Replacing defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was clearly the biggest and most pressing priority for the Dallas Cowboys after Quinn won the head coaching job for the Washington Commanders. They decided on Mike Zimmer. I am already on record, along with my Ryled Up podcast partner Roy White, as thinking he was the best of the options they had. Now that they have have gotten things done, here is a deeper dive into why that was so.
The situation came with some obvious limitations. It is the final, make-or-break year for head coach Mike McCarthy.