After ending a five-game losing streak, we have people talking about contract extensions for Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy. Why is this happening? Jerry Jones. “Well, I don’t think that’s crazy at all.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been part of a roller coaster season that has featured more downs than ups through 12 weeks. With his team sitting at 4-7 in the final season of his five-year contract, the assumption has been that the team will move on from his services in the offseason.

In the middle of a difficult season for the Cowboys, Jerry Jones conveyed a slight sense of optimism for his belief in Mike McCarthy's future as the team's head coach.