What type of Head Coach hire should the Cowboys target?

It is clearly evident that Schott is a dead man walking, outside of a collapse by the Giants and the Cowboys turning it completely around, the franchise will be looking for the team's next head coach in the offseason. My question is, what type of Head Coach should they target:

-Disciplinary CEO Type: ex Mike Tomlin
-Defensive Coordinator promotion: ex Flores
-Young inexperience, rising offensive: ex Kubiak 49ers
-Retread experienced HC with a successful track record: McDermott
There’s only one type of HC coming to Dallas, they need to fully support Dak is elite, Jerry is in complete control and is a football genius and accepts the fact he will be a HC in name only and be happy with a good paycheck, tow the company line and always say Jerry is right. That’s what history says don’t see it changing anytime soon
 
You think Flores should get a HC job w/ his pending lawsuit vs the NFL? Hnmmnnn
If he can win me games I really don’t care about the lawsuit as that’s really none of my business to begin with. If he can actually prove discrimination in court then more power to him.

If anything the argument against Flores is his Miami stint and some of the issues he had, especially with a guy like Tua.
 
It is clearly evident that Schott is a dead man walking, outside of a collapse by the Giants and the Cowboys turning it completely around, the franchise will be looking for the team's next head coach in the offseason. My question is, what type of Head Coach should they target:

-Disciplinary CEO Type: ex Mike Tomlin
-Defensive Coordinator promotion: ex Flores
-Young inexperience, rising offensive: ex Kubiak 49ers
-Retread experienced HC with a successful track record: McDermott
Flores.

If Jerry really wants to win now because of his age, then Flores is the best option.
 
Simple way to figure when a new head coach will be needed.

Just look at the contract for the current guy. Whenever that expires is when they’ll bring in someone else.
 
When they are used to being in the playoffs with MM, being outside looking in without significant injuries in back to back years, could be enough.
We all hope so.
Jerry is the wild card

They talked about coaches dead money. Its not a real thing that impacts cap or anything. But stephen and Jerry referred to it.
. So that factors in for jerry.
 
It is clearly evident that Schott is a dead man walking, outside of a collapse by the Giants and the Cowboys turning it completely around, the franchise will be looking for the team's next head coach in the offseason. My question is, what type of Head Coach should they target:

-Disciplinary CEO Type: ex Mike Tomlin
-Defensive Coordinator promotion: ex Flores
-Young inexperience, rising offensive: ex Kubiak 49ers
-Retread experienced HC with a successful track record: McDermott
A No NONSENSE D. Coor.
 
If he can win me games I really don’t care about the lawsuit as that’s really none of my business to begin with. If he can actually prove discrimination in court then more power to him.

If anything the argument against Flores is his Miami stint and some of the issues he had, especially with a guy like Tua.
Doesn't matter if you care, or I, it matters if the NFL cares and if it would cost Jerry.
 
Sure, but this is our last chance to actually get something for him. Gotta find that desperate team(Vikings) that has a super bowl D and a lollipop O.

Wait til the offseason and he's untradable due to his 74 and 86 mil cap hits coming up.
I like the ring of that....

Vikings think they are a player away from being a contender.
We fleece the hell out of them on a trade by getting way more in return than we gave away.

4 years later--dynasty.

It's just crazy enough to work..... :grin:
 
It is clearly evident that Schott is a dead man walking, outside of a collapse by the Giants and the Cowboys turning it completely around, the franchise will be looking for the team's next head coach in the offseason. My question is, what type of Head Coach should they target:

-Disciplinary CEO Type: ex Mike Tomlin
-Defensive Coordinator promotion: ex Flores
-Young inexperience, rising offensive: ex Kubiak 49ers
-Retread experienced HC with a successful track record: McDermott
You're making an assumption that Schotty will be fired and not around in 2027.

I think Jerry does not pull that trigger, making this whole thread a moot point.
 
Flores.

If Jerry really wants to win now because of his age, then Flores is the best option.
Think he is going to be the #1 candidate in next year's hiring cycle. To land him, they cannot delay a decision or he will be long gone.
 
If this happens.......I think it's comes down to how well he keeps the team together. In other words, if he loses the locker room, then yeah, I think he gets fired.

Sidenote... the defense is improving each week, as predicted.
This is a great litmus test for the defense as the 49ers are perhaps the best offense they will face.
 
It is clearly evident that Schott is a dead man walking, outside of a collapse by the Giants and the Cowboys turning it completely around, the franchise will be looking for the team's next head coach in the offseason. My question is, what type of Head Coach should they target:

-Disciplinary CEO Type: ex Mike Tomlin
-Defensive Coordinator promotion: ex Flores
-Young inexperience, rising offensive: ex Kubiak 49ers
-Retread experienced HC with a successful track record: McDermott
A guy like Mike McCarthy, at least he managed 12 wins for 3 seasons in Jerruhh's circus, which sadly is the best we can be. :(
 
This is so insane. So a guy who has a worse record, that's had multiple chances and he's failing. He's failing hard. His team has no wins and that's who you want on our team. He has Justin Herbert. He's had plenty of great players on that team and failed. And he's better than Brian Schottenberg. That's what you think. You all are insane. You just want a name. Just because he has the horrible name does not make him good. In that case, we should bring back Bill Belichick. Oh, we should just go get it and do what the Raiders did. We should get Pete Carroll because he worked out really well. These retreads really work out well, don't they? And by the way, even John Harbaugh overrated over there, in my opinion. The Cowboys should have beat them game one, if the defense would have even been just a little bit better. And we had one or two more possessors on offense. We beat them. We will beat them. In the next game, I know this. I'm guaranteeing a win as long as we still have our starting quarterback.

You all just love names. Names are not what wins in this league and if you think that Jim Harbaugh or whatever his name is cause Jim and John II get them mixed up. With his winless Chargers resume, can come over here and do better if the circumstances were exactly the same. But here's the thing, the Cowboys defense is improving. The Cowboys will have another offseason to get more. Pieces for Parker's 34 defense. Our windows barely open, so we still have Prescott for probably one more year. You should keep this as is, with subtle changes. Whatever that means, changing out some of the assistance or the, you know, the coaches that coach positional coaches. Maybe Brian Schottenheimer gives up play calling or at least attempts to maybe you elevate Clayton Adams to your play caller. There are other options besides thinking that somebody could come in and clean up a mess that might already be on the way to being cleaned up by next season. So why shouldn't you give Parker and Schottenheimer another shot?
Blue, you just hit the nail on the head in just 5 words. I can bet if they included legit highlights to go along with the name dropping, there wouldn't be as much name dropping because they would see there's a reason these coaches either don't have a job or are stuck at the college level.
 
Either someone off the couch who hasn’t coached this decade, or an internal hire. In either case, the main qualification is being willing to go along with the current program and babysit accordingly. And, of course, candidate should be cost effective.

You know, pretty much the standard hiring process in Frisco. It's worked well.
 

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