It's wishful thinking that the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl victory will light a fire under the Dallas Cowboys to alter their outdated approach of roster-building. If nothing else, it should incentivize the front office to be a little more aggressive in free agency.
In the meantime, Cowboys fans will be hoping that Nick Sirianni's roster and coaching staff are pillaged this offseason.
The Eagles have most of their locked up, but they have several important players set to hit free agency next month. Roster turnover is a given for most teams, especially Super Bowl winners, and the Cowboys sorely need Philly to endure some losses during the March frenzy.
Well, the Eagles' offseason is only two days old and they've already lost a huge piece. Per multiple reports, offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is finalizing a deal to become the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
Kellen Moore-Saints news puts huge pressure on Cowboys' head coach Brian Schottenheimer
#Eagles OC Kellen Moore is finalizing a deal with the #Saints to be their new head coach, per The Insiders. What was expected for more than a week will be official soon.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 11, 2025
Moore leaves Philly a Super Bowl champion, and now the work begins in New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/4IITmmwarB
Sirianni made a last-ditch attempt to keep Moore from leaving while confetti was still raining down from the rafters at Caesars Superdome. Despite Sirianni's efforts, the writing had been on the wall for Moore to take the Saints job.
It felt inevitable once Mike McCarthy pulled himself out of the running and after Moore's offense made NFL history with 55 points in the NFC title game.
The Saints zeroed in on Moore after that showing and Moore parlayed that by out-classing all-time great defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo in the Super Bowl.
Moore won't have it easy in the Big Easy due to the Saints' ghastly cap situation, but regardless this news puts immense pressure on Brian Schottenheimer in year one with the Cowboys.
It's well-documented that Moore was in contention for the Dallas job. He seemed like the overwhelming favorite early on in the interview process before Schottenheimer swept the front office of its feet in his first interview.
If Moore leads the Saints to immediate success with a mediocre quarterback while navigating the worst cap situation in football, right or wrong the attention will shift to Schottenheimer.
Moore is fresh off a historic playoff run with the Eagles in terms of scoring output. Schottenheimer doesn't have that track record as a play-caller, but he arguably has better head coaching intangibles as far as leadership and connecting with players and has surrounded himself with an objectively exciting staff.
It seems that Moore was Schotty's only competition for the Cowboys' job. Now that Moore has landed with the Saints it will be impossible not to compare and contrast the two first-time head coaches.
Because that's what has to happen, right? How else will we know if the Cowboys made the right decision?