If you owned an iconic NFL franchise, and you just doubled down on an awful season with a coaching hire that didn’t exactly overwhelm a mutinous fan base, and you were, well, a little nuts, how would you mitigate the fallout?

ESPN's Todd Archer reported on Thursday that McCarthy was adamant about agreeing to a five-year contract extension with the team. However, owner Jerry Jones apparently was stuck on a three-year deal. Both sides couldn't agree on a deal, although the details of the contract the Cowboys offered McCarthy are unknown.

Mike McCarthy's tenure with the Dallas Cowboys came to an end in part because he couldn't agree to terms on a new contract, but it hadn't been clear until

Cowboys and their stadium shut out of Super Bowls, Mavericks surviving without Luka Doncic, Texas Rangers' Spring in the air and pretending to be humbled, all in this week's DFW sports notebook.

Details have emerged on how the McCarthy talks went south, the Cowboys OL gives the NFC a win, Cam Newton’s tank plan to get Arch to Dallas.

Jones: 'He's had 25 years being around the kinds of things that he's gonna have to draw on to be a coach of the Dallas Cowboys."

Jones admits his biggest priority in the hiring process was to ensure continuity in the offense, and that superseded the possibility there was a better head coach to be hired.

As far as operational, I’m as content if I got hit by a car tomorrow that the management of the future has been prepared,'' Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says ... colorfully.

The process to find the 10th coach in Cowboys franchise history may have its flaws but the coaching staff is taking shape r

So what was the sticking point as the Cowboys’ Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways?

The team’s VP of player personnel says it’s a strong year for running backs and defensive linemen, both of which are needed in Dallas.