Cowboys may be trying to lowball Norv, Wade
Jan 29, 2007 at 7:49 AM
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According to ProFootballTalk's
rumormill, Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones may be trying to lowball his two top head coach candidates.
There's talk in league circles that Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips remains at the top of the list for the Cowboys' head-coaching job, despite reports that 49ers offensive coordinator Norv Turner is the front-runner for the job.
So could it be that owner Jerry Jones is trying to soften up both of them in the hopes of getting one of the them to accept whatever lowball offer he puts on the table?
ProFootballTalk goes on to say:
Both Turner and Phillips have previously held two head-coaching jobs. But with neither getting a sniff for any of the four other vacancies that were filled this year, Jones is in position to at least try to play one against the other in order to get the best deal possible.
Especially when he can tell both of them that, if they're not interested in the money he's offering, he can just make offensive coordinator Jason Garrett the coach.
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