We opined earlier in the day about the myriad of pending decisions the Dallas Cowboys have to make, after hiring Mike McCarthy to be the ninth coach in franchise history. Chief among them is who will take on the role of his offensive coordinator and whether or not they will have play-calling responsibilities.
Along with that, we openly wondered how much control McCarthy would have over the entire staff. Would it be a Bill Parcells situation where a request to consider was made, or a Wade Phillips situation, where a staff was chosen for him. It appears, courtesy of Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer that McCarthy indicated he was very interested in working with one-year-of-experience Kellen Moore and that may come to fruition.
.@JayGlazer says Mike #McCarthy didn't have to make ANY concessions when it comes to his staff. Predicts Kellen Moore will stay and Mike Nolan runs the D. Also said MM loves Dak.
Said Giants were more in on McCarthy than Browns but couldn't get 2nd interview.— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) January 6, 2020
It’s also been discovered how long of a contract McCarthy received from Jones. It is in fact a five-year deal, though financial terms have yet to be revealed.
Two notes on new #Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy:
1. He signed a 5-year deal with Dallas, source said.
2. McCarthy likes OC Kellen Moore, I’m told. Nothing more firm than that, but it does seem like McCarthy is more than open to keeping him.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 6, 2020
McCarthy spent 13 seasons with the Packers in Green Bay and is taking over for Jason Garrett, who spent 9.5 seasons at the helm in Dallas. Moore has been with the Cowboys as a coach for the last two seasons, first as QB coach and as offensive coordinator in 2019.