Tennessee coach Derek DooleyWhen you think about it, why wouldn’t the Dallas Cowboys want former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley to work with their wide receivers?
Could there be any better preparation for dealing with the immature, undisciplined Cowboys mega-talent Dez Bryant than having previously coached the immature, undisciplined, former Vols mega-talent Da’Rick Rogers?
In fact, who’s to say that the Cowboys aren’t already considering drafting Rogers, working some trade deal before the Oakland Raiders beat them to it?
This is not to say the Cowboys shouldn’t hire Dooley, who was once a very fine possession receiver at Virginia. He may or may not have been qualified to become the Big Orange boss, but he was apparently a capable enough assistant for Nick Saban at LSU that Saint Nick brought him along to Miami when he took over the Dolphins.
Also on that Miami staff was current Dallas head coach Jason Garrett, which seemingly explains why the Dooley family might be returning to Big D, where Derek and wife, Allison, first met when he was a SMU aide.