As always, the Cowboys have decided to do this differently from everyone else. Like usual, things aren't going well.

By dragging their feet over the Mike McCarthy catastrophe, the Dallas Cowboys cost themselves an incredible opportunity to interview some of the best candidates on the coaching carousel. What is Jerry Jones even doing at this point?

Ben Johnson may or may not be the next Sean McVay, but we know for sure he won’t be the next Cowboys coach. Didn’t so much as interview. The Patriots, Jaguars, Raiders and Bears courted him. Three offered dynamic young quarterbacks.

And so, amid a desperate search for attention, Jerry Jones has inched another step ... The consensus top defensive-oriented candidate, Mike Vrabel, just signed a contract with the New England ...

Jerry Jones has been told to hunt down Mike Vrabel to replace Mike McCarthy as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach by believing the ex-Tennessee Titans boss to be a "mini-Bill Belichick

According to a report, the Dallas Cowboys' early list of candidates for the next head coach includes Jason Witten.

The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

The Cowboys' split with coach Mike McCarthy will have wide-ranging effects felt beyond Dallas. Who were the biggest winners and losers of the move?

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA has confirmed Monday. ESPN insider Adam Schefter first reported that McCarthy and the Cowboys "engaged in no discussions about a new deal" and that McCarthy is now expected to be a candidate for the open coaching positions in New Orleans and Chicago.

If Jerry Jones cares about branding and buzz, bringing one of the greatest showmen and talkers in pro sports history to Dallas would check plenty of boxes.

Ben Johnson made a quick decision. Aaron Glenn could be next. With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt.

Tom Landry and Barry Switzer never coached in the NFL again after getting axed by Jerry Jones ... head coaching job when Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel had already chosen other paths, and also ...