Mike McCarthy previews Cowboys/Commanders in potentially his final interview with Shan & RJ

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Week 18 of the 2024 season could be the last time we see Mike McCarthy coaching on the Cowboys' sideline. He joined Shan & RJ to talk about this game, getting his players to milestone numbers like 1000 rushing yards for Rico Dowdle, if he thinks he'll be back next year, and more.

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00:00Coach, you know, we've, we, in the media, we've probably asked you and Jerry dozens

00:19of times about Trey, Lance, Trey, Lance, when's Trey Lance going to get a shot? You know,

00:23is that something where that question though, even as a competitor has ever been posed to

00:28you guys by Trey himself, like, Hey, am I going to get a shot to step in this week?

00:33I think not, not, not as a direct, but I think just like anything, you know, actions speak

00:39louder than words. And, and, and when I see in Trey, every single day is he's always prepared.

00:46You know, he prepares as, as if he is, you know, going to get that opportunity and your

00:51whole quarterback room has to prepare that way. And that's, and that's part of why it's

00:55structured the way it is where, you know, everybody has a role in there, you know,

00:59throughout the week of preparation to make sure we're all engaged. Because, you know,

01:03there's, there's a lot that goes into game plan each week. No one has more responsibility

01:08than the quarterback position. And Trey, Trey is always prepared to be ready to go.

01:14What's been different about Trey now versus when you first saw him walk on the field last

01:19year?

01:21Oh, I just think, you know, his fundamentals, I think clearly, you know, everybody teaches

01:28a little, you know, a little different, you know, how the footwork is tied to their perimeter

01:33routes, you know, the command, not the line of scrimmage, you know, the communication

01:37network is different for every offense. So, you know, all those things. So, I mean, he's,

01:43he's improved in every area and that's, you know, that's just a credit to, you know, his

01:47hard work. It's a credit to Scott Tolzain. You know, these men put a lot of extra time,

01:52you know, they're, they're down on the, you know, they're down on the porch center field

01:56here in about 15 minutes, you know, going through a pre-pre practice before work. So,

02:01I mean, there's a tremendous amount of time that's put into playing the quarterback position

02:05and Trey, Trey and actually Will's down there, will be down there also this morning, but

02:10these guys put a lot of extra time in.

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