The narratives surrounding the Dallas Cowboys' coaching search have devolved into a circus of late, distracting from the team's top priority this offseason of extending Micah Parsons.

Dallas Cowboys legend offered a coaching trade idea that had the fans running wild on social media. However, is the idea as asinine as it may seem?

"I would never have given Dak Prescott a new contract. I'd have let him play it out.'' - Cowboys icon Jimmy Johnson with a bit of revisionist history.

A few minutes before Sunday’s wild-card matchup between Philadelphia and Green Bay kicked off, the former Cowboys coach brought up the idea of Dallas and Pittsburgh swapping head coaches in the offseason. Johnson admitted he had no “inside information” before throwing up his hypothetical.

Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy mutually agree to part ways. pic.twitter.com/5Qfvq8BbsX

The Fox analyst and former Cowboys Super-Bowl winning coach proposed a radical concept to help galvanize the stagnant Dallas and Pittsburgh franchises.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman doesn't seem to believe any head coach can succeed with Jerry Jones.

The next Cowboys head coach will be the 10th in team history, and the ninth under Jerry Jones's employ. So, who wants this job? And who does Jerry want?

Wild: FOX's Jimmy Johnson suggests the #Steelers and #Cowboys do a coach swap to help their struggles: "How about a coaching swap? Mike McCarthy is a Pittsburgh guy. Let him go to [the Steelers]. Let Mike Tomlin go to [the Cowboys]." 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/Tp1shlNn89

Aikman admitted that he believed McCarthy would be back, and he indicated that the decision to let McCarthy go exposes issues in the organization. The ESPN analyst particularly criticized the Cowboys for letting a week pass before starting their head coach search, as other teams with openings are already well into their searches.

The Cowboys parted ways with coach Mike McCarthy after a rough season. The next candidate better be ready for what it's really like to work for Jerry Jones.