3. Dallas Cowboys
Jason Garrett has one foot out the door right now, and without a contract for next season he’ll be gone as soon as the Cowboys’ season is, shy of a Super Bowl trip. After he was fired by the Panthers Tuesday afternoon, Twitter instantly drove the Rivera-to-Dallas train.
https://twitter.com/terrellowens/status/1202003179077922817?s=20
If Jerry Jones is going to wait to fire Jason Garrett until after the season, that’s fine.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) December 3, 2019
However, Jerry needs to be on the phone now calling Ron Rivera & letting him know he’s the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys if he wants the job.
Exactly the type of coach Dallas needs.
Ron Rivera fired by Carolina after nine seasons, including Super Bowl appearance.
— Bill Burt (@BurtTalksSports) December 3, 2019
How about Rivera to take over Cowboys?
Fits a few of key criterias:
1. Has successful HC experience
2. Been to SB
3. 23 years as coach in NFL
4. Needs job, would accept Jones as GM
https://twitter.com/donovanjmcnabb/status/1201964672506716160?s=20
Rivera would probably be content to just coach the football team anywhere he lands, without wanting more in terms of input in personnel matters. For someone like Cowboys owner/general manager/hype man Jerry Jones, that level or knowing your lane as the head coach and only the head coach is a perfect fit. But unlike Garrett, who in many respects has been the perfect head coach for Jones (hence why he has lasted so long), Rivera actually brings something extra to the table within that lane.
If Rivera is willing to deal with Jones and can handle the specter of being the head coach in Dallas (on the latter point, let’s assume he can), he could land there very quickly. Jones may already have a call in to gauge his interest.