Minute-by-minute, story-by-story, we will report on what's going on here inside The Star and around the NFL in our Cowboys Coaching Carousel.

If Jerry Jones cares about branding and buzz, bringing one of the greatest showmen and talkers in pro sports history to Dallas would check plenty of boxes.

The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

Jerry Jones has been told to hunt down Mike Vrabel to replace Mike McCarthy as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach by believing the ex-Tennessee Titans boss to be a "mini-Bill Belichick

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has not made a decision on the future ... There are many candidates out there already like Mike Vrabel, who are interviewing for head coaching positions.

ARLINGTON - The rumors surrounding Mike Vrabel set him up as the hottest ... how the Cowboys - with a front office led by owner/GM Jerry Jones and a locker room led by QB Dak Prescott - fits ...

Jerry Jones will have a big decision to make about who he wants to coach the Dallas Cowboys next year. While he defended Mike McCarthy toward the end of the sea

Mike Vrabel might be the best candidate for what Michael Irvin believes the Cowboys need. Discipline. Vrabel is a no-nonsense type of coach who played for Bill Belichick in New England for the bulk of his career. Vrabel had success in Tennessee as head coach with four consecutive winning seasons and an AFC title game appearance.

The Cowboys have denied the Bears' request to interview MIke McCarthy for their head coaching vacancy. What comes next?

Former Jets head coach Robert Saleh is drawing quite a bit of interest from teams with vacant head coach jobs. The latest team: the Cowboys.