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Culture change: How 2025 is incomparable to McCarthy’s final season

Story byReid D Hanson, Cowboys WireWed, December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM UTC·2 min readAnother year, another lost season. The Dallas Cowboys have two games left to play and once again find themselves mathematically eliminated from the playoff picture. Despite undergoing major changes to the coaching staff over the previous offseason, the Cowboys are on the same trajectory as they were last year under Mike McCarthy. The situation in Year 1 of Brian Schottenheimer has caused many to call for something along the lines of an "organic tank." By replacing proven veterans with young up-and-comers the Cowboys can simultaneously learn more about their roster and increase their odds of losing in a somewhat respectable fashion.

Culture change: How 2025 is incomparable to McCarthy’s final season

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Key Highlights

  • Obviously, the motivation behind that would be to gain better draft position in the 2026 NFL draft. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt was a similar plea heard around Cowboys Nation in McCarthy’s final season last year.
  • The year was 2024 and McCarthy had just finished his fifth and final season under contract.
  • After three consecutive 12-win seasons, 2024 marked a clear decrescendo for McCarthy’s tenure. While the plea and circumstances behind it are similar for this year, the situations are apples and oranges.
  • The first season in any head coach’s term is about building a culture.
  • Messages are important and have lasting consequences.
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