Ranking 18 NFL teams that missed the playoffs: Who’s most likely to rebound in 2025? :: The Athletic
Maybe it really was a one-year anomaly. Of all the teams to miss the postseason bracket, Dallas is listed as the second-most-likely squad to rebound in 2025. Improved health alone should position the Cowboys’ return to the thick of things in the NFC East… if Jerry Jones can hire a strong head coach and actually address the run game.
ESPN cites Jerry Jones as why Cowboys aren’t clear-cut best HC opening in NFL :: Cowboys Wire
Mina Kimes ranked the open head coaching jobs, and Dallas tied (with Chicago) for most attractive. They have a top-tier quarterback and a great roster overall. But the intangibles are a major roadblock; namely, Jerry Jones and his constant meddling. That’s more than enough to perhaps weed out some of the best candidates in this year’s cycle. (Looking at you, Ben Johnson.)
Sunday’s Eddie George interview paved the way for the Bears to move quickly on Ben Johnson :: ProFootballTalk
Chicago interviewed onetime Cowboys running back Eddie George on Sunday in a meeting that had been on the books for several days. But having the Rooney Rule fulfilled by the time the Lions lost meant the Bears could move quickly on setting up a meet with Ben Johnson. It worked; they came to terms with Johnson before the Cowboys even got the chance to request a sit-down with him.
Report: Cowboys assistant with no HC experience catapults to top of candidate list :: Cowboys Wire
DraftKings likes Brian Schottenheimer to win the head coaching job, giving him -250 odds. The 51-year-old gameplanned the Cowboys offense to top-five rankings in point and yards last season, but this year saw a big dropoff. Schottenheimer is obviously a known commodity and would maintain continuity for Dak Prescott, but he’s never before been a head coach anywhere at any level.
Despite Dallas Cowboys rumors swirling, Deion Sanders looks to add NFL Hall of Famer to Colorado staff :: A to Z Sports
Coach Prime isn’t acting like a guy on his way out of Boulder. In fact, he’s assembling an all-star staff for the Buffaloes in 2025. Warren Sapp is already there; now Marshall Faulk may join as the program’s running backs coach.
Report: Cowboys, former position coach have ‘expressed mutual interest’ in HC candidacy :: Cowboys Wire
Anthony Lynn coached the Cowboys’ running backs in 2005 and 2006 and has been on staff with several other teams, including a four-year head coaching stint with the Chargers. He’s currently with Washington as the run game coordinator, in addition to his RB coaching duties. If Dallas wishes to follow through on the mutual interest, though, they’ll have to wait until after the NFC title game at the earliest.
Report: Saints scheduling in-person interview with ex-Cowboys head coach :: Saints Wire
The Saints are looking to sit down with McCarthy later this week now that the Bears job is off the table for the veteran coach. He does have history with the organization, having served as offensive coordinator from 2000 to 2004. Weather could be a factor in scheduled an in-person visit; a rare winter storm is headed for the Gulf South region and could limit travel plans for millions.
Kellen Moore’s success in Philly leads to fundamental ask, when will Cowboys’ front office grow up? :: Cowboys Wire
Watching Moore thrive with the formula the Cowboys claimed they wanted should raise some eyebrows. Now one of Mike McCarthy’s recent coordinators will be coaching in the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are starting over with a new staff. But have they learned anything at all from the mistakes of the past few years? Will they show growth by taking a new approach?
Report: Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel lands with new team :: Cowboys Wire
The Cowboys reportedly “made a late push to keep” him, but Fassel will head to Nashville to be the Titans’ new special teams coordinator. The Cowboys’ special teams squads excelled under Fassel, with kicker Brandon Aubrey and kick return specialist KaVontae Turpin being among his notable projects. Both players were brought to Dallas from spring leagues and turned into All-Pros under Fassel’s tutelage.
5 strategies the next coach of the Cowboys must implement in Dallas :: Cowboys Wire
Not expecting Dak Prescott to throw 60% of the time would be smart from the new coaching regime. Improving the run game should be considered a must-do. Returning the offensive line to its former glory should be a focus, as should implementing more play-action and misdirection. And the front office has to get away from hiring comfortable names and familiar faces just because it’s easier.
Micah Parsons, Dez Bryant spar on social media over Cowboys’ culture :: Awful Announcing
The two Cowboys greats got into it over the mindset in Dallas. Bryant railed against “all the nepotism” and called for “a culture shift.” Parsons shot back by saying, “Stuff like this irrates [sic] me Dez … You could have changed the culture brother!!” Bryant did not take kindly to that: “You are really too young to understand. You’ll realize soon you need more people like me who don’t give a [expletive] for the better of the athletes.” The frustration surrounding this team is real indeed.
Mark Andrews’ brutal performance evokes memories of Jackie Smith :: SI.com
The painful drop of a two-point conversion by the Ravens tight end in the closing moments of the AFC divisional game caused many a Cowboys fan to evoke the name of Jackie Smith. Smith dropped a surefire touchdown pass in the end zone in the third quarter of the Cowboys’ 35-31 loss in Super Bowl XIII, still considered one of the worst moments in franchise history. The two plays looked strikingly similar.
Hopefully, NFL’s divisional playoff round taught Cowboys, Jerry Jones this important lesson :: Cowboys Wire
Successful teams find good coaching staffs. They find high-end QBs and aren’t afraid to pay them. They draft well and they sign good players in free agency so they can make a deep and well-rounded roster. They don’t put the weight of the franchise on any one or two entities. They treat the team like a team. This weekend’s games were stocked with organizations that demonstrate how championship-caliber teams are built.
Cowboys are now NFC’s, and NFL’s laughingstock :: Cowboys Wire
With Washington’s ticket to the NFC title game punched, every team in the conference has now made it to championship weekend since the Cowboys were there last. The past two decades have seen a long string of both bad decisions and bad-luck moments that date all the way back to Tony Romo’s bobbled hold. Then, of course, there’s the team’s bumbling ownership. Social media has made it even easier to highlight the lowlights and keep America’s Team firmly entrenched as America’s Punchline.
AT&T Stadium loses out on 2029 college football championship hosting bid, sources say :: WFAA
The Cowboys’ home venue will no longer host the CFP title game in January 2029. While some thought it might mean a Super Bowl site announcement for AT&T, sources now say the decision- made by the Cotton Bowl, not the Cowboys or the NFL- is twofold: the state legislature may make an adjustment to how they help pay incentives for such events, and a nearby convention center that would host related festivities may not be done by then.
