Mike McCarthy ended up as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, though former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis had his name come up during the process.
Jerry Jones and Co. went with McCarthy, whose year away and potential reinvention of himself sold the Cowboys.
Interestingly, someone like Skip Bayless proclaimed Lewis would have been a much better fit for the Cowboys. And that’s notable because for the most part, analysts such as Bayless were never kind to Lewis during his time with the Bengals.
Here’s a brief clip from the show on FS1, where Bayless makes sure to throw in some jabs about the Bengals organization as a whole:
"I just don't love it, I can't get excited about Mike McCarthy. Is he a dynamic leader? Is he a charismatic figure? Will he start a fire in my locker room? No, no, no."
—@RealSkipBayless reacts to breaking report that Cowboys will hire McCarthy as next head coach pic.twitter.com/86JJ6sYJOS
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) January 6, 2020
This isn’t the first time during this head-coach carousel that somebody has brought up the idea Lewis did well in Cincinnati despite what he had to work with. And others have noted Zac Taylor’s struggled-filled first year is more proof Lewis was much better than given credit for by most.
Either way, it sounds like Lewis has missed the boat on a chance at another head coach gig — for now.
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