Schefter: Turner appears to be leading race for Dallas job

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Turner appears to be leading race for Dallas job

By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst


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Norv Turner has been a disappointment as a head coach, but Dallas might still give him the job.

MIAMI (Jan. 27, 2007) -- As they try to find the Dallas Cowboys' next head coach, Jerry Jones and his sons are saying little.
Others are being left to speak for them.

What is being said around the league is that it appears as if it is Nor Turner's job to lose. Turner is scheduled to meet with the Joneses in Dallas on Jan. 28. Saints defensive coordinator and former Cowboys assistant Gary Gibbs spent today huddling with the Joneses.

And sooner rather than later, as Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said after his interview with the Cowboys in Dallas on Jan. 26, the Joneses would like to wrap up their search. The answer could come as soon as Jan. 28.

Some expect it to be Turner, who would love to return to Dallas, even with San Francisco doing everything within its power to sweeten his contract and make it difficult for him to leave the 49ers.

Turner will not oppose the idea of keeping the Cowboys' head-coaching job warm for Jason Garrett, whom the Cowboys hired last week as their offensive coordinator/possible head coach/potential head coach in training. Turner wants to coach only another few years and landing in Dallas now could be the perfect curtain call to cap his career.

But also know this: Former Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman has had a significant influence on the Cowboys' coaching process. It is hardly accidental that two of the men Jones has gravitated to are Turner, who gave Aikman's Hall-of-Fame induction speech, and Garrett, whom Aikman cited during his Hall-of-Fame acceptance speech as his greatest professional confidant.

Aikman clearly endorsed each candidate to Jones, and the Cowboys owner was familiar enough with each man to include them in the process.
Now at least one, and quite possibly both, will be responsible for leading the Cowboys into 2007 and their new stadium in 2009.
 

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I am going to be one sad guy tomorrow. I welcome norv back with open arms, but it is a critical and typical mistake.

When they announce joe avezzano as special teams coach I am going to die on the spot.
 

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Welcome back Norv!!!!!!!!

Hopefully
 
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