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The Dallas Cowboys have one of the hottest names in coaching under their supervision https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Brett-Maher-Jersey , secondary coach and passing game coordinator Kris Richard.Of course, Richard is more than that for the Cowboys. He’s essentially their defensive coordinator it’s just that Rod Marinelli’s office is the one that reads that in title. Dallas has handled things on that side of the ball a little unconventionally this season and its yielded some pretty impressive results. They’re about to play a playoff game for goodness sake.As a result of the impact he’s produced, Kris Richard is being considered by various NFL teams for their head coaching vacancies. So far we know that the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all have interest. For what it’s worth, the Cowboys play two of those in 2019 if you’re looking ahead.Staying in the moment, full disclosure here, my own personal opinion is that Kris Richard ends up leaving. It’s possible that Dallas offers him the defensive coordinator position in title with a Texas-sized raise to go along with it, but if you have the opportunity to be a head coach you take it. Obviously a lot of things go into that decision like, I don’t know Jeff Heath Jersey , what Kris Richard wants in life, but speaking from a practical perspective I’d bet my bottom dollar that he’s elsewhere next season.It is definitely possible that Kris Richard stays with the Cowboys in 2019While I disagree, it’s easy to entertain the idea that Richard could choose not to leave the Cowboys because, well, anything is possible. Maybe he really likes what he’s got going on, maybe he doesn’t see any of the three teams mentioned as the right fit for him at this current point in time, there are any number of reasons why he could say no. We all know that.The “Jerry will just pay him to stay” argument hasn’t been one that I’ve bought myself but a lot of people have brought it up in these discussions. Yes, it’s true that Jason Garrett himself was a Cowboys coordinator who chose not to take a head coach job that he could have had and stayed in Dallas after getting a raise himself, but a head coaching job outweighs that in my mind. Head coaches aren’t paid poorly either.The Cowboys kept a defensive mind that teams liked before, very recently evenAn interesting perspective on this whole situation was raised by ESPN’s Jenna Laine who covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that are one of the teams interested in Richard. She notes what has been mentioned a lot in that the Cowboys do their best to keep those that they like around.What was particularly interesting was that Laine brought up somebody else that the Buccaneers have recently tried to lure away from the Cowboys Tyrone Crawford Color Rush Jersey , somebody who currently has the title that Kris Richard performs to a degree - Rod Marinelli.It feels like it’s been a while, but the days of Monte Kiffin as the team’s defensive coordinator with Rod Marinelli actually calling the shots weren’t too long ago. When that went down the Cowboys adjusted and managed to keep Marinelli in town, the very same is possible with Richard. The obvious difference in situations is that Marinelli was much older then than Richard is now, Richard is in the prime of his career versus the tail end of it.If the Cowboys are able to hold on to Kris Richard it makes sense that he’ll have received two things: a pay raise and the title of defensive coordinator. It seems extremely unlikely that he wouldn’t leave if offered a head coach position and that didn’t happen, but again anything is possible. The Buccaneers might not be a team that Richard fancies all too much but maybe the Jets or Dolphins are. We simply don’t know the way his mind works other than that it recognized the supreme talent of somebody like Byron Jones.Oh the irony! Cowboys lead the NFL in fourth-downs made in 2018 It was a decision that shook the Cowboys fanbase. One that had many openly calling for Jason Garrett’s job. It was the infamous punt in overtime against the Houston Texans. Facing a fourth and “long” one from the Texans’ 42-yard line in overtime, Garrett decided against putting the ball in the hands of his offense and punted. Of course, as we all know, the Texans took that punt and danced and twirled through the Cowboys defense for a game-winning field goal. Cowboys Nation was understandably not happy.Based on that, you might think the Cowboys are a conservative team that never go for it on fourth down. Au contraire. The Cowboys have converted the highest number of fourth downs in the NFL in 2018. Dallas is six of eight on fourth down for a 75% conversion rate.Those six made attempts rank first in the league. Eight attempts on fourth down is tied with three other teams for second place, while the the Cowboys next opponent https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Travis-Frederick-Jersey , Washington, tops the list with nine attempts in 2018 (they have converted five for a 56% rate). The Cowboys 75% conversion rated is tied for second, behind four teams tied for first who are at an 100% conversion rate. The Chiefs are four-for-four on the year on fourth down. Obviously not all fourth down calls are the same. Some are desperation tries at the end of games when you’re trailing your opponent. Some are like the Jacksonville game when the Cowboys went for it late in the game when they had a huge lead. Still, the idea that Jason Garrett’s team leads the league in fourth-down conversions after dealing with the Texans game is a little bit of irony. Our old friend KD broke down some numbers about fourth and short with the Cowboys.As they say, bygones. In the NFL you are always faced with another game during the season, so you have to look ahead. Fourth down, though, is a little bit of a specialty item. Where the Cowboys really need to improve is in converting third downs. Dallas is 30th in the league with a 31% conversion rate on third down, only ahead of Buffalo and Arizona. And this comes after the Cowboys went 7-17 on third down against Jacksonville, a 41% conversion rate. So while we poke a little fun at the fourth down stats Randy Gregory Jersey , the third down numbers are no laughing matter. The best third-down teams in the NFL so far in 2018 are converting at a rate in the mid-to-high 40s. That will probably come down some before the year is out, but even the Jacksonville effort by the Cowboys (41%) was only okay in the overall scheme. They were somewhat bailed out by going two-for-two on fourth down, and also receiving a first down by penalty on a fourth down punt.Given the Cowboys success on fourth down, going for it in the Houston game made all the sense in the world. Even so, if the Cowboys want to succeed in 2018, it’s third down where they need the work.