{"id":5429,"date":"2024-11-07T08:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=5429"},"modified":"2024-11-07T08:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:44:14","slug":"breaking-mike-mccarthy-opens-up-on-embarrassing-tablet-smash-incident-as-dallas-cowboys-season-spirals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=5429","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Mike McCarthy opens up on &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; tablet smash incident as Dallas Cowboys&#8217; season spirals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy admitted he&#8217;s &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; to have thrown a tablet to the ground in an outburst last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas &#8211; after going 12-5 last year &#8211; have significantly regressed as they&#8217;re just 3-5 heading into Week 10.<\/p>\n<p>And McCarthy&#8217;s frustrations boiled over during a loss to the Falcons last Sunday when the team was stopped on a fourth-and-1.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy reacted to the play by smashing his tablet to the turf &#8211; a move which he said there is &#8216;no excuse for&#8217; on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m embarrassed by it,&#8217; McCarthy told reporters. &#8216;It&#8217;s something that at my age [60 years old], clearly there is no excuse for.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/07\/05\/91789761-0-Cowboys_coach_Mike_McCarthy_lost_his_cool_on_Sunday_as_he_threw_-a-14_1730959025101.jpg\" alt=\"Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy lost his cool on Sunday as he threw a tablet to the ground\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/07\/05\/91789769-0-image-a-2_1730958544797.jpg\" alt=\"McCarthy admitted that he was 'embarrassed' by his behavior during the loss to the Falcons\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Frustration is mounting for Mike McCarthy <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbeE0lYF5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/vbeE0lYF5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/1853147601660424456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;That&#8217;s not what I represent. I&#8217;m embarrassed as the leader of this team&#8230; That was definitely a moment that I wish I had back.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dallas would ultimately lose the game &#8211; and\u00a0quarterback Dak Prescott to injury\u00a0&#8211; as their season continued to unravel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team is already 3.5 games behind the NFC East-leading Commanders, who are a surprising 7-2 with rookie Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>&#8216;We have five losses and so we clearly understand where that puts us as far as what it will take,&#8217; McCarthy said following the 27-21 loss to Atlanta. &#8216;We&#8217;ve got to get to winning.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">That mission will be even tougher with Prescott sidelined, as the quarterback suffered a hamstring injury in the loss to the Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that it was &#8216;likely&#8217; that the quarterback would be placed on the injured reserve list &#8211; ruling him out for a minimum of four games.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys will hope to kickstart their season with a win against the Eagles this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy admitted he&#8217;s &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; to have thrown a tablet to the ground in an outburst last weekend. 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