“Monday Night Football” commentator and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman had some harsh opinions about the now-vacant Cowboys head-coaching position before Monday night’s wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback great Troy Aikman on Monday said the team was no longer a highly ... the team had parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt noted that “this job is as coveted as any, ’cause you’re gonna run the ...

Troy Aikman didn't hesitate to offer an honest take on the Dallas Cowboys' head coaching vacancy during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown. On Monday, ESPN insider Adam Schefter broke the news that the Dallas Cowboys had parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy.

Aikman laid out his opinions about the decision to move on from Mike McCarthy in the pregame show to the Rams-Vikings Monday Night Football playoff game.

Description: Troy Aikman joins Scott Van Pelt to explain why Sam Darnold's performances against the Lions and Rams to end the season will impact his free agency.

As panel host Scott Van Pelt pointed out, there was much speculation to go around the sketchy future between the Cowboys and McCarthy as his contract was set to expire at the end of this season.

In the 24 years since his retirement, Troy Aikman has carved out a second ... and Monday night was no exception. When ESPN's Scott Van Pelt asked Aikman for his thoughts on Mike McCarthy and ...

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Description: Troy Aikman and Joe Buck discuss where the Texans went wrong in their loss to the Chiefs with Scott Van Pelt.

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"Troy has won, lost, bled, sweated, and he's earned his opinion," Buck said. "That's what makes for great, honest TV."

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