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Staff Changes Likely, But Unnamed
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas - With Jason Garrett installed as the full-time head coach, the next step for the Cowboys is to finalize his staff, a process that could take time as the coaching carousel continues to spin in the coming days and weeks.
This much is known: Garrett will have final say on all coaches who are brought in or let go.
Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president, said the contracts of four assistants from the 2010 season have expired, though he would not say which ones. When Wade Phillips was given a contract extension last January, the entire coaching staff was kept in place except for then-defensive line coach Todd Grantham, who left for the college ranks.
"As we speak now, there's varying tenures on our staff," Jones said. "Everybody gets into that, 'Who's got the final say?' Wade really would count on Jason to say what coaches do you think would complement what you do on offense. So Jason's had a big influence on this staff (already)."
Garrett did say he would remain offensive coordinator, but he wasn't ready to discuss other changes to come on the staff.
"No real plans yet," Garrett said. "We'll evaluate everything in the organization. We've started to do that, the evaluation of our players this week and we'll evaluate our systems, our offensive football, our defensive football and how we handle our special teams, and with that comes the evaluation of our coaches and the understanding that there is always change in the National Football League at the coaching level, and we have to respond to some of those changes."
With Phillips signing on as defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans, there has been speculation he would bring some defensive assistants with him, such as linebackers coach Reggie Herring or safeties coach Brett Maxie. Jones wouldn't say if any assistants had been approached about other jobs.
"There're calls ongoing about staffs and things of that nature," Jones said. "We've made calls to interview other coaches, in terms of having to call on Todd (Bowles). There're a lot of calls going on."
Bowles, the Miami Dolphins assistant who interviewed with the Cowboys on Wednesday, has been tabbed a possibility for the team's defensive coordinator job. Jones wouldn't address that idea, saying he only had permission to interview him as a head-coaching candidate.
"You can't interview unless someone wanted to give you permission again," Jones said. "And they're not required to. They would've been required to give him permission to interview as a head coach. You would have to go back and ask, and then they could say no, they're not going to let you."
Staff Changes Likely, But Unnamed
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas - With Jason Garrett installed as the full-time head coach, the next step for the Cowboys is to finalize his staff, a process that could take time as the coaching carousel continues to spin in the coming days and weeks.
This much is known: Garrett will have final say on all coaches who are brought in or let go.
Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president, said the contracts of four assistants from the 2010 season have expired, though he would not say which ones. When Wade Phillips was given a contract extension last January, the entire coaching staff was kept in place except for then-defensive line coach Todd Grantham, who left for the college ranks.
"As we speak now, there's varying tenures on our staff," Jones said. "Everybody gets into that, 'Who's got the final say?' Wade really would count on Jason to say what coaches do you think would complement what you do on offense. So Jason's had a big influence on this staff (already)."
Garrett did say he would remain offensive coordinator, but he wasn't ready to discuss other changes to come on the staff.
"No real plans yet," Garrett said. "We'll evaluate everything in the organization. We've started to do that, the evaluation of our players this week and we'll evaluate our systems, our offensive football, our defensive football and how we handle our special teams, and with that comes the evaluation of our coaches and the understanding that there is always change in the National Football League at the coaching level, and we have to respond to some of those changes."
With Phillips signing on as defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans, there has been speculation he would bring some defensive assistants with him, such as linebackers coach Reggie Herring or safeties coach Brett Maxie. Jones wouldn't say if any assistants had been approached about other jobs.
"There're calls ongoing about staffs and things of that nature," Jones said. "We've made calls to interview other coaches, in terms of having to call on Todd (Bowles). There're a lot of calls going on."
Bowles, the Miami Dolphins assistant who interviewed with the Cowboys on Wednesday, has been tabbed a possibility for the team's defensive coordinator job. Jones wouldn't address that idea, saying he only had permission to interview him as a head-coaching candidate.
"You can't interview unless someone wanted to give you permission again," Jones said. "And they're not required to. They would've been required to give him permission to interview as a head coach. You would have to go back and ask, and then they could say no, they're not going to let you."