Troy Aikman doesn’t mince words on the Cowboys HC job opening after Mike McCarthy’s departure

Troy Aikman talked about the Cowboys head coaching opening on Monday Night Football after the franchise decided to move on from Mike McCarthy, and his assessment was brutal. He suggested that it looks like Jerry Jones doesn’t have a coherent plan because they let the incumbent go without talking to the other candidates. The Hall of Fame quarterback mentioned some people like Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, saying:

“That suggests there’s not a real plan. The fact that they haven’t had a chance to maybe interview Ben Johnson and some of these other guys, Aaron Glenn. Kellen Moore is a candidate, that seems logical to me. He’s a guy who’s familiar with the building, obviously he’s worked with the Cowboys, with Jerry Jones and they know each other very well.”

Troy Aikman he was also critical of whether the Cowboys vacancy is currently desired. He acknowledged the high-profile nature of the franchise, but said it might not be the most attractive place for potential head coaches. He explained this by saying that most candidates would like to do this job on their own terms, and that’s hard to do in Dallas, commenting,

“As far as the desired job, I don’t know if that’s true. I think the Cowboys are obviously a high-profile team and whoever is the head coach of that team is definitely going to get a lot of attention, but I think most football people who take over the head coaching job want do it on your own terms, and that’s hard to do.”

Cowboys HOF Troy Aikman took a cue from Dan Campbell to voice his opinion following the firing of Mike McCarthy

Troy Aikman further made his point by taking the example of Dan Campbell, who was so successful as a head coach in Detroit. He said he may not be able to achieve the same results in Dallas, noting,

“If you take Dan Campbell, for example, is Dan Campbell (in Detroit) Dan Campbell if he’s for the Dallas Cowboys. It’s hard to imagine that he is. It’s hard to imagine that a lot of these coaches could be. I love the Dallas Cowboys I played there 12 years, but I’m not sure I’d say it’s a desirable job to necessarily agree with that.”

It was a damning indictment of the Cowboys of the current era from a man who did as much as anyone to make the franchise great.