Cowboys’ Jerry Jones: Jason Witten May Be NFL Coach, Reminds Me of Dan Campbell

Having beforehand allowed former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Jason Garrett to function head coach of the staff for 10 years, Jerry Jones might have tipped his hand about one other franchise legend who may very well be a substitute for Mike McCarthy in the event that they make a change after this season.

Throughout his Friday look on 105.3 The Fan’s Okay & C Masterpiece present, Jones mentioned former Cowboys tight finish Jason Witten has what it takes to be a coach within the NFL and reminds him of Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell.

Although Cowboys followers would definitely be dreaming of an enormous identify—Invoice Belichick or Deion Sanders, to call two—in the event that they rent a brand new head coach after this season, that is by no means actually been Jones’ model for a lot of the final 30 years.

McCarthy, Garrett, Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Wade Phillips, Dave Campo weren’t essentially considered sturdy personalities who would problem Jones on his selections.

The 2 large exceptions to that rule since Jones purchased the franchise in 1989 have been Jimmy Johnson and Invoice Parcells. It took virtually 30 years after Johnson left the Cowboys following the 1993 season for him to get inducted into the Ring of Honor as a result of their previous points over who deserved credit for the early-90s dynasty.

Parcells at the very least seemed to get along nicely with Jones throughout his 4 seasons as head coach from 2003 to ’06.

One other drawback with Cowboys followers anticipating somebody like Belichick is Jones has made a degree of saying previously {that a} retread coach by no means gained a Tremendous Bowl along with his second staff.

It needs to be identified Jones mentioned that earlier than it began occurring seemingly yearly. Coaches who’ve gained at the very least one Tremendous Bowl of their second stint as a head coach embody Gary Kubiak (2015 Denver Broncos), Andy Reid (3 times with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs) and Bruce Arians (2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

Witten performed 16 of his 17 seasons within the NFL with the Cowboys. He’s the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions (1,215), receiving yards (12,977) and ranks second in receiving touchdowns (72).

The 42-year-old does have teaching expertise, as he’s in his fourth season as a highschool head coach at Liberty Christian College in Argyle, Texas. He went 26-10 in his first three seasons, together with a TAPPS Division II state title in 2023.

Evaluating anybody proper now to Campbell is lofty reward as a result of he has helped to utterly shift the narrative round a Lions franchise that was a laughingstock for a lot of the previous 70 years.

Maybe Jones is aware of issues about Witten that most people does not, but it surely’s laborious to think about a coach with no expertise in regards to the high-school degree may have a Campbell-like affect straight away if he strikes to the NFL.