Dallas Cowboys News: Garrett Not Named Coach, But Still Keeps Building Staff
January 5, 2011 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
Dallas Cowboys News: Garrett Not Named Coach, But Still Keeps Building Staff
The online sportsbook experts have not seen a press release or heard an announcement from the Dallas Cowboys that confirmed that Jason Garrett is the next head coach, but rumors about Garrett building a coaching staff keep popping up.
The newest NFL betting rumor is that the Cowboys brought in Miami Dolphins assistant head coach and secondary coach Todd Bowles to interview for the offensive coordinator position and not the head coaching job as originally reported. The football betting world knows that Bowles has been with the Dolphins for the last three years, and in those three years the Dolphins have dropped a lot of interceptions. But, as part of the Rooney Rule, Bowles was said to be interviewing for the head coaching job. The NFL predictions are guessing that the talk was more about defensive coordinator than head coach.
Still, with Jason Garrett now interviewing prospective members of his coaching staff, Jerry Jones has not yet named Garrett as head coach. The speculation was that Jones would do so earlier in the week, but he did not. Now with Eric Mangini available for a coaching position, rumors are flying again that Jones is not sold on Garrett and that the owner wants to interview Eric Mangini before making a final announcement. But the Cowboys did announce that the interview process ended earlier this week, but there has not been any kind of coaching announcement as of yet.
The activities at Valley Ranch in the last week or two are incredibly confusing and are raising a lot of questions. If Garrett is the new head coach, then why doesn’t Jerry Jones just make it official? If Garrett is not the head coach, then why is he interviewing coaches for prospective staff jobs? Obviously, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys front office know more than the media does. But this strange set of circumstances is only fueling the notion that the Cowboys are not a focused organization.
The Cowboys finished 26th against the pass and lacked a quality cover corner in their secondary. That may be why there are new rumors floating around that the Cowboys may have an interest in tearing Champ Bailey away from the Denver Broncos. Bailey would give the Cowboys some of the closing speed they need at the corner and help bring stability to a defense that seemed to come unglued in the 2010 season.
The Dallas Cowboys finished the season with the sixth best passing offense in the league. That should give Cowboys fans a reason to be optimistic about 2011 when you consider that the starting quarterback missed most of the season, the offensive line was adequate at best and the star rookie wide receiver missed several games due to injury. The Cowboys can build on their successes of 2010, and try to create the offensive machine that everyone was expecting. Quarterback Tony Romo will be ready for summer workouts and training camp, and receiver Dez Bryant is expected to be ready by summer as well.
Dallas Cowboys Wade Phillips to Return
January 18, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
Ed Werder published an article over at ESPN Dallas earlier today reporting that Wade Phillips will return as the Dallas Cowboys Head Coach next season. It is unclear whether Jerry Jones will sign Wade Phillips to a long term contract or just another 1 year deal, but I am sure that we will find out soon.
If you would of asked me 4 or 5 weeks ago I would have said that he should be let go, but that all changed once December started for me. Wade Phillips and the Dallas Cowboys shut up the critics by posting a winning record in December / January. The team also made the playoffs when most of the so-called experts wrote them off once again. The Cowboys won a playoff game this season, and Tony Romo looked great down the stretch. That said I think that this team needs to get rid of a certain red haired offensive coordinator. More after the jump!
