The re-hiring of Eberflus would follow the Cowboys’ objective of maintaining continuity with their scheme. Eberflus runs a similar 4-3 scheme as previous coordinator Mike Zimmer and that’s part of the reason why he’s a favorite.

Filling out his staff and figuring out how the offense is going to run are top-of-the-list items for Brian Schottenheimer.

Schottenheimer has built a strong relationship with the veteran quarterback since his arrival three years ago.