Mike McCarthy Had Special Gift For His Players This Week
Mike McCarthy certainly has his way of going about things.
Last season, when the Cowboys were in need of some motivation, McCarthy invited his team to smash watermelons Gallagher-style.
Dallas’ head coach switched it up this year though. Per the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, McCarthy fired up his team this past week by handing out… monkey butt?
Last year, #Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy smashed watermelons. This year, coming off an ugly loss, McCarthy dug into his motivational bag of tricks and pulled out … Monkey Butt? @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/JlHYfpFL67
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 15, 2021
According to Pelissero, McCarthy and his staff dubbed the past seven days “R-A-W” which stood for “Red Ass Week.”
Following an ugly loss to the Denver Broncos, the Super Bowl winning head coach wanted his team to get mad and take it personally.
He even went as far as having Dallas Cowboys staff hand out Monkey Butt, an anti-chafing powder, which the players reportedly got a kick out of.
It must’ve worked.
Dallas rolled to a 43-3 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The 40-point win reasserted McCarthy and his team as potential Super Bowl contenders.
The victory was extra sweet for Cowboys D-coordinator Dan Quinn, who was fired by the Falcons last season after an 0-5 start.
Quinn received the game ball after the game.
Cowboys DC Dan Quinn getting a game ball
(Video: @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/JWrihzzAj7
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 14, 2021
The 7-2 Cowboys will look to keep things rolling in a 4:25 battle against the Chiefs in Arrowhead on Sunday.
Mike McCarthy, Dan Quinn, and the rest of the staff will need a repeat performance in order to slow down a Kansas City Chiefs offense returning to form.
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