FRISCO, Texas -- Mike McCarthy spent a good portion of his summer on Lake Michigan, about an hour north of Green Bay, surrounded by family and friends as he got away from the grind of being the Dallas Cowboys' head coach.
While he enjoyed the quiet time of lake life, football was never far away.
“I’m a big believer in time and place,” McCarthy told ESPN. “I have an office there, so I was able to get some time in there. As a head coach, your work’s never done. There’s always something to do and something you want to make sure you look at and there’s conversations and ideas, a lot of reflection that goes on during the vacation days.