FRISCO, Texas -- In 2007, Mike McCarthy was 44 years old and in his second year as Green Bay Packers head coach. He was still learning the trade and emotions would sometimes flare, especially with a rookie kicker.
McCarthy is now 58 and facing a pressure-packed 2022 as he enters his third season as the Dallas Cowboys coach and is likely to face a similarly uncertain kicking situation that could make his emotions flare again.
With the Packers in 2007, Mason Crosby was a sixth-round pick. As 2022 begins, McCarthy isn't quite sure who will be the Dallas kicker.