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\"Jerry<\/p>\n

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The Cowboys may be closing in on hiring a hugely unexpected head coaching candidate, according to new betting odds posted Monday.<\/p>\n

Dallas, who parted ways with Mike McCarthy earlier this month after the two sides failed to reach a contract extension, are in the market for a new head coach – with Deion Sanders among those previously linked to the job.<\/p>\n

But the best bet for the job now appears to be Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who was deemed the favorite on Monday by DraftKings.<\/p>\n

Schottenheimer, who has never been a head coach at any level, was given -180 odds\u00a0of becoming Dallas’ head coach at one point, and moved to -250 later in the day according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

Kellen Moore, who was previously the offensive coordinator for the Cowboys and Chargers and now holds the same role for the Eagles, was given the second-best odds at +250. He was previously the favorite.<\/p>\n

Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was in third at +350, former Jets head coach Robert Saleh was at +450 and now-former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was at +550 – though he agreed to become Bears head coach afterwards according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n

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Sanders was way back in seventh at +750, with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady also ahead of him at +650.<\/p>\n

The odds appear to have been removed from DraftKings’ site as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n

In Schottenheimer’s first year as offensive coordinator in Dallas (2023), the Cowboys led the league in points per game (29.9) and won 12 games.<\/p>\n

This year, with quarterback Dak Prescott hurt for half of the season, Dallas took a step back and were 21st in points per contest.<\/p>\n

More crucially, though, is the 51-year-old Schottenheimer’s lack of head coaching experience.<\/p>\n

He has been an NFL offensive coordinator on four occasions including his stint in Dallas, and was also Jacksonville’s passing-game coordinator during the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

It appears that the hire would have the support of Prescott, as ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio wrote that the quarterback ‘wants continuity’ and ‘doesn’t want to learn a new offense.’<\/p>\n

Schottenheimer has also raved about Prescott in the past.<\/p>\n

‘I love the man,’ Schottenheimer said. ‘I love the work ethic. He’s a tireless preparer. The way the guys follow him. The way he wants to be coached, the way he wants to be open-minded to trying different things from a fundamental standpoint.’<\/p>\n

The Cowboys will hope whoever their new head coach is can help them bounce back from their 7-10 season this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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