The Cowboys' defensive interior has been a sore spot for awhile now. Teams ran all over Dallas early in the season, and recent draft picks have busted in this spot. Addressing it is a must because the rest of the defense has the ingredients to be strong. ( Matt Eberflus is the reported top candidate to be the Cowboys' defensive coordinator.)

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, as unpredictable as he can be at times, made a move to choose familiarity with the team's newest head coaching hire. Dallas has promoted Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Scottenheimer to be the franchise's 10th head coach -- and the ninth under Jones' ownership that began in 1989 -- the team announced Friday night.

For about 48 hours, maybe longer, the Cowboys allowed the leaked news to hover in the air. A team that makes national headlines for not closing its drapes on game day was about to make 51-year-old Brian Schottenheimer its 10th head coach,