Jerry Jones and the Cowboys were blindsided by Mike McCarthy's decision to leave the head coach position, per a report.

The Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that the team had completed an interview with McCarthy just two days after he parted ways with Dallas.

By keeping McCarthy dangling for over a week, the Cowboys are a week behind other teams searching for a coach.

It seems as though Jerry Jones had a master plan for the Dallas Cowboys head coaching position, which was surely flawless in his mind. NFL insider Jane Slater s

The Dallas Cowboys had to make one of the hardest decisions of Jerry Jones' ownership when they decided not to renew McCarthy's contract before Tuesday's deadline.  This was the right move, regardless of McCarthy's pedigree and success in the NFL-- even in Dallas.

McCarthy's overall lack of playoff success and the offense getting stale are big reasons Jerry Jones is making a coaching change.

Dallas star linebacker Micah Parsons, who's entering the final season of his rookie deal, said, "Losing a great coach like Mike hurts."

The Dallas Cowboys apparently did not plan for Mike McCarthy leaving and to be searching for a new head coach.

NFL season was one to forget for the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas finished the season with a lackluster 7-10 record, which put them in third place in the NFC East and outside of playoff contention. Head coach Mike McCarthy went into the season with one year left on his contract,

Cowboys star Micah Parsons made his feelings about coach Mike McCarthy perfectly clear after McCarthy's departure from the team. The post Cowboys’ Micah Parsons Breaks Silence on Mike McCarthy Drama appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways on Monday after a truly needless and torturous seven-day wait. Even though Jerry Jones praised McCarthy at every turn both during and after the season,