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“I actually thought the type of thing that we see in Dan is so football-appropriate for the game.
For now, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appears to have his head coach Mike McCarthy remaining at the position for a bit, but that doesn’t mean he can’t anticipate a replacement for the future.
While the Detroit Lions and Dan Campbell will face his team on Saturday, Jones said he noticed a similarity between Campbell and a Dallas legend.
“I actually thought the type of thing that we see in Dan is so football-appropriate for the game,” Jones told The Dallas Morning News. “Every time that I look at him, I see Jason Witten, really.”
This doesn’t appear to be imminent by any means. Jones made it clear if there were any decisions to be made in regard to the head coaching job about an extension, or lack thereof, that would take place in the offseason.
“That’ll have a course that seeks its own time frame,” Jones told NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. “I don’t do anything of that sort until the season is over.”
Those offseason talks would obviously take a turn should the Cowboys be in the playoffs.
As far as Witten’s future in coaching goes, he’s not new to the gig. As a matter of fact, he just led Liberty Christian High School to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Division II state championship earlier this month.
He was hired just days after retiring from the NFL following 17 seasons — 16 of them with the Cowboys.
The Dallas Cowboys have a big opportunity ahead of them on Saturday night.
All eyes will be set on America’s Team as they look to bounce back after consecutive losses, heading back home where they’ve become unbeatable.
The Cowboys missed two opportunities to secure the NFC East Division and the No. 2 seed in the NFC, losing to both the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins on the road.
That’s why now that they’re back to Jerry World, Dak Prescott wants to make sure that the team is locked in and focused on what’s in front of them, which is the Detroit Lions.
“What we want is in front of us,” Prescott said.
Both teams have already clinched a postseason berth, but you know neither of them is going to take this game lightly.
On the one hand, we have Dan Campbell’s team looking to prove that their record is no fluke and that they can compete with winning teams as well.
On the other, we find a Dallas Cowboys team that has already proven to be the most dominant force in the league at Arlington but that has struggled mightily whenever they’ve had to hit the road.
Moreover, no one wants to enter the playoffs on a losing streak, and Mike McCarthy’s team needs to shift back momentum in their favor with the postseason right in front of them.
