Troy Aikman addressed the Cowboys’ head coaching opening on Monday Night Football after the franchise opted to acquire Mike McCarthy and his assessment was brutal. He suggested that it appears there is no coherent plan from Jerry Jones since they let the incumbent president run without interviewing other candidates. The Hall-of-Fame quarterback mentioned some people like Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn and said:
‘It suggests there is no real plan. The fact that they haven’t had a chance to interview maybe a Ben Johnson and some of these others, Aaron Glenn. Kellen Moore is a candidate, that makes sense to me. He is a man who is familiar with the building. He obviously worked with the Cowboys, with Jerry Jones, and they know each other very well.
Troy Aikman was also critical of whether or not the Cowboys vacancy is currently coveted. He acknowledged the high-profile nature of the franchise, but said it may not be the most attractive opening for potential head coaches. He explained it by saying that most candidates would want to do this job on their own terms, and that’s hard to do in Dallas.
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“As far as a coveted job goes, I don’t know if that’s accurate. I do think the Cowboys are obviously a high-profile team and who the head coach of that team is is certainly going to draw a lot of attention, but I think most football people who have the taking over as head coach, wanting to do it on their terms, and that’s hard to do.”
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Cowboys HOF Troy Aikman takes Dan Campbell’s lead to make his point following the firing of Mike McCarthy
Troy Aikman furthered his point by using the example of Dan Campbell, who has been so successful as a head coach in Detroit. He said he might not be able to achieve the same results in Dallas, noting:
“If you take Dan Campbell for example, that’s Dan Campbell (in Detroit). Dan Campbell when he’s with the Dallas Cowboys. It’s hard to imagine him being that. It’s hard to imagine that a lot of these coaches that could be. I love the Dallas Cowboys, I played there for 12 years. But to say it’s a coveted job, I’m not sure I agree with that.”
It was a scathing indictment of today’s Cowboys from a man who did as much as anyone to make the franchise great.
Edited by Rit Nanda