Despite having a successful playoff career as a head coach, Mike McCarthy has not won as many Super Bowls as he could have. Across nearly two decades, with a talented quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the Packers from 2006 to 2018 and later with the Cowboys from 2020 to 2024, he has only one trophy. The HC has made some mistakes in his career. One of them is not being aggressive about getting the players that might have helped him flaunt a few more rings.

During the January 9 episode of Get Got Pod With Marshawn Lynch & Mike Robinson, former Packers safety Charles Woodson forced the RB to reveal his story. Marshawn Lynch was playing for the Buffalo Bills at the time but wanted out. The Packers were one of his most preferred destinations. He was so eager to leave the Bills that he would have jumped on the Packers’ plane back to Wisconsin. A-Rod wanted him, but the HC refused. Here’s what happened.

In the week 2 game of the 2010 regular season, the Bills were up against the Packers. Before the matchup began, Lynch told the Packers LB Desmond Bishop to ask Mike McCarthy to make the trade. But Bishop said, “I gotta tell you something, this game right here, it’s an audition.” Later Rodgers also repeated the same to him.

It motivated him to perform at his peak level. He had 17 rushes for 64 yards but failed to score a touchdown. The Packers routed them 34-7. And went on to win the Super Bowl. To date, that remains the only trophy for the head coach. But Lynch went to the Seahawks after the week 3 game and won the Super Bowl in 2013.

While Lynch left the league after the 2019 season, the head coach is still here. He had a fairly successful stint with the Cowboys but is now in search of a new destination.

Mike McCarthy parts ways with the Cowboys

“I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure,” wrote Jerry Jones in his official statement, thanking the head coach for his services. Overall, he had a 49-35 record for the franchise. He took them to playoffs thrice, but couldn’t advance to the Super Bowl even once.

It might not be too long before Mike McCarthy finds his next team. The Bears are reported to be very keen now that he’s available. They first fired Matt Eberflus and later Thomas Brown. While other names like Lions OC Ben Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn are also in contention, McCarthy has experience on his side.

For the Cowboys, they have talked to Colorado Buffaloes HC Deion Sanders. Cowboys fans are a mix of excited and anxious about the future. But it is perhaps the right time for the franchise to try and take that next step forward.