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.

Matt Eberflus's run as a head coach with the Bears came to an end after he mismanaged the final seconds of a Thanksgiving loss to the Lions last November, but the ugly end didn't keep him from landing another job.

Eberflus came to the Cowboys in 2011 working in a 3-4 defense under Rob Ryan. He left following the 2017 season after working in a 4-3 scheme under Monte Kiffin and Rod Marinelli. In his last two seasons, he served as the passing game coordinator and worked alongside Marinelli in many ways.

What will new DC Matt Eberflus bring to Cowboys’ defense? - Todd Archer, ESPN. The new DC in Dallas wants the defense to get back to creating lots of turnovers in 2025. “Yeah,