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Bill Belichick did little to quell speculation that he’ll be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys with his latest comments about the team’s difficult start to the 2024 season.
Belichick made the comments on his latest appearance on Sirius XM’s “Let’s Go!” podcast when discussing Dallas’ embarrassing 47-9 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
“Yeah, it certainly looks like a tough situation down there in Dallas and I’m sure that ownership is very frustrated about not only the start of this season, but the end of last season,” he began. “And it’s just tough. They had a great year last year and then had a very poor performance against Green Bay in the playoffs. Got off to a good start this year in Cleveland, and then it’s been pretty rocky since then.
“Meanwhile, Stephen and Jerry Jones have shelled out a lot of money to some very high-profile players and have tried to give the team as many resources as they can to win and just haven’t had good results. I’ve always talked about Mike McCarthy, I think he’s one of the best coaches in the league. Mike Zimmer is one of the best defensive coaches in the league, and Bones is a great special teams coach.
“But for some reason, it’s just not coming together. There’s a long way to go. Something’s gonna have to start happening fast. I don’t know enough internally about what that is, but I would say it’s really on everybody that’s gotta play, coach and just generally perform better.”
Belichick made a point to praise the Jones family for its roster building. Those comments came just one day after FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported talk of Belichick to the Cowboys is growing around the league.
McCarthy is in the final year of his contract with the Dallas and the Cowboys look completely lost. The odds of him returning next season appear to be shrinking with each passing week. And it’s clear that, at the very least, Belichick has strong level of respect for both the organization and the Jones family.