Cowboys retaining Mike McCarthy for 2024: Dallas coach hopes to keep Dan Quinn if DC not hired as HC

FRISCO, Texas — Now that the Dallas Cowboys are officially retaining head coach Mike McCarthy for the fifth and final season of his contract for the 2024 season, he has the ability to adjust and reconfigure the coaching staff of what he calls “a championship program.”

The first domino to fall in that process is whether or not defensive coordinator Dan Quinn returns to Dallas. His unit leads the league in quarterback pressure rate (41.4%), interceptions (59), takeaways (93) and defensive touchdowns (15) since he joined McCarthy’s staff 2021, and because of that success, 2023 may have been his last ride with the Cowboys.

Quinn has been requested to interview for the following NFL head-coaching vacancies: Panthers, Chargers, Seahawks, Titans and Commanders.   

Cowboys defense under Dan Quinn since 2021

NFL RANK

PPG Allowed

19.9

5th

3rd Down Pct Allowed

36.4%

4th

Sacks

141

6th

QB Pressure Rate

41.4%

1st

TD-INT Allowed

68-59

2nd

Interceptions

59

1st

Takeaways

93

1st

Defensive TD151st

“We’ll start that probably at the end of next week, some of those conversations will be preliminary, right now,” McCarthy said Thursday when asked about assistant coaches he will be keeping on his 2024 staff. “We’re kind of moving forward in that direction, this is the time of year when there are other opportunities and we’ll work through that. Obviously one is the Dan Quinn situation. We just continue to work through that on a day-to-day basis.”

The Cowboys head coach essentially confirmed he would welcome Quinn back to his staff with open arms if he isn’t selected for any of the head-coaching vacancies this hiring cycle despite Dallas surrendering a franchise-record 48 points in their 48-32 loss against the Green Bay Packers on Super Wild Card Weekend. Fourteen of those points can be attributed to Dak Prescott interceptions. One of those touchdowns was a 64-yard pick six by Green Bay safety Darnell Savage. The other was an interception by…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2024-01-18 22:23:43

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