Fat Mike with Appendicitis

[shoop]

Mike McCarthy has appendicitis, plans to have surgery today and coach on Sunday

By
Michael David Smith
Published December 6, 2023 12:16 PM
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is not going to let appendicitis keep him off the sidelines for Sunday night’s big game against the Eagles.

The Cowboys announced today that McCarthy is set for surgery today and still plans to coach Sunday.

“Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy experienced abdominal pain this morning that warranted further evaluation and resulted in a diagnosis of acute appendicitis,” the Cowboys said in a statement. “He is currently slated for surgery this afternoon, expected to be released later today, and anticipates coaching on Sunday night. The Cowboys’ three coordinators will run practice today and until McCarthy returns.”

This is the second time this year that McCarthy has missed practice after having surgery. He previously didn’t coach the Cowboys’ rookie minicamp after back surgery.

 

[Stars]

Hope it goes smooth for him. When I had appendicitis, it was at the point of rupturing and I had to stay in the hospital for a week getting IVs of antibiotics fed into me. Really super unfun.

 

[bbgun]

Have we ever had an assistant/coordinator coach a game?

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Have we ever had an assistant/coordinator coach a game?

Didn't Quinn do it for one game? Or is my memory failing me.

 

[bbgun]

Didn't Quinn do it for one game? Or is my memory failing me.

Wiki:

On December 2, 2021, Quinn stepped in as acting head coach for the Cowboys while McCarthy was out after testing positive for COVID-19. The Cowboys beat the New Orleans Saints on the road by a score of 27-17.[26]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Wiki:

On December 2, 2021, Quinn stepped in as acting head coach for the Cowboys while McCarthy was out after testing positive for COVID-19. The Cowboys beat the New Orleans Saints on the road by a score of 27-17.[26]

Yep, that's the game I was thinking of.

 

[p1_]

So yes, Fat Mike is 1-0 in absentia.

 

[boozeman]

The guy says he is ready to roll.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

So yes, Fat Mike is 1-0 in absentia.

Now that he is the play caller it would be kind of a big deal to be missing him. But I can't really think of a better head coaching backup than Dan Quinn.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

The guy says he is ready to roll.

Give him a cheeseburger and he'll be fine.

 

[Bill Shatner]

Give him a cheeseburger and he'll be fine.

Better yet, let him wrestle Andy Reid for one.

 

[boozeman]

Better yet, let him wrestle Andy Reid for one.

Fat Andy would beat him easily.

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

 

[p1_]

I can see him on the table receiving updates and burning time outs .

 

[1bigfan13]

McCarthy pulling a Hugh Freeze would be pretty funny.

 

[P_T]

McCarthy pulling a Hugh Freeze would be pretty funny.

There was a move (comedy) from a couple of decades ago about a dysfunctional football team (Necessary Roughness, The Waterboy, etc.), where the HC was a gruff, hot tempered, and volatile type, and right before the "big game" he suffered a heart attack and was in the hospital while the DC coached the game. While the game was happening, the TV was removed from the coach's hospital room so he would remain calm, but he had smuggled in a radio w/ earpiece... he would get riled up throughout the game but act calm whenever the nurse checked on him, when the game ended, with his team winning (in dramatic fashion), he started yelling, jumping and dancing on the bed. When the nurse came to check out the commotion, the coach then jumped down and hugged/kissed her...

I envision McCarthy pulling something like that.


Anyone know what that movie was?

 

[NoDak]

There was a move (comedy) from a couple of decades ago about a dysfunctional football team (Necessary Roughness, The Waterboy, etc.), where the HC was a gruff, hot tempered, and volatile type, and right before the "big game" he suffered a heart attack and was in the hospital while the DC coached the game. While the game was happening, the TV was removed from the coach's hospital room so he would remain calm, but he had smuggled in a radio w/ earpiece... he would get riled up throughout the game but act calm whenever the nurse checked on him, when the game ended, with his team winning (in dramatic fashion), he started yelling, jumping and dancing on the bed. When the nurse came to check out the commotion, the coach then jumped down and hugged/kissed her...

I envision McCarthy pulling something like that.


Anyone know what that movie was?

That sounds like Major League II. A baseball movie.