Cowboys fire offensive coordinator Scott Linehan

The Dallas Cowboys have gotten inconsistent production from their offense over the past two seasons, and they are finally making a major change to their coaching staff in hopes of addressing that.

On Friday, the Cowboys announced in a statement from head coach Jason Garrett that they are parting ways with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

That was fast. Here is the official statement: pic.twitter.com/QY8wNh1CZp

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 18, 2019

Linehan had been the OC in Dallas for the past five seasons, and the future looked extremely bright with him calling plays when Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott were rookies. However, the Cowboys’ offense has seemingly become more one-dimensional over the past two seasons. The acquisition of Amari Cooper seemed to help by giving them the true No. 1 receiver they had been lacking since Dez Bryant left, but there were still plenty of inconsistencies.

The Cowboys finished 22nd in the NFL this season in total offense, though those numbers were a bit skewed by their slow start. There were also indications that their problems were even more significant on defense in the postseason, but it is not a shock that Linehan is getting the axe.