I’m not necessarily a big fan of former University of Washington and Boise State a HC Chris Petersen but I can’t help but wonder if he’s possibly the next HC of the Cowboys. He interestingly has strong connections to Kellen Moore.
Peterson surprised many a few weeks ago when he announced on Nov. 29th he was leaving his post as HC of Univ of Washington at the end of this season. He led the Huskies to 2 PAC 12 titles and in 2016 to a berth in the College Football Playoff. He previously had coached at Boise State where he won 5 conference titles and led Boise to a big upset of Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl with Kellen Moore starring as QB.
Below is an article published in March, 2019 on the Dallas Cowboys “flagship” radio station 105.3 The Fan’s website in which Chris Petersen praises Kellen Moore before this season started:
https://1053thefan.radio.com/blogs/...ris-petersen-praises-dallas-cowboys-offensive
If you believe Jerry still has a desire to keep Kellen Moore as his OC, Petersen would make some weird sense. Consider these possibilities:
- I’m not at all sold yet that Moore is anything special but we all know Jerry has his fixations with hiring coordinators before his HCs. (Jason Garrett hired before Wade Phillips)
- Petersen stepped down at season’s end at WU and as of this week after coaching the huskies to a Las Vegas bowl win against his former Boise State team, and is no longer contractually obligated.
- Petersen is an offensive minded coach who would align more closely to Kellen Moore’s style and since they had an effective relationship at Boise.
- Makes me wonder if Kellen Moore is the guy Jerry really wants as his next Jason Garrett but needs more time and Peterson becomes the stop gap.
- Peterson is 55 which makes me wonder if Jerry would see him as a temporary guy until Moore is ready.
This is nothing more than a theory. Several satellite Cowboys web sites have picked up on this. I’m sure as hell not hoping this is “the plan”. But it unfortunately sounds like the way Jerry thinks.
Here are a couple of other links about the possible Petersen to Dallas idea:
https://insidethestar.com/washingto...tep-down-potential-jason-garrett-replacement/
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...oached-cowboys-oc-kellen-moore-at-boise-state
