As Packers head coach, Mike McCarthy was the beneficiary of one of the more controversial NFL officiating decisions in recent memory.
During the 2015 NFC Divisional round, the Cowboys initially completed a 30-yard, fourth-down pass to Dez Bryant to set up first-and-goal from the two-yard line. The would-be catch would have set the Cowboys up for a potential go-ahead touchdown, but McCarthy threw the challenge flag.
The officials ruled that Bryant didn’t catch the ball, and the Packers went on to win the game, 26-21. The questionable ruling still haunts plenty of Cowboys fans to this day, so you better believe that McCarthy was asked about the play during Wednesday’s introductory Cowboys press conference.
It was a question that needed to be asked.
McCarthy said:
“It was a great catch, I can say now. It wasn’t then – technically.”
That was probably the most diplomatic way to go about the question, but it would have been especially great if McCarthy shut down the notion that Dez caught it — even if Dez probably did catch it. Don’t let a new job change your opinion.
