The Dallas Cowboys are searching for a new head coach and many names are circulating in rumors. However, a new candidate has taken over as the favorite to land the job.
According to NBS Sports’ Mike Florio, Cowboys’ offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has taken over as the betting favorite to land the Cowboys’ vacant head coaching job. Schottenheimer has spent the last two seasons as the Cowboys offensive coordinator.
“The DraftKings odds for the next Cowboys coach, which have been more on-again/off-again of late than Elaine Benes and David Puddy, are back up,” wrote Florio. “And there’s a new favorite. Current Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer now leads the way, at -250. Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who spent five years on the coaching staffing in Dallas, previously was the favorite. He’s now +250.”
Schottenheimer has been an offensive coordinator in the NFL for 14 seasons. However, he has never been promoted to a head coaching position.
“Here’s why Schottenheimer makes sense. Quarterback Dak Prescott wants continuity,” wrote Florio. “He doesn’t want to learn a new offense. If, as it appears, coach Mike McCarthy is gone simply because he and owner/G.M. Jerry Jones couldn’t agree on the length of a new deal, why not bump Schottenheimer up and keep it going?”
Cowboys fans may have mixed feelings about hiring Schottenheimer after the struggles the Cowboys had on offense this season. However, injuries and the lack of an elite running back likely played a role. If he was hired, it would be his first gig as a head coach and he would have lofty expectations as head coach of the Cowboys.
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