With head coach Mike McCarthy out for Thursday's down against the Saints subsequent to testing positive for COVID-19, defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will fill in as the Cowboys interim coach. McCarthy told correspondents the news in his virtual Monday public interview. Quinn, who was the Falcons head coach from 2015-2020, has instructed from the stall this season yet will be on the field on Thursday. He'll likewise keep on settling on edge decisions. “Obviously, he has the head coach experience of being on the field,” McCarthy said, via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. McCarthy added that he'd since quite a while ago considered Quinn for a sideline trade for this situation given Quinn's experience. Furthermore, McCarthy noticed that Quinn called cautious plays for a very long time while he was a head coach. McCarthy will keep on being associated with the team virtually throughout the week.