As Packers head coach, Mike McCarthy was the beneficiary of one of the more controversial NFL officiating decisions in recent memory.
During the 2015 NFC Divisional round, the Cowboys initially completed a 30-yard, fourth-down pass to Dez Bryant to set up first-and-goal from the two-yard line. The would-be catch would have set the Cowboys up for a potential go-ahead touchdown, but McCarthy threw the challenge flag.
The officials ruled that Bryant didn’t catch the ball, and the Packers went on to win the game, 26-21. The questionable ruling still haunts plenty of Cowboys fans to this day, so you better believe that McCarthy was asked about the play during Wednesday’s introductory Cowboys press conference.
New #Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on whether Dez caught the ball in the #Packers playoff game in the 2014 season: “It was a great catch, I can say now. It wasn’t then – technically.”pic.twitter.com/GUOkfKC4S5
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 8, 2020
It was a question that needed to be asked.
McCarthy said:
“It was a great catch, I can say now. It wasn’t then – technically.”
That was probably the most diplomatic way to go about the question, but it would have been especially great if McCarthy shut down the notion that Dez caught it — even if Dez probably did catch it. Don’t let a new job change your opinion.
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