“Undisputed” host Skip Bayless didn’t hold back when he learned Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy would return for the 2024 season following an ugly playoff loss.
Taking to his X account on Wednesday, Bayless — a diehard Cowboys fan — explained why he disagreed with team owner Jerry Jones on the decision to retain McCarthy after an embarrassing 48-32 wild-card loss to the Packers at home on Sunday.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Bayless exclaimed in response to the news.
He fumed in a follow-up post, “Jerry stuck with Mike McCarthy after THAT??? “McKillMe.”
Bayless can also be seen tossing his Cowboys gear into the trash in a separate video posted on X following the team’s season-ending loss.
The outspoken host then trolled Jones, who admitted to being “floored” after Sunday’s defeat that snapped a 16-game home win streak for the Cowboys and marked the first time the team allowed 40-plus points in a playoff game.
“Jerry Jones just sent this message to his country club of a locker room: ‘It’s OK you just gave up 48 at home when the most this franchise had ever given up in a playoff game was 38! It’s OK that you effectively lost 4 of your last 5! Let’s run it back! Maybe we’ll get lucky!'” Bayless exclaimed on X.
Bayless seethed in another post, “I’m now counting the days till my next big Cowboy playoff letdown … or meltdown.
“Fool me once … twice … three times … four times … five times.”
The Cowboys are the first team in NFL history to win 12 games in three straight seasons and failed to make the conference championship.
McCarthy is 1-3 in the playoffs in those three seasons.
“We miss you, Jimmy,” Bayless wrote, seemingly referring to Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson, who won two consecutive Super Bowl titles in 1992 and 1993 as head coach of the Cowboys.
Many believed Sunday’s loss at AT&T Stadium signaled the end of McCarthy’s tenure in Dallas.
It was the Cowboys’ 13th straight playoff appearance without reaching a conference championship, and Jones seemed fed up after the game — telling reporters that the blowout defeat was “beyond my comprehension.”
Despite speculation of a potential coaching change, Jones backed McCarthy in a statement Wednesday.
“Mike has the highest regular season winning percentage of any head coach in Cowboys history and we will dedicate ourselves, in partnership with him, to translating that into reaching our post season goals,” Jones said. “Certainly, Mike’s career has demonstrated postseason success at a high level, and we have great confidence that can continue.
“Further, our loss on Sunday is shared by everyone here, not just Coach McCarthy. Our players. Our coaches. Our front office. Myself. There is accountability for our results. I am accountable for our results. The lens we use to view and evaluate Coach McCarthy is holistic.
“While we’re all disappointed with the result on Sunday and with our playoff record, I am 100 percent supportive of him as our head coach and ability to reach our goals.”
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s future in Dallas also might be in jeopardy.
He finished 41 of 60 for 403 yards with three touchdowns, but that was mostly in garbage time — and threw two interceptions.
Prescott has one season remaining on his four-year, $160 million contract.
The Cowboys reportedly have prioritized doing a contract extension for Prescott.