Monday, February 05, 2007

PFT: Signs Pointing to Norv Dallas?

POSTED 10:55 a.m. EST, February 5, 2006

SIGNS POINTING TO NORV IN DALLAS?

Although we're not yet ready to completely rule out a last-ditch effort by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to lasso Lovie Smith of the Bears, the signs over the weekend pointed clearly to Norv Turner as the next coach in Big D.

The obvious evidence? It came as the announcement was made that Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin will enter the Hall of Fame in August. There was Jones in the green room, right next to Norv.

More telling, in our view, is the fact that Jones attended an exclusive pre-Super Bowl party over the weekend, one to which he could take only one guest.

And his guest, we're told, was Norv Turner.

Jones said last week that the team would name its new head coach after the Super Bowl. Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera could emerge as a candidate for the job or, given that his contract with the Bears is expiring, he might be considered for a lateral move to Dallas.