Now that the NFC East has landed two teams in the NFC championship game and neither one resides in Dallas, there’s a sense this state of affairs could spur Jerry Jones to take dramatic action. Maybe.

For most of the season, it was assumed that the Cowboys would be looking for a new coach. Late in the year, owner and G.M. Jerry Jones seemed to be warming up to the idea of keeping Mike McCarthy around.

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys officially parted ways earlier this week after the two sides failed to agree to a new contract. According