Here comes the gossip that would have Jerry Jones already forfeiting the 2025 season, tanking so his Cowboys can select University of Texas QB Arch Manning in the 2026 NFL Draft.
After interviewing several candidates, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ultimately selected Brian Schottenheimer as the team's head coach for the upcoming NFL season, a decision that drew little commentary from former Cowboys legend Michael Irvin.
Connor Orr of SI.com believes Jerry Jones doesn’t care about the fans and says Dallas Cowboys nation should return the favor.
That’s what happened on Friday night. In making perhaps the most uninspired head-coaching hire in team history (Dave Campo might have a case otherwise), Jerry knew to not pound on the front door but to slip through a basement window.
Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys are considering a recently fired NFL head coach as a candidate for the defensive coordinator role on Brian Schottenheimer's staff.
Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, Jerrry Jones tells ESPN. “Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant,” Jones said. “He ain’t Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.” pic.twitter.com/JtGoltP1mC
Many would call the Cowboys’ hiring of Brian Schottenheimer on Friday night as the next head coach a decision founded in comfort and safety. While that’s true from a football operations standpoint, it’s also perhaps the riskiest decision Jones could have made. That risk isn’t tied to wins and losses, but something Jones cares about even more.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is getting called out for his handling of Mike McCarthy and the team's head coaching search.
Cowboys fans are still trying to figure out what is going on in Dallas. So is one of the franchise’s greatest players of all-time. “They’ve lost a generation of fans,”
"How,'' wonders Cowboys legend Irvin of the in-house hire of coach Brian Schottenheimer, "do you do the same damn thing and get something different?"
With the Cowboys officially locking up their new head coach, this NFL insider reveals why Jerry Jones hired Brian Schottenheimer.