Jones broke into the league by firing an NFL coaching icon in Tom Landry and replacing him with a college coach. Jimmy Johnson was a successful college coach, but that rarely translated into being a successful NFL coach in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

Adding a little levity to the situation, a “things could actually be worse” look at the Cowboys’ coaching search. | From @BenGrimaldi

The usual suspects with ties to Jones have returned, such as Deion Sanders, Kellen Moore, and even rumors of Jason Witten have emerged. Yet, the Cowboys are still going through the interview process and there could be a few top college football coaches who get a call from a Dallas area code.

After five seasons with Mike McCarthy at the helm, the Dallas Cowboys are on the hunt for a new head coach. The next head coach will be tasked with succeeding where so many of his predecessors have failed.

Deion Sanders, former Cowboys player and current Colorado coach, is such salacious headline. The man known by everyone these days as “Coach Prime” draws news for all the same reasons Dallas does; He’s simultaneously loved and hated more than just about anyone else in the sport.

The Dallas Cowboys were recently taken to task over owner Jerry Jones' handling of the head coaching situation.