Over the past few days, several media members have brought up the possibility of ESPN\u2019s Nick Saban ending his newfound career in media to return to the sidelines as a head coach, whether that be at the NFL level or back in college. And on Wednesday, Colin Cowherd and NFL insider Albert Breer discussed the possibility of Saban returning to coaching at arguably the highest profile spot in all of sports, as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n
On paper, the idea is a bit out of left field. Brian Schottenheimer, who was hired as the new head coach of the team back in January, hasn\u2019t even gotten the chance to prove whether he is or isn\u2019t a quality NFL head coach yet.<\/p>\n
However, Cowherd, joined by Breer on Wednesday\u2019s edition of The Herd<\/a>, took the recent speculation about Saban potentially returning to coaching<\/a> and ran with it, laying out the argument that Saban could satisfy any itch to return to coaching with a team like the Cowboys who has plenty of the tools in place to be successful right away.<\/p>\n \u201cOkay, I\u2019m going to throw this at you, Albert,\u201d said Cowherd. \u201cAnd you have a sense of history. So he\u2019s the greatest college football coach of all time. He goes to ESPN for a couple of years and he\u2019s been an absolute home run as an analyst. Got a little itch and there\u2019s\u2026 \u00a0He\u2019s not going to Jacksonville. But Brian Schottenheimer is over his skis and Jerry Jones says, \u2018I don\u2019t want one of these NFL egos.\u2019 You know what Jerry likes to do. He likes to hire guys where they feel like they owe him a little. And Jerry could go to Saban and go, \u2018Okay, this Schottenheimer thing doesn\u2019t work.\u2019 Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts. I need a guy that knows college personnel.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just saying, Dallas, I don\u2019t think Saban would go to New York, but if you\u2019re talking about a guy, just ego, best college coach ever, absolute five-star analyst on TV, he\u2019s not challenged, he\u2019s still youthful, sharp as a tack, the Dallas Cowboys call. He\u2019s not taking that call?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes some sense for sure,\u201d replied Breer. \u201cIt\u2019s not all that far from where he put down roots over the last two decades. I mean, the Giants are always going to be interesting because, as you know, the Mara\u2019s were fascinated with Nick. And I think there was a point in the 90s where they were trying to hire him from Michigan State. So they\u2019ve had an interest in him going back that far, right? So, I think it\u2019s the first one that NFL people always consider is like, would the Giants do it because there was that interest about 20 years ago? The Cowboys are interesting because they do have a lot of win-now elements.<\/p>\n \u201cHe could come in there and really go into a place that\u2019s set up for a strong coach. And it\u2019s interesting because I think the one thing about Dallas that people misunderstand is, yes, Jerry\u2019s involved in football. But the coach is involved in scouting too. Like, the coach is involved in putting the team together.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe could come in there and go into a place that\u2019s set up for a strong coach.\u201d@colincowherd<\/a> and @AlbertBreer<\/a> discuss the possibility of Nick Saban returning to coaching\u2026 for the Dallas Cowboys pic.twitter.com\/so0JaInCji<\/a><\/p>\n