Some stories just have a mind of their own. Many in the football world refuse to buy into Deion Sanders’ passion for coaching the Colorado Buffaloes. Everyone seems to want Coach Prime to coach the Dallas Cowboys—except, apparently, the man himself. Yet, the possibility lingers as long as the Cowboys’ coaching seat remains vacant. Reflecting on this, Marshawn Lynch suggested that Jerry Jones would need to check his “ego” if he wanted Deion in his ranks.
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Speaking on his podcast, the Get Got Pod, the former NFL running back discussed how a Sanders-Jones marriage would not work at the top of the Cowboys’ hierarchy. It’s because Deion has a big ego too. Two alphamales in the same locker room, means that one of them would have to be less dominating.
“Some things would have to change, and some egos would have to be checked. Like, get out of the way of your own success. That was one of the things we talked about a lot, especially in the locker room.”
Lynch, along with many others, believes Sanders has the pedigree to lead the Cowboys to greater heights. However, Jones’ attitude and stubbornness might work against his own team if Coach Prime coaches the team.
As Beast Mode said, it’s already hard enough to beat other NFL teams, so don’t add yourself to the list of people working against you and your goals.
“You’ve got 11 [guys] over there trying to make sure that you won’t be successful. Don’t be the 12th one. It just be simple like that. I mean, when you break it down now, it’s not that simple considering all of the [stuff] that’s going on, but don’t get in the way of your own success when you have the opportunity.””
At this point, Sanders can’t really say much more than he already has, to try to quash these rumors. He’s communicated on several occasions—to Michael Irvin, to Shannon Sharpe, and many more—that he wants to stay and create a strong culture in Colorado. He wants to turn that school into a perennial contender in the CFP.
“I love where I am… I can’t wait to see what the future beholds where I am. I have every intention, every plan in the world to be coaching for the Colorado Buffs from here on.
“I want to finish here. I want to put the flag…I want to put my name on the mountains out there, I want to put my flag down in Colorado.”
Primetime has made his feelings clear, but in this business, you never know for sure until you know. As long as the Cowboys’ head coach search drags on, Sanders will be put forth as a candidate for the job, whether he likes it or not.
The sportsbooks certainly seem to believe he’s lying about his dedication to Colorado. At +150 odds, he’s currently the favorite to be Dallas’ next head coach.
