3 Cowboys Who Should Be Embarrassed by Pathetic Week 2 Performance

3. Mike McCarthy - Head Coach

These types of losses are nothing new for the lame-duck head coach. Mike McCarthy has never been a difference-maker schematically and his weaknesses grow more obvious with each week. There's a reason Jerry Jones refused to give him a contract extension, and it feels like it's only a matter of time before McCarthy is eventually fired.

Twice in the last three games, McCarthy was thoroughly undressed by a superior strategist. Zimmer's defense deserves significant blame, yet at some point the buck has to stop at McCarthy. If he can't put his team in a position to succeed, what value does he bring to the Cowboys' organization?

Losing 44-19 to a borderline-playoff team is bad enough, yet it's a disaster for a franchise expected to compete for the Super Bowl.

There is no way to justify this loss. Unfortunately for Dallas, the schedule doesn't lighten up after the Baltimore contest in Week 3. They'll take on the Giants in Week 4 for what should be an easy victory, but then must take on the Steelers, Lions, 49ers, Falcons, and Eagles in consecutive weeks.

It's not unreasonable to think they could get off to a 2-5 start. Jerry Jones almost never fires a coach in the middle of the season, though calls for McCarthy's job are already quite loud.

If McCarthy can't motivate his team to improve and win a series of games against superior coaches, he'll be looking for a new job this offseason.

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