The Cowboys Monumental Ineptness Will Lead to this Coach

The Dallas Cowboys’ ineptness will lead to a coach that Jerry Jones has been enamored with for years.

This coach has a history with the Cowboys, but it is not as a coach or former player; it is a connection, nonetheless.

As we look back on the past coaches, one area all the former coaches lacked seemed to be discipline. Well, that will not be the case with this hard-nosed genius.

The only problem with this coach is another team has already hired him. However, this may not be an issue if the Jones family wants to dig into their pocketbooks.

The coach is the great Bill Belichick.

Bill Belichick is the Cowboys Number One Target

There is no football fan who does not know Bill Belichick, but just in case, let’s look at his history as a coach.

Bill Belichick has been a coach in the NFL for 49 years, and over the half-century of coaching, he has been a head coach for 29 years.

He has a record as a head coach 302-165-0 and has won six Super Bowls, all with the New England Patriots. He coached the Patriots from 2000 to 2023 and had a 266-121-0 record.

These are a few reasons why Jerry Jones is enamored with Bill Belichick, but would his coaching style mesh with the current roster?

Bill Belichicks Coaching Philosophy

Bill Belichick’s coaching philosophy is based on his father, Steve Belichick, who coached at the United States Naval Academy for 34 years.

Steve had an impressive collection of historical football books, shaping young Bill’s perspective with insights from Knute Rockne, Vince Lombardi, and Walter Camp.

In 2017, Bill Belichick revealed to CNBC that the only sign in the New England Patriots’ locker room is a quote from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: “Every battle is won before it is fought.”

This quote has greatly influenced Belichick’s coaching style, which he discussed several years ago in an NFL Network appearance. He emphasizes that his philosophy is grounded in Sun Tzu’s teachings.

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Bill Belichick is a hard-nosed coach created from his upbringing in a military-style household. This type of discipline and attention to detail is the type of coach the Dallas Cowboys need to get the team over the hump.

The North Carolina Issue

Bill Belichick is the head coach at North Carolina, and his contract includes a $10 million buyout if he leaves before June 1 of this year. This buyout will not deter the Dallas Cowboys or Belichick.

The buyout drops to $1 million after June 1, 2025. This date will not work for Jerry Jones, as he wants his new head coach in the building well before that date.

Belichick was named the coach at the University of North Carolina in early December, but this has not stopped his name from being mentioned when discussing NFL head coach positions.

This man is an NFL coach and has never coached in the college ranks.

Oh, he also has not started hiring staff in North Carolina.

Bill’s Relationship with the Jones Family

Jerry Jones and Bill Belichick are closer than many people realize. This could help move along the process of bringing him in as the next head coach.

“They’re actually close. They’re good friends. They really like and respect each other,” former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said on NBC’s “Football Night in America”.

Jason Garrett on the relationship between Jerry Jones and Bill Belichick:

“They're actually close. They're good friends. They really like and respect each other.

But the working relationship? …it'll be interesting.”

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— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) January 15, 2024

As for Jerry Jones’s comments about Bill Belichick, as reported by Jori Epstein, “I know him personally, and I like him,” Jones said. “There’s no doubt in my mind we could work together. None. None.”

Can Jerry Jones put his ego aside to work with one of the greatest coaches in the NFL’s history? The only person who can answer this is Jerry Jones, and the quote above is the closest we will get to an answer.

As for Stephen Jones, he and Bill Belichick worked closely on the NFL’s competition committee, where the two became friends.

So, not only does Belichick have a working relationship with Jerry, but Stephen Jones also has one.

This could bode well for the Cowboys kicking the tires on paying the large buyout for the coach.

The close ties to both Jerry and Stephen Jones will lead to numerous rumors, but where there is smoke there is fire.

If this coaching hire were to happen, it would be one of the biggest coaching hires in the Dallas Cowboys’ history. It could lead to a massive organizational culture change, and it may help Jerry Jones relinquish some power.