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With the Dallas Cowboys being 3-6 heading into Week 11, it\u2019s pretty much believed inside the NFL that head coach Mike McCarthy won\u2019t be the coach of the team next season.<\/p>\n
While former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is a perennial favorite to replace McCarthy, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has brought up a new name, and Jones seems really into the idea.<\/p>\n
Speaking in his regular interview on\u00a0105.4 the Fan, Jones named a possible head coach candidate who he says could be a \u201ctop coach.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the November 15 radio interview, Jones talked about former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten as someone who would turn into a great coach.<\/p>\n
When asked if he thought Witten could coach in the NFL, Jones was so positive that he even compared him to one of the hottest coaches right now: Dan Campbell of the\u00a0Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Jones said,\u00a0per Jon Machota of The Athletic. \u201cWithout hesitation. Yes. (Witten) has something that you can\u2019t draw up. He reminds me a lot of our other tight end who is head coach up there in Detroit right now (Dan Campbell).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n He added, \u201cJason is very sophisticated when it comes to understanding football and all the nuances. But more important than anything, he really does understand the physical and the mentality of being physical and that part of it. Without a question, he could become (an NFL coach). He has extraordinary work ethic \u2026 He can be a top coach.\u201d<\/p>\n Regardless of what Jones says, Belichick is still a favorite among some NFL analysts and experts to replace McCarthy. In a November 14 feature for The Athletic,\u00a0Jeff Howe writes that\u00a0\u201cBelichick is gearing up to try to get one more gig after an historic 24-year run with the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n He\u2019s got a few of his top lieutenants preparing to join him, too, so Belichick\u2019s staff could look awfully familiar if he gets another job.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBelichick, who turns 73 in April, needs 15 wins to break Don Shula\u2019s record. He might be a perfect candidate for a team that has a talented roster but needs a new voice, so the Dallas Cowboys have been pegged as an obvious fit,\u201d Howe added. \u201cWherever Belichick goes, the timetable is paramount for both sides.<\/p>\n Belichick won\u2019t want to take over a full rebuild, and the organization would have to be comfortable knowing he\u2019d likely only be there for a few years.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, the question for anyone coaching the Cowboys is how cool they\u2019ll be with letting Jones have power over the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cCowboys owner Jerry Jones has said numerous times that he\u2019ll never hire a general manager, and there\u2019s no way he\u2019d diminish Will McClay\u2019s role,\u201d\u00a0Howe stated. \u201cBelichick might be OK with that structure in Dallas because it\u2019s been in place for so long.<\/p>\n But if the Cowboys stick with Mike McCarthy or go in another direction, would Belichick be good with getting paired with a less-experienced GM? Regardless, the hiring cycle will revolve around Belichick.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the Dallas Cowboys being 3-6 heading into Week 11, it\u2019s pretty much believed inside the NFL that head coach Mike McCarthy won\u2019t be the coach of… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n
\nBill Belichick is Still a Favorite Among NFL Analysts<\/h2>\n