The last time Bill Callahan was in charge of calling the plays for an NFL offense, it was with the Oakland Raiders in 2003 as head coach. In 2013, he'll make his return to the role as offense coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, and it's an opportunity that he told Rowan Kavner of DallasCowboys.com that he's looking forward to.
Bill Callahan ‘excited’ to control Cowboys offense
Bill Callahan was given the responsibility of calling plays in January after Jason Garrett was stripped of the role.
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“Excited would be the word, would be the adjective, that I would use,” Callahan said. “I’m really excited. Anxious now. I wish we could continue working like we’ve been here, because the situation coach [Jason Garrett] has put us in has been tremendous.”
Callahan, 56, served as the offensive coordinator for the Cowboys in 2012, but wasn’t given the play-calling role until January 2013, when owner Jerry Jones stripped head coach Jason Garrett of the responsibility. The Cowboys finished the season with an 8-8 record and the sixth-ranked offense, although it scored the 15th-most points.
After two seasons as the head coach of the Raiders, Callahan was named the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2004 and continued his role as an offensive play caller. He relinquished the role in 2008 when he became the offensive line coach for the Jets, a position he held until joining the Cowboys in 2012.
Led by quarterback Tony Romo, the 2012 Cowboys finished with the third-ranked passing offense, but the team's rushing offense finished with the second-fewest yards accumulated in the NFL.
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