For the third time, Jerry Jones looked down the hall to find his head coach. And if hiring Brian Schottenheimer on Friday night to be the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys doesn’t make you sick, wait ‘til you read what Jerry said.
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
After the Cowboys parted ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy, Sanders was a name that was linked to the role, but he was never formally interviewed. Schottenheimer, who along with Robert Saleh and Kellen Moore, was the only other name on the short list of candidates and he was offered an interview.
"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?"
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Dallas has promoted Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Scottenheimer to be the franchise's 10th head coach -- and the ninth under Jones' ownership that began in 1989 -- the team announced Friday night.
On Jan. 24, the Dallas Cowboys shocked the football world when they announced that Brian Schottenheimer would be the franchise’s next head coach. The surprising news comes in the wake of a head coaching discussion with Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders and numerous interviews with potential candidates,
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not afraid of making headlines. He was in the news once again on Friday when the Cowboys promoted their offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, to their head coaching position.
But not this time. No, Jerry Jones wanted to sneak the announcement of Brian Schottenheimer being named the franchise’s 10th head coach under the radar, leaking the word just before 9:45 pm eastern on a Friday night.