Troy Aikman and Mike McCarthy (Photos via ESPN and Getty Images)

NFL fans are having a field day teeing off on ESPN ‘Monday Night Football’ analyst Troy Aikman for his hot take on Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy during the Baltimore Ravens-Los Angeles Chargers game.

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck were on the call for the first meeting between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh since Super Bowl 47 back in the 2012 season. During the game, Aikman raised eyebrows when he complimented McCarthy as an excellent football coach:

It’s widely expected that McCarthy will be let go when his five-year contract expires in January. The Cowboys (4-7) are headed for their first losing season since 2020 and will fail to win a playoff game for the fourth time in five seasons under coach McCarthy.

Needless to say, social media wasted no time ripping on Troy Aikman for his strange take on Mike McCarthy:

McCarthy is 46-32-0 as the Cowboys’ head coach, but 1-3 in postseason games.

Troy Aikman’s Take Would Have Been Right 10 Years Ago

McCarthy looked to be on an easy Hall of Fame trajectory when he led the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl 45 championship in the 2010 season. But one can easily argue that Aaron Rodgers made McCarthy look better than he is, seeing that the latter has just a single playoff win in Dallas.