Heres an article around McCarthy and Jones contract negotiations really went.
https://www.lonestarlive.com/cowboy...owboys-wound-up-parting-with-their-coach.html
It sure sounds like Jones wasn't keen on the idea of bringing McCarthy back. But rather Jones mind seemed made up prior to the season that he was going to let McCarthy ride off nice and quietly but give him one last go to prove he's worth keeping.