The Dallas Cowboys fancy themselves as Super Bowl contenders. The team sits at 6-3 on the season and is coming off yet another blowout win over the New York Giants.
For owner Jerry Jones and Co., it’s all about hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. He’s made that more than clear recently. This has head coach Mike McCarthy facing a ton of pressure as the second half of the regular season continues and the playoffs start in a matter of weeks.
We’ve read speculation about Dallas being interested in big-name head coaches should the McCarthy experiment not work out. But this new note from Albert Breer of MMQB takes the cake.
Breer indicates that there is a lot of talk around NFL circles about New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick potentially landing with the Washington Commanders or Dallas Cowboys once the 2023 season comes to an end.
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Unless you have been hiding under a rock over the past several weeks, indications are that Belichick’s 24-year run with the Patriots will soon come to an end. New England sits at 2-8 on the season and is going nowhere fast. There was even some speculation that owner Robert Kraft — embarrassed by New England’s showing in a 10-6 loss to the Colts in Germany last week — might simply move off Belichick during the season.
That seems highly unlikely. What we do know is that all good things must come to an end. New England is seemingly prepared to move on to a new era without Belichick. Meanwhile, the six-time Super Bowl champion wants to continue coaching. Despite recent struggles, he’ll have options out there.
Belichick has already been linked to a Commanders team that will likely move off Ron Rivera following the 2023 season.
“There’s chatter in some league circles that the Commanders might attempt to essentially trade for Patriots coach Bill Belichick in 2024,” Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio noted.
New Commanders owner Josh Harris could be looking for a sense of stability for an organization that was without it under disgraced former owner Daniel Snyder over the past quarter-century. Not only would Belichick bring that, he’d bring some respect back to the organization. It is a real fit.
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Another recent report indicated that Dallas might not be a viable option for Belichick. He could want to retain general manager duties. We all know who runs the show in Big D.
With that said, Jones has made big moves like this in the past. That included bringing in one of Belichick’s closest friends, Bill Parcells, to coach back in 2003. There is an indirect relationship here.
As for Dallas’ potential need for a new head coach, it’s going to depend on what happens moving forward this season. After losing to the rival San Francisco 49ers in each of their past two playoff appearances, Jones is over the postseason struggles.
Even after committing to McCarthy for the 2023 season immediately following their loss to San Francisco last January, Jones made it clear that the status quo is not working.
“I can tell you the story of every one of those disappointing years. I can go back and pick about four of those years that we had the goods to be there, but for whatever reason, we weren’t. The motivation is here and we created the motivation in what we do in presenting the Cowboys. We write a check with our mouth that our butt has to cover. Or should cover.”
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones back in January
Any move to bring in Belichick would likely require a trade given that New England handed him a contract extension ahead of the 2023 season.
Even then, it’s not too far-fetched to believe that Dallas could look in this direction should another premature exit from the playoffs be in the cards. Remember, this organization has not earned a trip to the NFC Championship Game since all the way back in January of 1996.