Jerry Jones is believed to have reached out to Carroll not too long ago, based on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Nick Harris. Whereas this was not an interview and could be labeled as a casual dialogue, Harris provides the group’s curiosity within the Tremendous Bowl-winning coach is believed to be reliable. That stated, no interview is on the group’s docket.
Not a group recognized for standard methods involving hiring or firing a head coach, the Cowboys already had a non-interview discussion with Deion Sanders. Subsequent reporting has pegged this as an unlikely partnership, with Schottenheimer and Eagles OC Kellen Moore rising because the early leaders.
Each have historical past in Dallas and in depth OC seasoning, but when Moore is a true consideration, the Cowboys would wish to attend till subsequent week to conduct a second interview and will not be capable of rent their former play-caller — ought to the favored Eagles prevail in Sunday’s NFC championship sport — till after Tremendous Bowl LIX. Schottenheimer has not been related to some other groups’ HC vacancies — this yr or at some other level through the 2020s — so the Cowboys wouldn’t danger shedding their incumbent OC by ready. However dismissing Mike McCarthy after which selling his much less certified OC can be an odd transfer.
Whereas Carroll can be a extra down-the-middle rent, he additionally brings danger on account of his age. The previous Seahawks, Patriots and Jets HC is 73 and can flip 74 in September. No NFL HC has coached a sport past age 72. This impacted Invoice Belichick‘s job pursuits final yr, and Carroll additionally discovered himself shut out after his Seattle ouster. However Carroll has rebuilt momentum and seems to be a legitimate front-runner for the Raiders job. The Bears additionally met with Carroll throughout their expansive search.
