The Dallas Cowboys have a type when it comes to hiring a defensive coordinator, but one analyst predicts Jerry Jones will break the mold and hire someone who hasn't been a head coach or defensive coordinator in the NFL.

Cowboys defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton will be coaching in the upcoming Shrine Bowl as part of his audition for the open DC role.

As the Dallas Cowboys look for their next defensive coordinator, it's worth asking what scheme fits their personnel best.

The Cowboys add a 9th candidate (from an NFC rival) to the defensive coordinator mix; Michael Irvin will return to TV with a new show sure to provoke.

The Cowboys have nine interviewed or will interview nine candidates for their defensive coordinator position. That might not be the entirety of their list. "I think we're in the initial run," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told Tommy Yarrish of the team website.