Going into the 2024 season, many knew that Dallas Cowboys’ head coach Mike McCarthy would be on the hot seat to win a championship after failing to reach the Super Bowl any of the last three seasons. Each one of those seasons resulted in 12 regular season wins, but not even an NFC Championship game appearance.
However, what not many expected was Dak Prescott to go down with a season ending injury and the running game to be historically bad.
That being said, there’s a name floating out there that could be an interesting addition for Dallas.
“It Would Make Perfect Sense” Cowboys’ Next HC Identified Per Report
A struggling NFC team may soon need to fill a HC vacancy after reportedly expressing interest in Robert Saleh:
In a surprise move, the Jets fired Robert Saleh following a 2-3 start. Six weeks later, the dysfunctional AFC franchise relieved general manager Joe Douglas of his duties. The Jets have fared no better under interim HC Jeff Ulbrich, losing six of seven games.
The Dallas Cowboys are widely expected to move on from head coach Mike McCarthy after the 2024 season. Everyone knows that Jerry Jones doesn’t like “firing” coaches, but he has a clean exit with McCarthy’s five-year contract expiring in January.
According to a report from Mike Fisher of Athlon Sports, the Cowboys will consider Robert Saleh for their head coaching vacancy. Fisher noted that Saleh would have familiarity with Kyle Shanahan’s offense which has been problematic for Dallas:
“And one of the coaches who we’re told via an NFL source will “get consideration” for a job at The Star in 2025? Robert Saleh…
Saleh, 45, has another attribute: A great Cowboys nemesis of this era has been “The Shanahan Offense,” a style of play based on the teachings of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. In theory, Shanahan’s own former defensive coodinator might be the league’s most qualified guy when it comes to beating it.
Saleh’s Jets defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best; for that reason alone he figures to be a hot name when it comes to getting a coordinator job…and a name Cowboys Nation should file away for if/when a coaching staff search begins here inside The Star.”
Robert Saleh was hired as Jets head coach in 2021 after serving as 49ers defensive coordinator under Shanahan. During his tenure, the team went 20-36, though the first two years were rebuilding years.
Saleh wasn’t the Jets’ problem. In spite of the franchise’s never-ending drama, he connected well with his players, and his history of coaching top-10 defenses speaks for itself.
He will surely get hired before the start of next season.
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