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Dallas Cowboys Start New Era with Mike McCarthy, but Jerry Jones Problem Remains

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones got exactly what he wants in a new head coach by hiring Mike McCarthy.

Or, more accurately, he got exactly what he thinks he wants in a new head coach.

Jones made it clear over the last few weeks what sort of coach he wanted to replace Jason Garrett, even though he waited until Sunday night to make it clear that he planned to replace Garrett.

College coaches were out of the question. "College coaches coming directly into head coach have the lowest percentage rate of success as opposed to coming from coordinators," he told Dallas radio station 105.