Schottenheimer Takes Lead in Cowboys’ Search for Head Coach Pete Carroll Bows Out; more

Frisco, Texas – The Whirlwind week ends without a decision by the Dallas Cowboys on who the 10th head coach in franchise history will be, or at least it hasn’t been made at the time of this article going to print. That means the waiting game continues in North Texas, but that doesn’t mean things have been exactly quiet at team headquarters.

In fact, it has been the opposite.

Mike McCarthy’s departure on Jan. 14 was met with a net casting that included an informal discussion with Deion Sanders and formal interviews with Leslie Frazier, Robert Saleh and former Cowboys’ offensive coordinator Kellen Moore — who is currently preparing to help with to lead the Philadelphia Eagles against the Washington Chiefs in the NFC Championship game.

A dark horse then emerged from the woods, namely the latest offensive coordinator in Dallas, Brian Schottenheimer, who interviewed for the position in person on Tuesday

And then again on Wednesday.

To this point, Schottenheimer is the only candidate, known or unknown, to land two formal interviews with a chance to become the successor to McCarthy, having spent the last two seasons on a weekly basis.

But while that was going on, legendary head coach Pete Carroll emerged as a darker horse with overwhelming odds to push Schottenheimer-Carroll’s former Seattle offensive coordinator for the Seahawks off the would-be throne after talks with owner and general manager Jerry Jones this week.

In the end, it was the Las Vegas Raiders who coached Carroll away from the Cowboys with a multi-year deal to return to the sideline for their organization and no one else’s.

And with all of this figured out, special teams coordinator John “Bones” Fassel has opted to leave for the Tennessee Titans, and wide receivers coach Robert Prince is reportedly taking his first interview as the Miami Dolphins try to talk him into their vacancy in that role .

In all, accounting for the multiple interviews of SchottenHeimer, it appears that the erasure of Carroll from the process and Moore’s season is still ongoing (the same must be said for another potential candidate in Joe Brady), signs on all-time Great coach Marty Schottenheimer as having re-established the lead.

We will find out soon if he will cross the finish line.