Brian Schottenheimer is the new betting favorite to coach the Cowboys

The DraftKings odds for the next Cowboys coach, which have been more recurring lately than Elaine Benes and David Puddy, are back. And there’s a new favorite.

Current Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer now leads the way, at -250. Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who spent five years on Dallas’ coaching staff, was previously the favorite. It is now +250.

The initial favorite, Colorado coach Deion Sanders, dipped to +750 – with six others ahead of him.

DraftKings has lowered odds several times, apparently due to market volatility. And they could still come down.

For now, though, you have to bet $250 on Schottenheimer to win $100.

Here’s why Schottenheimer makes sense. Quarterback Dak Prescott wants continuity. He doesn’t want to learn a new offense. If, as it appears, coach Mike McCarthy left simply because he and owner/general manager Jerry Jones couldn’t agree on the length of a new deal, why not replace Schottenheimer and move on?

Here’s why Schottenheimer doesn’t make sense. Now 51, he has never been a head coach at any level. He was never a serious candidate to become an NFL head coach. He failed as an offensive coordinator during several NFL stops.

It wouldn’t be an inspired hire, to say the least. But it would give Jones someone who would be grateful enough for the opportunity not to complain about the owner’s habit of conducting multiple radio interviews a week and postgame media scrums and treating the workplace . like it was an amusement park.