Adam Schefter shares funny story on the Pat McAfee Show about Jerry Jones breaking the news on Schottenheimer.
Jones: 'He's had 25 years being around the kinds of things that he's gonna have to draw on to be a coach of the Dallas Cowboys."
Jones admits his biggest priority in the hiring process was to ensure continuity in the offense, and that superseded the possibility there was a better head coach to be hired.
Jerry Jones was widely criticized for the decision to hire Brian Schottenheimer and the process that led to the move. The Cowboys owner pushed back.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has never shied away from theatrics (literally, he was an actor in a recent Landman episode ), but his answer for why the team promoted Brian Schottenheimer to be the team’s new head coach might be one of the strangest, most riveting moments of his ownership tenure.
There’s no doubt who around here has the last word in calling the shots. That's Jerry. But McClay is about as instrumental as anyone to the success Dallas has experienced - and a foundational person when it comes to future success.
DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones defended Brian Schottenheimer as his choice for head coach at a news conference Monday. Fans and pundits alike have been criticizing his pick. "Doesn't look like they're really going out to try to improve anything, looks like it's status quo," said fan Wesley Bryan.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones described his hire of Brian Schottenheimer as a big risk, while the Cowboys' newest head coach said Dallas will "win a championship" during Monday's introductory news conference.
In order to move forward and see where your Cowboys might be headed years from now, we must first look back. The local team was actually just one of four to unveil a new coach Monday, but their announcement was the only one that came with an intermission.
Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones pushed back hard on the notion that his decision to promote offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to be his next head coach was one made out of comfort.
The Cowboys’ new HC gave fans cause for optimism in Monday’s press conference; the team’s top 2 bosses rambled and minimized real concerns.