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Cowboys news: Can Mike McCarthy have as successful of a first year as Barry Switzer?

What kind of success can we expect Mike McCarthy to have in year one as the head man of the Dallas Cowboys?

However, as Cowboys coach No. 9 Mike McMarthy prepares to take the sidelines, he’s no doubt looking for first-season fortune and therefore chasing Barry Switzer. Yep, Barry Switzer.

Switzer, the longtime Oklahoma coach who took the Cowboys’ championship reins following Johnson’s departure, stands as the most successful first-year coach in franchise lore.

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Taking on a Super Bowl-favorite squad in 1994, Switzer and a Hall of Famer-laden Dallas squad advanced to the NFC Championship Game.