So “Big Mike” lieutenant Brian Schottenheimer is the new Cowboys coach … while McCarthy is left sitting out a year until he gets another crack on the NFL Coach Carousel.

Black Monday has come and gone, and now NFL teams will start filling their head coach vacancies. Who will be next in line to step into those openings? Let’s run through the top options that might be hired by teams in need of a coach this offseason.

The race for the Chicago Bears head coaching job is reportedly between two candidates. On The Herd, Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reported that Mike McCarthy

None of the other teams that have head coach openings seem to be as interested in Mike McCarthy as the Chicago Bears.

Kansas City’s defensive coordinator showed his importance in Sunday’s AFC championship. It’s long overdue that he gets another shot at being a head coach.

We’re tracking all the latest coaching and staff developments with news, notes and nuggets from the search — and what comes next.

The New Orleans Saints’ list of head coach candidates isn’t very inspiring. They should expand the search and pursue these five outside options:

Much of the Minnesota Vikings' offseason discourse has centered around how they will handle the quarterback position. Will they re-sign veteran Sam Darnold afte

Darnold had a strong regular season until the very end in Kevin O'Connell's terrific downfield passing system. His value may have diminished a little late, but he still stands out as the best free-agent starting option with Minnesota ready to move to J.J. McCarthy.

As Patrick Mahomes’s Chiefs host the Bills, Josh Allen has had more roughing-the-passer and unnecessary-roughness penalties called in his favor over the past two regular seasons.

Glenn also has to try and put Rodgers, Garrett Wilson, and Davante Adams on the same page as well as restoring Breece Hall to his rookie year. A healthy and effective Rodgers and a strong supporting cast can keep the Jets in the playoff hunt, and get Glenn off on the right foot.

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.