Mike McCarthy remains unfazed by Troy Aikman’s harsh comments about the Cowboys

Cowboys' HC Mike McCarthy responded to Troy Aikman’s criticism, stating that he disagreed with his take on the Cowboys passing game.

Mike McCarthy remains unfazed by Troy Aikman’s harsh comments about the Cowboys

Troy Aikman and Mike McCarthy (Via outsports/Imago)

The Dallas Cowboys recently received an earful from franchise legend and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman over the struggling passing game which has seen Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb out of sync during their passing attempts. However, when head coach Mike McCarthy was asked about Aikman’s criticism, he stated that he disagreed with him.

Being frustrated by the team’s continuous failure, Aikman didn’t hold back during his radio appearance on 96.7 The Ticket and attacked the Cowboys’ wide receivers for the poor passing game. He criticized them for running “terrible routes” and being “lazy coming off the line of scrimmage.”

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Unlike owner Jerry Jones and quarterback Dak Prescott acknowledging the inconsistency and need for improvement of the team, Dallas’ head coach told the reporters that he doesn’t agree with Aikman’s blunt description of the team’s receiving squad.

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They don’t carry any weight with me, because I watch all the tape, I get to go to the meetings, I’m at practice, I’m part of the games. So I have a clear understanding of what and where. Troy’s statement in particular, I don’t agree with the word selection. There is definitely need for improvement in every position, not just one position that he commented on.

Mike McCarthy said, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota

Compared to last year, the Cowboys are struggling significantly this season with a 3-3 record. They are currently in their bye week before their Week 8 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Mike McCarthy stressed importance of keeping distractions away from Cowboys players

Dismissing the legend’s take, who brought three out of the Cowboys’ five Super Bowl victories, on the Cowboys’ receiving squad, McCarthy asserted not giving it too much importance. He said he doesn’t consider a need to address it before the locker room as the team can’t afford any ‘distractions’ from the outside.

CeeDee Lamb and Mike McCarthy
CeeDee Lamb and Mike McCarthy (Via X)

Coming to the passing game of America’s team, they are ranked second with passing yards per game because of attempting the second-highest number of passes. However, at the same time, their rushing attack is known to be the worst in the league, therefore it’s not wrong to say their impressive passing game is largely to compensate for the rushing attack.

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Moving forward, the Cowboys desperately need to improve, which quarterback Prescott emphasized during his post-game press conference while taking responsibility for the bizarre 47-9 loss against the Detroit Lions–when even head coach McCarthy skipped the media interaction.