The Dallas Cowboys may have decided that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was the best choice for their head coach opening over Philadelphia Eagles OC Kellen Moore, but that didn’t do much to diminish interest in him around the league.
Despite the fact Moore is just 36 years old, the New Orleans Saints hired him as their next head coach just a few days after his Eagles thoroughly rocked the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. The former Dallas OC has earned the right to take control of his own franchise.
Despite all of the positive traits Moore brings to the table, he is still a very young coach who lacks experience. He will need to bring in coaches that have a history of leading teams with some degree of success. This could bring an old friend from his Cowboys days back into the NFL fold.
Former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett makes all the sense in the world as a hire for Moore's staff. Garrett, who hired Moore as offensive coordinator in Dallas, could be a prime target for either assistant head coach or a senior offensive assistant role.
Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett could join Kellen Moore's Saints staff
Garrett went 85-67 in parts of 10 seasons as Cowboys head coach, winning just two playoff games along the way. However, Garrett only had one losing (4-12 in 2015), and that came after a Tony Romo injury derailed their entire campaign from the jump. That record was not enough to land him another head coaching job.
Garrett spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator with the rival New York Giants, but his subpar performance led to his firing and rebirth as an analyst with NBC. If Garrett was offered a high-profile role alongside Moore, it may be very hard for him to turn that chance down.
While the Saints might be in the pits of salary cap hell, there's a good chance that they end up beng a more successful team than Dallas. This team is in a much worse division, Moore's offense is much more creative than what Schottenheimer is doing, and Moore could hire a better staff than many of the unknows Schottenheimer is leaning on.
Garrett was by no means Tom Landry as a coach, but history may look back at his tenure a bit more favorably now that Jerry Jones' dysfunction is more widely known. Garrett deserves one more crack at being a coach in the NFL, and Moore could give him that chance.