Former NFL Head Coach Gunning For Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Position

With defensive coordinatorleaving to become the head coach of the Washington Commanders, the Dallas Cowboys have a major void in their coaching staff that needs to be filled.

tentioGiven the depth of quality on that defense at key positions, the position ought to be fairly appealing.A long-term center of atn for any defensive coordinator in the NFL would be Micah Parsons, a budding superstar. Since joining the league three years ago, the 24-year-old has undoubtedly been the best defensive player in the league. Despite occasionally playing as an off-ball linebacker, the Penn State graduate has 40.5 sacks and led the league in pressures during the previous year. Of all the defensive chess pieces in the league, he is the most adaptable.There are also two young talent at cornerback in the secondary. Trevon Diggs, one of the top ballhawks in the game, had an incredible 11 interceptions in 2021. Due to a leg injury, the 25-year-old missed all but two weeks of the 2023 season; however, he ought to be well for the next campaign. Da’Ron Bland, who picked off nine passes and returned five for touchdowns this season, had one of the best seasons of any cornerback in league history.After taking a two-year break from NFL coaching, former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is interested in taking the helm of the Dallas Cowboys defense because of the strong foundation there.

In addition to being a very good head coach, Zimmer is among the league’s top defensive coordinators. In Minnesota, he went 72-56-1 and in 2017 made it to the NFC Championship Game. EPA said that during his eight years, the Vikings had the best defense in the NFL.

For the Dallas Cowboys, this would be a coup hiring, much as when defense coordinator Dan Quinn, a former head coach, took over. Head Coach Mike McCarthy and this Cowboys core are likely in for a win-or-else season, and there isn’t time to train a new defensive coordinator in place of someone who has never held the position.

This will probably be the 67-year-old’s final season as an assistant coach. He was a defensive assistant in Dallas from 1994 to 2006, spending the last seven seasons of his career as the defensive coordinator, so he does have a lot of experience there.