NFL Fans Are Losing Their Minds After Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Dropped A Massive Hint On Their Next Head Coach
Jerry Jones (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NFL fans are losing their minds after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones dropped a bizarre hint on who their next head coach may be.
It’s widely believed (but you never know in Jerry Jones’ world) that the Cowboys will move on from head coach Mike McCarthy after the season. McCarthy’s five-year deal expires after the campaign, so Jones can make this a smooth and clean exit if he wishes.
You’ve probably seen the rumors about Jones potentially targeting Bill Belichick or Colorado Buffaloes HC Deion Sanders as McCarthy’s replacement. But some fans are now convinced that Jones may end up hiring an all-time Cowboys great, former Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten.
The 42-year-old Witten is currently the head football coach at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. Jones was interviewed on the 105.3 The Fan program in Dallas, where he endorsed the idea of Witten becoming an NFL head coach one day:
“Jason is very sophisticated when it comes to understanding football and all the nuances. But more important than anything, he really does understand the physical and the mentality of being physical and that part of it. Without a question, he could become (an NFL coach). He has extraordinary work ethic…He can be a top coach.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when asked on @1053thefan
if he thinks former Cowboys TE Jason Witten could one day be an NFL coach: "Yes. Without hesitation. Yes. He has something that you can't draw up. He reminds me a lot of our other tight end who is head coach up there in Detroit…— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 15, 2024
Naturally, fans are now speculating that Jerry Jones will hire his former star tight end to replace McCarthy at head coach:
Jerry setting the stage for another hire that does t have an actual coaching search.
— Brandon (@1Stop_Cowboys) November 15, 2024
Jason Witten? That sounds like a marketing hire. Oh wait
— JD (@jsd808)
November 16, 2024
I roll my eyes each time I see a Jerry Jones quote/statement. That man is the problem
— Hogwarts Keem 🦡 (@JustCallMeKeem) November 15, 2024
0-17 season loading
— Smurk ♎️ (@A_nice11) November 15, 2024
— Stacey (@Facey29) November 15, 2024
He’s gonna be our next head coach isn’t he lol😭
— Fernando (@Nando900322) November 15, 2024
No No no!!!! @CowboysBlogNet
Witten is Jeff Saturday 2.0— PASS ON 1ST DOWN (@SweatWithNoHeat) November 15, 2024
Oh boy
— Jeremy Walton 🛡️ (@jswltn) November 15, 2024
Jerry Jones’ history of hiring NFL head coaches has been mixed, to say the least. He aced the Jimmy Johnson hire when he took over as team owner in 1989, only to kick the Hall of Famer to the curb after winning back-to-back Super Bowls.
Yes, the Cowboys won another Super Bowl with Barry Switzer in the 1996 season. But that team was built by Johnson. The Bill Parcells and Wade Phillps hired netted zero playoff success. Jason Garrett had two playoff wins in 10 years. McCarthy has a single playoff win in five years.
So decide for yourself if Jones is capable of hiring the right head coach who can turn this team around after a miserable 2024 season.
Jerry Jones Has To Get The Next HC Hire Right
Jones has a roster in win-now mode, with the likes of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Zack Martin, Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs under contract. His best bet is to hire an experienced head coach like Belichick to enhance the talent of this roster, but history tells us Jerry will only hire a coach that he likes on a personal level.
