Dallas Cowboys Depth Chart
- NFC East
- Stadium
- AT&T Stadium
- Head Coach
- Mike McCarthy
- Offensive Coordinator
- Kellen Moore
- Defensive Coordinator
- Dan Quinn
- Special Teams Coach
- John Fassel
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
The Dallas Cowboys intend to do one of two things with quarterback Dak Prescott: sign him to a long-term deal or franchise tag him. Prescott missed most of the 2020 season with an ankle injury but looked like an elite quarterback before the injury. Dallas can't afford to let him go, and it appears they're set to do what they can to ensure that he's at least a Cowboy for one more season. Prescott comes with injury concerns but is a top-five fantasy quarterback for 2021.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (ankle) is reportedly progressing well in rehab, with Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network saying the team thinks Prescott is "going to come back better than ever." While he doesn't have a long term deal with the Cowboys and could be a free agent in 2021, it makes sense for both sides to get a deal done. Prescott is a top-five fantasy quarterback when healthy and has arguably the top three-man receiving corps in the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith (wrist) will undergo left wrist surgery on Thursday, according to multiple sources. Smith led the team with 154 tackles and didn't miss a single game in 2020, but he was on the injury report in Week 16 with a wrist injury. He should be ready for the beginning of the offseason program. Smith is scheduled to make a base salary of $7.2 million next season, which becomes fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the new league year, and he carries a $9.8 million cap figure. Because of that, there are some questions about his future with the team. The 25-year-old is signed through the 2025 season and has posted at least 120 tackles in three of his four seasons. He has 498 career tackles and nine sacks in 64 career games and should be considered a top-10 fantasy linebacker in IDP leagues.
The Dallas Cowboys have an agreement in place to make former Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn their next defensive coordinator, according to a source. Quinn will sign a three-year contract. He was fired after Atlanta started 0-5 this year and he will replace Mike Nolan, who was fired after just one season. The 50-year-old Quinn was also the defensive coordinator for the Seahawks, where his defense ranked No. 1 in yards and points allowed in both of his seasons at the helm with the Legion of Boom. He will inherit a Dallas defense that allowed the fifth-most points (473) and second-most rushing yards per game (158.8) during the 2020 season.
Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn spent Saturday interviewing for the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator job, according to a source. Quinn is on a flight on Monday to meet the Dallas brass in person and is a top candidate for the defensive coordinator position. A deal could come as soon as Monday, according to a source. The 50-year-old was fired by the Falcons just five games into the 2020 season with an 0-5 record. He went 43-42, including a trip to the Super Bowl in 2016, in five-plus seasons in Atlanta. Quinn's defense ranked No. 1 in yards and points allowed in his two seasons as the defensive coordinator in Seattle. The Cowboys are looking to replace Mike Nolan, was led a porous Dallas D this season. The Cowboys have also interviewed Falcons secondary coach Joe Whitt and Panthers defensive passing-game coordinator Jason Simmons.