Jerruh

The Comical's John McClain says that after the season, Jerry Jones will fire the hapless Dave Campo (who increasingly resembles a circus clown running around on the Cowboys sideline).

I hope he's right, but I'm not sure that it will matter that much. Still, it's fun to speculate on the possible replacements:

Elevating OC Bruce Coslet to head coach would be rewarding a guy whose offense has been a big part of the problem this year, not to mention his less-than-stellar record as a head coach in the league.

Hiring Norv Turner (currently Miami's OC) as head coach would probably mean the end of Coslet and yet another change in offensive systems, when the Cowboys desperately need some continuity.

Elevating Joe Avezzano would be rewarding a guy whose special teams have been anything but special this year, and who seems better suited to remaining the head coach of the Dallas Arena Football team.

Elevating DC Mike Zimmer might make some sense five years from now, but Zimmer doesn't seem to have the seasoning or temperament at the moment.

Bob Stoops? Yeah, right. He has a much better job already.

Mike Holmgren? If Seattle fires him after his fairly disappointing run there, Jerry will go after the guy hard. And it would be a great hire if he could pull it off. Notice all the IFs there.

Houston Nutt? Actually, that's another real possibility given Jerry's ties to the alma mater...

Denni$ Franchione? Not gonna happen because Jerry doesn't believe in paying his head coach significant cash, but wouldn't it be a hoot if Jerry waved enough money to make the man bolt before even moving into his new office in College Station?

Marvin Lewis? There will be some pressure from the league to go this way, but if the guy frets over whether or not to take the Michigan State job forever before deciding not to, is he really the sort of decisive coach Jerry wants? Besides, he's a Redskin.

[Posted at 23:36 CST on 12/14/02] [Link]