"Matt Eberflus had tremendous success during his stint as the Dallas Cowboys linebacker coach. Sean Lee thrived under him. Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson became legitimate role players thanks to his teachings. We all (speaking generally here) wanted him to have the defensive coordinator title in an official sense in those days, but the Cowboys held strong in keeping Rod Marinelli."
""Number one, the Jones family. The familiarity with them. I love Mr. Jones, Stephen Jones, and the entire family. To be able to come back and work with those guys. I trust them, know them, have a relationship with them. That to was number one." "Secondly, when I was visiting with the Cowboys at that time I really didn't know who the head coach was going to be because everybody was recruiting everybody at that time.""
Matt Eberflus previously achieved strong results as the Cowboys' linebackers coach, developing Sean Lee and turning Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson into productive role players. The organization retained Rod Marinelli as defensive coordinator despite desires to elevate Eberflus. The current Cowboys defense is underperforming and hindering overall team success, and Eberflus bears responsibility for those shortcomings. Brian Schottenheimer is in his first year as head coach and would typically select the defensive coordinator, but the Jones family influence shaped staffing choices. Eberflus cited familiarity and trust with the Jones family and uncertainty about the head-coach situation when deciding to return.
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