Dallas Cowboys fans always expect their team to play for the Super Bowl, and while the ultimate goal has eluded them for nearly 30 years, the team has made the playoffs the past three seasons under coach Mike McCarthy.
However, this season, the Cowboys have taken a step or two back, and if there was Texas sports betting, they'd rarely be a favorite. Thanks to a five-game skid in the middle of the season, Dallas finds itself at 5-7 and in third place in the NFC East.
McCarthy’s team is 1-5 at home this season and has lost those games by an average of 20 points.
Making matters worse, quarterback Dak Prescott is out for the season, leaving the Cowboys in the hands of Cooper Rush for the rest of the way.
With McCarthy’s contract up at the end of this season, it’s fair to ask if he’s on the hot seat, even if owner Jerry Jones publicly backs him. At BetTexas.com, we’ve created exclusive odds on who might replace McCarthy should Jones decide it is time to move on. These odds are for infotainment purposes only, and you will not find these odds at any sportsbook in a neighboring state, like DraftKings or Bet MGM.
Candidate | Current Job | Odds | Percent Chance |
Ben Johnson | Current Lions OC | +450 | 18.2% |
Bill Belichick | Former Patriots Head Coach | +500 | 16.7% |
Mike Vrabel | Former Titans Head Coach | +700 | 12.5% |
Aaron Glenn | Current Lions DC | +700 | 12.5% |
Bobby Slowik | Current Texans OC | +1100 | 8.3% |
Joe Brady | Current Bills OC | +1100 | 8.3% |
Kliff Kingsbury | Current Commanders OC | +1250 | 7.4% |
Deion Sanders | Current Colorado Head Coach | +1500 | 6.3% |
The Field |
| +1000 | 9.1% |
Disclaimer: These odds are for information purposes only and are not available through licensed sportsbooks in surrounding states. Sports betting is not yet legal in Texas, but our site is monitoring what happens in Dallas and will let you know when sportsbooks like DraftKings and BetMGM Texas become available.
You can expect Ben Johnson’s name to be bandied about a lot in the offseason. The 11-1 Lions not only have the best record in the NFC, but they have also scored the second-most points, 383, in the entire NFL. Cowboys fans saw that firsthand a month ago when the Lions obliterated McCarthy’s team 47-9 at home.
However, Jones will have options should he decide to hire someone with head coaching experience. The biggest name out there is Bill Belichick (+500), the legendary coach who guided the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl wins over 17 years. If the Cowboys were to land Belichick, it wouldn’t be the first time they made a splashy hire. Back in 2003, the team brought in Bill Parcells, Belichick’s mentor, to coach the team. However, in his four years there, Parcells only took the team to the playoffs twice, and they never got past the Wild Card round.
Should Belichick not be an option, one of his former players could be in line for the job. Mike Vrabel (+700) had success initially in Tennessee, earning coach of the year honors in 2021 after the Titans posted a 12-5 season. Unfortunately, the wheels came off the following season, as the Titans ended the year losing seven straight games and missed the playoffs. He was let go a year later after a 6-11 season.
The splashiest hire, though, is the longest shot on our board. Former Cowboy Deion Sanders (+1500) is racking up wins this season in the college ranks at Colorado, and the Buffaloes will likely boast the Heisman Trophy winner in Travis Hunter in a few weeks.
In November, Sanders’ former Dallas teammate, Michael Irvin, asked him on FS1’s Speak if he would consider becoming the Cowboys coach. Sanders, laughing, told Irvin and the other panelists that he was enjoying himself too much in the college game to consider the Cowboys job.
It wasn’t a definitive no, but it shows why we have Coach Prime so low on our board. For now.
USA Today photo by David Butler II.
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