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.

The Bears have confirmed interviewing 15 candidates, a list highlighted by Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who got the job in New England.

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For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

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.

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.