The Cowboys are out of the postseason, but they’re right in the thick of things as far as the annual coaching carousel is concerned. Mike McCarthy is standing by his opinion that his job is completely secure, even while talk is getting louder about the chances of an imminent return to Dallas by a Jones family favorite. Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn remains the hottest ticket in town, as two teams have booked him for a second interview for a head coaching position. One Dallas defensive assistant is getting calls, too… and another staffer has already accepted an offer elsewhere. Meanwhile, we’re looking at who might replace Quinn if he takes one of the multiple offers he’s sure to get.
We’re still marinating in the bitterness of last Sunday’s wild card loss, and looking at that fateful last play with fresh perspective, based on both better angles of the field and what transpired in Tampa in the divisional round. A Cowboys legend laments a lost opportunity, we’re asking what happened to the offense, and we’re still sizing up Amari Cooper’s late-season vanishing act. All that, plus some wish-list what-iffing about the most dominant center in college football and what he could bring to the Cowboys… but almost certainly won’t. That’s all ahead in News and Notes.