With Mike McCarthy ‘Fed Up’, Jerry Jones Blamed for Failing to Empower Cowboys as Mark Schlereth Exposes Glaring Franchise Troubles

There is hardly anything left unaddressed in the Dallas Cowboys context. The Dallas team has been at an impasse with their star players Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons for a while now. With no solution at hand, even the head coach Mike McCarthy has waived the white flag. And while there’s no development in each of these individual’s situations, Jerry Jones’ stern approach sticks out like a sore thumb.

An average Dallas Cowboys fan has no option but to go on a tirade after watching a disastrous off-season unfold. Mind begs the question of whether Dak Prescott is the real problem behind the Cowboys’ lack of success or if the unpreparedness to deal with their players trickles down from the top. Whatever it is, the Cowboys’ stalemate with their players is a deeply grounded issue that needs some investigating.

Jerry Jones might be the roadblock to the Cowboys’ success, here’s how:

While Jerry Jones might have tooted his own horn from time to time, analysts like Mark Schlereth take issue with the mismanagement of the America’s team’s roster. The former Broncos O-Lineman didn’t hesitate to ask the Cowboys’ owner to take a good look at himself and try to identify the problem with the side from there onwards.

“Jerry Jones maybe you should walk by the mirror and look into it. Maybe it’s your fault that you’ve underachieved,” said Schlereth on The Stinkin Truth Podcast with Mark Schlereth. “Maybe it’s the things that you’ve done that have circumvented or have put a wedge between players and coaches and maybe it’s the things that you’ve done that have cost your team opportunities to win.”

Going into the draft, the Cowboys were short of a decent O-Line and a running back, after Tony Pollard and Tyron Smith left the team. However, the Dallas side got Ezekiel Elliott back on the roster but he’s slated to work as more of a support system, rather than a playmaker. The Dallas team parted ways with veteran tackle Tyron Smith in the off-season but signed the OT Tyler Guyton and Guard Cooper Beebe in the 2024 NFL Draft.

They have a partially new O-Line now, but it looks rather inexperienced as compared to the type of seniority the team held earlier. Per Schlereth, it’s Jerry Jones’ controlling personality and his failure to empower the players that have worsened things for the Cowboys. The Cowboys’ off-season draft was shambolic, they haven’t addressed their key players, and more importantly, Mike McCarthy as a coach doesn’t have much say in who is hired and fired from the Cowboys roster.

Also, the center Tyler Biadasz decided to move to Washington Commanders, adding to the bane of the team. It’s no mystery that the billionaire owner often goes to the radio shows for PR and does what he wants to do without taking his players’ and coaches’ inputs into account. That’s exactly the kind of behavior that the Cowboys head coach is tired of dealing with.

Will Mike McCarthy bid goodbye to the Dallas team next year?

Some of the ex-Cowboys insiders have revealed that Mike McCarthy is “fed up” with the Cowboys’ management and leadership decisions. The news is just as controversial as Aaron Rodgers’ absence from the Jets. An ex-Cowboys personnel member threw down the gauntlet on Tyler Dunne’s Go Long Podcast.  

“He’s doing it the best he can,” said Dallas’ former employee and explained, “Some of the people I’ve talked to have said that he’s getting fed up with it a little bit.” As of the most recent reports, the Dallas Cowboys have 7 Pro Bowlers on their roster but still have nothing to show for it. The last time they were in a divisional round was two years ago when they lost to the Niners. But the thing is, the former Packers Super Bowl-winning coach has a 42-25 record with the Dallas team, which doesn’t look all that bad. So somehow, McCarthy can still get the benefit of the doubt.

These players don’t believe that Mike McCarthy is at fault here. Rather, they are looking at Jerry Jones and scratching their heads. While the Dallas Cowboys have always put forth a top-notch roster, their lack of success boils down to just one thing: Mike McCarthy being sidelined and not having a say in roster management. McCarthy is a sympathetic head coach, and it became clear when he addressed the QB Dak Prescott.

The Cowboys have kicked the can so far down that the road has ended. But for some reason, Dak Prescott is as composed as ever and never expressed any dissent for Jerry Jones. He’s just waiting for his turn and hoping that the matter is resolved amicably. But the question is whether Prescott wants to handle this drama in the future all over again or not. The HC recently got annoyed by the media pestering him with Dak Prescott’s situation, but he sided with the QB in the scenario.

McCarthy offered his sympathy to Prescott for being stuck in the middle. “It’s hard. I feel bad for Dak. I think Dak’s a really good quarterback who is capable of taking a team to the Super Bowl. He’s got to overcome a lot of things.” The Dallas QB bounced back from a broken ankle about 4 years ago and has been improving ever since. But the trouble with the Dallas Cowboys just never seems to end.

People were optimistic about Trey Lance taking Dak Prescott’s position and that Jones would pick him up on the 5 year option. But as of May 1, the Dallas Cowboys officially declined to provide Lance with a 5th-year deal. So now as the team took a chance on Trey Lance too, leaving Cooper Rush as the only choice behind Prescott.

It’s looking really bad on Jerry Jones and per some reports, it’s being said that the “current players are more concerned about Jerry Jones than their own head coach.” Judging by the trajectory it’s hard to point out who the Cowboys will keep in their roster. Another underwhelming choice on the team’s part wouldn’t be a surprise at this point, leading to more potential disappointment in the upcoming seasons.