a team that is rebuilding. The Cowboys, who are constructed to win now and are coming off their third straight 12-win season, may be able to lure Belichick.
Here in Dallas, McCarthy has enjoyed great success throughout the regular season, but in the postseason as their head coach, he is just 1-2. Dallas’ failure to advance to the NFC Championship Game this season may signal the end of the McCarthy era.
The NFL has seven head coaching openings in addition to the Patriots.