About a month ago, the case was made for Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach Dan Campbell to be the next Cowboys head coach over bigger names like Urban Meyer, Lincoln Riley, and Ron Rivera. Then on Sunday night, Mike Florio of NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk floated Campbell’s name as a possible candidate for the job, alongside Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and Vikings assistant head coach/offensive adviser Gary Kubiak.
And it couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, too, as the Cowboys’ gut-punch of a loss to the Eagles on Sunday encapsulated exactly why Campbell is the guy the Cowboys need.