No. 3 — Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys
McCarthy is a well-respected coach in the NFL, and he does have a Super Bowl ring to his name. However, that championship was won all the way back in 2011, and it was done so with Aaron Rodgers at QB — one of the greatest passers to ever play the game. It will be interesting to see what McCarthy is able to do now that he is out of Green Bay and working with a loaded roster in Dallas. It’s also important to note that McCarthy is going from a publicly owned team in the Packers, to a team with perhaps the most public owner in Jerry Jones and the Cowboys.
McCarthy has made a lot about his delve into the analytics of the sport during his brief time away from coaching, and it will be intriguing to see how he implements that with the team in Dallas. Should the coaching be up to par, that talented Cowboys roster absolutely has what it takes to compete at the highest level. We’ll just have to see if McCarthy is the right guy to take them there.