Never low on confidence, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is unsurprisingly unconcerned with any complications regarding Dallas’ search for a defensive coordinator.
The team needs a new one following Dan Quinn’s departure to helm the Commanders, but it’s possible potential hires might balk at a perceived lack of security considering head coach Mike McCarthy has only one year left on his contract.
“I don’t anticipate that being an issue at all,” Jones said at a Sunday news conference, per the team website.
“If they take the job, they will be coordinator of the Cowboys.
They would be looking at that right there and all that goes with that.
If they’re aspiring, they know there’s a chance to be a head coach someplace, because the one that just left is.
The fear for incoming candidates, especially since Jones has already issued an all-in mandate for 2024, would be that Dallas will waver on bringing McCarthy back after next season if the team falls short of a championship.
Such a decision would mean a new head coach, who would presumably want a new staff made up primarily of his choosing.
But Jones has a point about the pedigree of a Dallas DC job, plus the defense is rife with talent ready-made for a Super Bowl push.
