{"id":268748,"date":"2025-01-14T16:17:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/troy-aikman-doesnt-mince-words-on-cowboys-hc-job-opening-after-mike-mccarthys-exit\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:44","slug":"troy-aikman-doesnt-mince-words-on-cowboys-hc-job-opening-after-mike-mccarthys-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/troy-aikman-doesnt-mince-words-on-cowboys-hc-job-opening-after-mike-mccarthys-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Aikman doesn&#8217;t mince words on Cowboys HC job opening after Mike McCarthy&#8217;s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4729471\" data-slug-id=\"2321883\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Troy Aikman talked about the Cowboys&#8217; head coaching opening on Monday Night Football after the franchise chose to move on from Mike McCarthy and his assessment was brutal. He suggested that it looks like there isn&#8217;t a coherent plan from Jerry Jones as they have let the incumbent walk without interviewing with other candidates. The Hall-of-Fame quarterback mentioned some people like Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson, and Aaron Glenn, saying, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It suggests that there&#8217;s not a real plan. The fact that they haven&#8217;t had the opportunity to maybe interview a Ben Johnson and some of these others, Aaron Glenn. Kellen Moore being a candidate, that seems logical to me. He&#8217;s a guy that has familiarity with the building. He worked obviously with the Cowboys, with Jerry Jones and they know each other very well.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Troy Aikman was also critical of whether or not the Cowboys vacancy is coveted right now. He acknowledged the high-profile nature of the franchise but said that it might not be the most appealing 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&#8217;s hard to do in Dallas, commenting,<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As far as a coveted job, I don&#8217;t know that that is accurate. I do think the Cowboys are obviously a high-profile team and whoever is the head coach of that team is certainly going to draw a lot of attention, but I think most football people that take over as a head coach, they want to do it on their terms, and that&#8217;s hard to do.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cowboys HOF Troy Aikman takes Dan Campbell&#8217;s example to make his point after Mike McCarthy&#8217;s firing<\/h2>\n<p>Troy Aikman further made his point by taking the example of Dan Campbell, who has been so successful as a head coach in Detroit. He said that he might not be able to exact the same results in Dallas, noting, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you take Dan Campbell, for instance, is Dan Campbell (in Detroit) Dan Campbell if he&#8217;s with the Dallas Cowboys. It&#8217;s hard to imagine that he is. It&#8217;s hard to imagine that a lot of these coaches might be. I love the Dallas Cowboys. I played there for 12 years. I wish them well. 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