Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has been mentioned as an early contender for the Cowboys’ head coaching vacancy, but he may not want to leave Washington after his success with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Dallas may then pivot to Kingsbury’s run game coordinator and running backs coach, Anthony Lynn. He coached the same position for the Cowboys in 2005 and 2006 and later went 33-31 in four seasons as the Chargers’ head coach.
There is “mutual interest” between Lynn and the Cowboys, according to WFAA’s Ed Werner, putting another reunion on the table in Dallas. Former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has already interviewed for the head coaching job, and ex-players Deion Sanders and Jason Witten have also been mentioned as possibilities.
Lynn has not received serious head coaching consideration since he was fired by the Chargers after the 2020 season. He spent 2021 and 2022 as the Lions’ offensive coordinator, then moved onto San Francisco were he served as assistant head coach while also overseeing their running backs. He was in contention for the Commanders’ offensive coordinator gig in 2023, but lost out to Eric Bieniemy, who held the job for just one season.
A year later, Lynn was hired onto Kingsbury’s staff where the two put together one of the league’s top rushing attacks in 2024. The Commanders finished third in rushing yards, fourth in yards per carry, and fifth in rushing touchdowns during the regular season despite injuries to both Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler. Lynn helped get the most out of Daniels, whose 891 rushing yards led the team and ranked second among all QBs this year.
Lynn won’t be available to interview with the Cowboys until at least next week. Neither will Kingsbury, as both coaches will be fully focused on extending the Commanders’ surprising playoff run.
Anthony Lynn is a good dude, classy guy, and started off as a terrific HC for the Chargers, then he fell a part
In fact, it was a Raging Dumpster Fire, that is no bueno!
Why would the Cowboys do this?
Anthony Lynn is absolutely a great dude and an outstanding character.
He did not fall apart at all. As a matter of fact, he did an outstanding job of directing the Chargers and the entire football operations from San Diego to LA. He was a guiding force as ownership was sinking the franchise to discourage San Diego from a new stadium deal. The team played in a soccer stadium (I personally know they had 4 bathrooms) and was also relocated due to wildfires. When SOFI finally opened, Spanos fired Lynn after the Tyrod Taylor punctured lung. The team drafted Herbert and decided to clean house to support the franchise QB.
What in the world?
I feel like every day we get an update that some completely random head coaching candidate has become the leading favorite for the Dallas position
Perfect YES man for Jerry
Good god