Following his Bears ouster, Eberflus is back in the NFL, this time as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. That means he’s effectively the lieutenant of (bizarre) first-year head coaching hire Brian Schottenheimer. And that means he’s in a position to give Schottenheimer advice about what NOT to do as a head coach.

Eberflus came to the Cowboys in 2011 working in a 3-4 defense under Rob Ryan. He left following the 2017 season after working in a 4-3 scheme under Monte Kiffin and Rod Marinelli. In his last two seasons, he served as the passing game coordinator and worked alongside Marinelli in many ways.

The position coaches and coordinators have been finalized under Brian Schottenheimer, as we take a deep dive into who is now in the building.

What will new DC Matt Eberflus bring to Cowboys’ defense? - Todd Archer, ESPN. The new DC in Dallas wants the defense to get back to creating lots of turnovers in 2025. “Yeah,

The Cowboys have finalized head coach Brian Schottenheimer's first coaching staff. Schottenheimer was bumped up from offensive coordinator to succeed Mike McCarthy in the top job last month and his former spot will be filled by Klayton Adams.