4 Cowboys on Thin Ice After Unconvincing Win Over Chargers
Mike McCarthy
The Cowboys had all sorts of team-level issues, and while you wouldn't necessarily immediately point at Mike McCarthy for any one of them individually, the gestalt does fall on McCarthy.
The Cowboys had a ton of penalty issues right from the jump, and they didn't slow down as the game progressed. It also wasn't just one player getting too reckless or one type of penalty showing a lapse in preparation for the game.
Too many men on the field and an offside on defense. Illegal shift on offense (declined). Illegal formation on special teams.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) October 17, 2023
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy continues to emphasize reducing presnap penalties. Here in first half, it continues to be a problem.
There were all kinds of penalties popping up all night, including pre-snap penalties, which really highlight discipline issues the most.
Then we had the debacle at the end of the first half. There was plenty of time on the clock for the Cowboys to take a shot or two at the end zone, and McCarthy decided to run the clock out.
8 seconds left on the Pollard catch, McCarthy calls for a timeout but then tells official he wanted the clock to run before calling the TO. He had two timeouts. He had a chance to take a shot, especially with multiple timeouts. https://t.co/RGRVtey7D4
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) October 17, 2023
McCarthy was out there acting like he could roll an extra timeout over into the second half.
And then there was the ill-fated attempt at copying the Eagles' QB sneak.
The #Cowboys becomes the latest team to try the tush-push and fail.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 17, 2023
"I think the Eagles are the only one who have figured it out." - Troy Aikmanpic.twitter.com/B2wRafTZDc
If you haven't mastered the play, don't run it. Run a typical QB sneak or other short-yardage play that your team knows well.
McCarthy isn't quite on the hot seat yet, but if this season takes a turn in the near future he very well could be.
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