Following his Bears ouster, Eberflus is back in the NFL, this time as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. That means he’s effectively the lieutenant of (bizarre) first-year head coaching hire Brian Schottenheimer. And that means he’s in a position to give Schottenheimer advice about what NOT to do as a head coach.

Dallas' new defensive coordinator carries a well-earned reputation for safe playcalling. Whether or not that's a winning formula depends on more than just him.

New Dallas defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus never really stopped to consider a year away from coaching after getting fired by the Chicago Bears. Not that his wife, Kelly, would have let him. “She said she wanted me to go to work now,