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?

As the Dallas Cowboys work through their coaching search, a franchise legend weighed in. Jimmy Johnson addressed the looming decision for Jerry Jones, including how Dak Prescott impacts things. Johnson pointed out two “key figures” in the search to replace Mike McCarthy after he and the Cowboys parted ways this week.

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.

Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones’ Super Bowl-winning coach from the 1990s, popped on Fox Sports on Sunday to propose a swap: Mike Tomlin to Dallas. Mike McCarthy to Pittsburgh. Wouldja?

FOX NFL analyst Jimmy Johnson had an unorthodox idea to try to address the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching situation. On “FOX NFL Sunday,” Johnson proposed a coach swap between the Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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?

Jerry Jones once famously said 500 coaches could have won Super Bowls with those early 1990s Dallas Cowboys teams. The owner and general manager has made six hires since winning two Super Bowls with Jimmy Johnson and one with Barry Switzer. None that have followed have been able to get the Cowboys past the divisional round of the playoffs.

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

However, without the checks and balances needed to keep Jones from meddling too much, this franchise has struggled to get over the hump. It hasn’t mattered who the coach is or quarterback, the Cowboys have failed to make it past the divisional round of the playoffs in almost 30 years. So, who else should get the blame if not Jones?

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.