So “Big Mike” lieutenant Brian Schottenheimer is the new Cowboys coach … while McCarthy is left sitting out a year until he gets another crack on the NFL Coach Carousel.

Black Monday has come and gone, and now NFL teams will start filling their head coach vacancies. Who will be next in line to step into those openings? Let’s run through the top options that might be hired by teams in need of a coach this offseason.

The race for the Chicago Bears head coaching job is reportedly between two candidates. On The Herd, Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reported that Mike McCarthy

None of the other teams that have head coach openings seem to be as interested in Mike McCarthy as the Chicago Bears.

New details about the Chicago Bears' interview with veteran Mike McCarthy for their head-coaching job bring bad news on his candidacy.

Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach

“We have completed an interview with head coach candidate Mike McCarthy ... With Vikings DC Brian Flores The Bears have interviewed 12 candidates, including McCarthy, in the first 11 days ...

The Bears have confirmed interviewing 15 candidates, a list highlighted by Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who got the job in New England.

There have been 35 head coaches that won a Super Bowl. Just four of those won Super Bowls after their seventh season with their organization.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

We’re tracking all the latest coaching and staff developments with news, notes and nuggets from the search — and what comes next.

The New Orleans Saints’ list of head coach candidates isn’t very inspiring. They should expand the search and pursue these five outside options: