The dominoes are starting to fall into place for the Cowboys’ coaching staff as the NFL is whittling down their chase for a new champion. On Wednesday the club reached an agreement with a new wide receivers coach, to replace Derek Dooley who departed for the offensive coordinator’s position at the University of Missouri.

The new man in charge of getting the Cowboys’ receivers separation based on their technique will by Sanjay Lal, formerly of the Indianapolis Colts.

Lal, 48, has been a wideout coach in the NFL since 2009, when he entered the league with the Oakland Raiders. He was with the Colts just one season before losing his gig when Chuck Pagano and his entire staff were let go.

He’s also spent time with the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills in the same capacity. Many have lauded the hire, hinting the league views Lal as an eventual offensive coordinator candidate and in the near future.

That seems to make sense as he has always found work despite the spare parts he’s had to coach up at almost every step of the way.

In his time with the Raiders (2009 through 2011) he failed to motivate a single 1,000-yard performance. The high mark for his receivers (who were catching balls from Jamarcus Russell, Jason Campbell and finally Carson Palmer) were 521 and 609 yards for Louis Murphy and then 975 yards from Michael Crabtree.

He was exiled when Hue Jackson lost the job, then quickly resurrected with the New York Jets and their high-flying offense. Jeremy Kerley led the team in receiving yards (from Mark Sanchez) with 827. Kerley led the team with 523 yards from Geno Smith in 2013, and then Eric Decker led the team with 962 yards in Rex Ryan’s final season in New York.

Lal followed Ryan to Buffalo and finally produced his first 1,000 yard receiver when Sammy Watkins pulled in 1,027 yards off the arm of Tyrod Taylor. The next year was a dud as Watkins was hurt and Robert Woods led the team with 613 yards in 13 games.

Ryan was fired again and Lal ended up in Indianapolis on a sinking ship that never saw Andrew Luck take the field.

For the first time in five seasons, T.Y. Hilton failed to gain over 1,000 yards, settling for 966 mostly off the arm of Jacoby Brissett.

In nine seasons as a receivers coach, Lal has only coached one 1,000-yard receiver.

He should fit right in with the Cowboys who haven’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since Dez Bryant’s 1,320 yards in 2014.