Will McClay shares his experience in the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer over the last couple of weeks and shares early thoughts on the draft class.

Schottenheimer's career shifted while working for Carroll, and his time in Seattle will shape Dallas' 2025 offense

Jerry defended the decision as the culmination of a “thorough, thorough process.” The Cowboys interviewed Robert Saleh, Leslie Frazier, Kellen Moore, and Schottenheimer. They created some buzz by making it known that they spoke to Deion Sanders and Pete Carroll, although neither was officially interviewed.

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 Dallas Cowboys stayed in-house for their new head coach, promoting Brian Schottenheimer as Mike McCarthy's successor. They're welcoming a former head coach from outside the building to aid Schottenheimer,

The Cowboys will hire an offensive coordinator, but like Mike McCarthy before him, Brian Schottenheimer will call the offense.

Schottenheimer only expected one or two of his players to show up to the presser. To his surprise, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and numerous members of the roster turned out to support their new coach, who was also their offensive coordinator over the last two years.

The Super Bowl LIX matchup is officially set: the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9.

Schottenheimer replaced Mike McCarthy, who recently departed after five seasons. McCarthy (49-35) led the Cowboys to the postseason three times, getting just one victory. McCarthy also produced three consecutive 12-win seasons.

Jerry Jones was insistent about his risk-taking track record, but he will need to add to it as soon as this offseason to help his new head coach.

A future Hall of Fame quarterback recently gave new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer a thumbs-up.