Deion: ‘Cowboys job intriguing, But I love Boulder’ :: The Mothership
The Monday night report that Jones and Sanders had already had a discussion about the head coach vacancy certainly got everyone talking, including Sanders himself… even if only to tamp down the rumors. “To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful and it’s intriguing,” Coach Prime said in response to the story. “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it’s intriguing. But I love Boulder.”
Coach Prime and the Cowboys is made for reality TV and headlines, but not football reality :: Cowboys Wire
In many ways, Coach Prime and the Cowboys are the perfect match. Both are simultaneously loved and hated more than just about anyone else in the sport. But dig deeper. Sanders, more a leader than a scheme-master, would have to build an all-star coaching staff from scratch to make up for his inexperience coaching either side of the ball (like he’s done at Colorado). If McCarthy was getting pushed out of town for his lack of innovation and strategic failures, Sanders would surely have a major problem.
Cowboys predicted to hire head coach with just 7 years total experience :: Cowboys Wire
Kellen Moore has strong ties to the Cowboys organization as a player, position coach, and coordinator. He left only when McCarthy wanted to resume calling his own offensive plays in 2023. Now with a year spent in both Los Angeles and Philadelphia, there are many who believe he’ll be the leading candidate to finally take the reins in Dallas.
Kellen Moore addresses Cowboys’ head coaching vacancy :: ProFootballTalk
Moore, who is prepping for a divisional round game versus the Rams, deflected talk about the possibility of a return to The Star. “I spent a lot of time there, eight years there, so [I] have plenty of relationships in that place,” Moore said. “We’re in a really special situation right now, getting the chance to play this Sunday, having a chance to make a run at this thing, and that’s really all you worry about.” The Jaguars and Saints have already requested interviews when the Eagles’ postseason is over.
Jason Garrett: New Cowboys HC shouldn’t spend ‘a lot of time trying to change Jerry Jones’ :: Dallas Morning News
The guy who McCarthy replaced has a unique perspective on what the next guy in the big chair will face. “Well, Jerry’s 82 years old. He’s done things a certain way for a long, long time,” Garrett told ESPN. “I think if you go in there as the head coach, you have to embrace what those dynamics are and you have to learn. … I think you have to understand what his strengths are and then maybe some of the areas where you guys can work together to make the organization better than it’s been in recent years.”
Aikman balks at calling head coach of Cowboys a dream job: ‘There’s not a real plan’ in Dallas :: Cowboys Wire
The Hall of Famer’s comments on Monday night were very much in keeping with his pull-no-punches attitude when it comes to his former team. Like Dak Prescott did recently, Aikman also suggested that the problem in Dallas is less about who’s coaching and more about who’s calling the shots upstairs. That the same message is now coming from two of the franchise’s most prominent quarterbacks is telling… and should be a wake-up call for Jerry Jones.
Jason Witten was viewed as ‘heir apparent’ to Mike McCarthy by Jerry Jones :: SI.com
Jane Slater reports that Jones and Witten have spoken in recent weeks, with the NFL insider believing that Jones wanted to bring Witten to Dallas as “an heir apparent of sorts” to Mike McCarthy. McCarthy, however, decided he wanted to pursue opportunities elsewhere, leaving a potential role for Witten suddenly unclear. “I do believe that [Jones] thinks very strongly about Jason Witten in his future as a coach, I just don’t know in what capacity that would look like,” Slater added.
Bill Belichick sends clear message to Cowboys on final ManningCast appearance :: The Landry Hat
Some fans are holding out hope that Jones will still buy out Belichick’s contract at North Carolina (for $10 million), but the coach himself seemed all too happy to be sporting Tar Heels gear and discussing his future in Chapel Hill during a ManningCast appearance on Monday night. He did hint that he might have been interested had he known the job would be coming available, though, so until someone else signs on the dotted line, the secret-plan rumors will likely persist.
‘A complete reset’: Micah Parsons on McCarthy’s exit, what’s next for Cowboys defense :: Cowboys Wire
Parsons says he was “devastated” by news of his head coach’s departure, but he’s confident that the front office will make the right decision about who comes next. The 25-year-old knows a change is coming that could impact anyone on the team, and he says he’s ready to step up and be even more of a leader to help the 2025 Cowboys put themselves in contention for a Super Bowl.
Dak Prescott bummed about Mike McCarthy’s departure, looking forward to future Dallas Cowboys plan :: All DLLS
Prescott was succinct when asked for his reaction to his head coach’s exit. “Bummed, because we built some things,” the quarterback said via text exchange. “But I guess they couldn’t reach an agreement. SMH.” Prescott went on to describe McCarthy as “a great coach and a hell of a man.”
5 reasons the Cowboys are still a desirable coaching destination :: Cowboys Wire
Is the head coach’s office at The Star still a dream destination? For all the circus elements and the carnival-barker ownership, the roster is still stocked with talented pieces, and coaches get a good amount of draft-day input in adding to it. The earning opportunities are certainly there, and the exposure is second to none. And despite Jones’s many quirks, he does tend to show extreme patience with his coaches… even after it’s clearly time to turn the page. Plenty of organizations can’t say that.
Report: Cowboys’ Mike Zimmer says ‘all options are open’ for next move :: Cowboys Wire
Zimmer maintains that he loves coaching but has also admitted he’s contemplating retirement. His return to Dallas was more difficult than he expected, and now he’s faced with a choice. He could be considered for the head coaching position, he could be retained as defensive coordinator for the new guy, he could coach somewhere else, or he could walk away from football entirely.
Former Cowboys assistant drawing HC interest from Jets :: Tom Pelissero
2024 Playoffs: Wild-card weekend proves Cowboys’ offseason approach isn’t going to work :: Cowboys Wire
The Cowboys elected not to get aggressive in free agency this past offseason, and now they’re at home watching the teams that went the other route playing in the postseason. Many of last weekend’s biggest heroes- Saquon Barkley, Joe Mixon, Derrick Henry, Zack Baun, Josh Jacobs- all were available on the open market and could have been wearing the star in 2024.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: Giants pass on QB as Shedeur Sanders falls out of top 5; Cowboys address offense :: CBS Sports
With the 12th overall pick in this exercise, the Cowboys go OL in the first round for the third time in four years. This time, it’s Oregon tackle Josh Conerly Jr. The junior has shot up draft boards this season, but the rankings say this would be quite high for this athletic 6-foot-4-incher to have his name called. His selection would leave the likes of safety Malaki Starks, cornerback Will Johnson, and receivers Luther Burden III and Emeka Egbuka in play for later-drafting teams.
