Troy Aikman destroys Cowboys Mike McCarthy coaching decision

Troy Aikman didn’t sugarcoat his feelings about his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, not bringing back Mike McCarthy as head coach.Aikman, while appearing on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” before calling the NFC wild-card clash between the Rams and Vikings, said he was caught off guard by contract negotiations between a coach of McCarthy’s caliber and the Cowboys falling apart on Monday. “I thought Mike McCarthy would be the head coach, so this is a bit of a surprise for me today that he’s not going to be,” Aikman said.“It suggests that there’s not a real plan, the fact that they haven’t had the opportunity to maybe interview a Ben Johnson (of the Lions), some of these others, Aaron Glenn.“What (Adam) Schefter said as far as (Eagles offensive coordinator) Kellen Moore being a candidate, that seems logical to me.

A guy who has familiarity with the building, with the Cowboys, with Jerry Jones — they know each other very well.Beyond that, it’s hard to imagine.” Aikman, who won three Super Bowls in Dallas, then questioned if the Cowboys are still a desired destination by top coaching candidates  – even with it being “America’s Team.”“As far as a coveted job, I don’t know that that’s accurate,” Aikman said.

“I do think the Cowboys are obviously a high-profile team.Whoever is head coach of that team is certainly going to draw a lot of attention.

I think most football people that take over as a head coach, they want to do it on their terms.That’s hard to do.

If you take a Dan Campbell (from the Lions), for instance — is Dan Campbell Dan Campbell if he’s with the Dallas Cowboys? It’s hard to imagine that he is.It’s hard to imagine that a lot of these coaches might be.“I love the Dallas Cowboys.

I played there for 12 years.I wish them well.

But to say that it’s a coveted job, I’m not sure I necessarily would agree with that.”Jones’ omnipresence and role as the general manager make the Cowboys a ver...