Mike McCarthy faces many challenges in 2024, but which is the biggest?
Mickey Spagnola: Making sure he doesn’t allow this team to become complacent, meaning just assuming after three consecutive 12 wins seasons, in two of those winning the NFC East titles, the 2024 Cowboys don’t take for granted they will automatically win another 12 regular season games. There must be a motivational carrot to dangle. Then there is this since this is McCarthy’s second year as the offensive coordinator. Figure out how to score points in the playoffs. The Cowboys have gone 1-3 under McCarthy in the playoffs, but in those three losses they scored no more than 17 points in 2¾ games, the outlier the 31 scored in the 2022 first round 31-14 beat down of a way inferior 8-9 Tampa Bay team.