Jerry Jones has been hinting at hiring a certain franchise legend as an NFL coach as far back as November 2024. Last night, that potential Cowboys coaching candidate put on a show in his collegiate coaching debut against the Florida Gators.
Jason Witten, the future Hall of Fame tight end, was promoted to interim offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners this past week; he’d only been tight ends coach for 10 weeks before the bump up in title.
It didn’t take long for him to acclimate to the OC role, as his Sooners went on the road at Florida and pulled off the upset, while also putting up over 350 yards of total offense in the process.
Before his time at OU, Witten was coaching his boys, C.J. (now a linebacker at Rice) and Cooper, who is committed to play at Oklahoma in 2027, as the Head Coach of Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas.
“Football’s changed my life. It’s given me so much over the years. This is what you play for and coach
Jones seems hell-bent on getting his former team captain back, but as a head coach, or at least as a positional assistant. Now that he’s cooking as an OC in college, and Brian Schottenheimer is flaying, it might be realistic to ask if Witten’s return to Dallas may be on the way?
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(Brian Schottenheimer’s odds of being fired by March have skyrocketed to over 90%)
We’re rapidly approaching the point where the question isn’t whether Schottenheimer will be fired this offseason; it’s who will be hired to replace him.
The team is too good to struggle this much — the guy is on pace to coach to a losing record in back-to-back years with one of the most talented offenses the NFL has seen in the past decade; that’s not going to cut it in Dallas.
When you add the play-calling and clock management flubs, Schotty is looking like a lame duck rather than the future of the Cowboys right now.
So, is Witten a realistic replacement? There are a couple of things to consider.
- Jerry Jones may opt to return to a coach with NFL HC experience, rather than another first-timer.
- Jason Witten may not want to miss the chance to coach his son, once again. As I mentioned, his youngest is joining the Sooners next year as a 4-star recruit.
- He also might not feel ready to move up to the NFL, and understandably so. So far, Witten’s experience is as an HS Head Coach, and weeks as a college assistant.
On the flip side, if Jones wants him, it may be hard for Witten to turn down the opportunity.
I have zero doubt that Jerry will at least try to make the case in the room; it’s just that Stephen & Co. might have something to say about it, especially if names like Mike Tomlin and Brian Flores are out there too.
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