Inside The Star
The Dallas Cowboys lengthy and exhaustive (insert eye roll here) head coach search finally came to an end late Friday night when the news dropped that Jerry Jones finally chose the successor to the departed Mike McCarthy: OC Brian Schottenheimer.
Fans don’t like it. Analysts don’t like it. Big media is eating it up, featuring the Cowboys at the top of the hour of each of their shows, despite there being two conference championships on television this past weekend.
Hiring Brian Schottenheimer is such a typical move from Jerry Jones. It’s a safe pick because he has little to no leverage to negotiate. Basically, they offered him the job with the stipulation that they (Jerry and Stephen Jones) be heavily involved in decision-making that head coaches of other teams usually make alone.
Honestly, though. Can we blame Schottenheimer? Of course he took the job! Who wouldn’t? Even if he does a terrible job, he can say he was once head coach of the most valuable sports franchise in the world.
Schottenheimer’s introductory press conference is scheduled for 11am CST at The Star in Frisco on Monday morning, and it will probably have more media coverage than the Philadelphia Eagles reaching their second Super Bowl in a span of three seasons.
One thing is for certain, Jerry Jones will place himself in the spotlight of the press conference tomorrow. Another thing is for certain: he will have the same predictable answers to questions as he always does with that Southern charm.
Today, I want to predict the questions that Jerry will be asked, and answer those questions with the flare and deflection that only Jerry can.
“Well, I’d say to those people that being qualified is a matter of opinion. Brian has been coaching in this league since 1997, and has been around the NFL game quite a bit longer than that. I’d have a dog in the fight should I have to go toe to toe with anyone to determine whether Brian is qualified enough to coach the Dallas Cowboys. Bottom line is, he is qualified enough for us, and that’s why he’s sitting here today.”
Schottenheimer has been an assistant coach in the NFL since 1997, but has never risen above the level of coordinator. He also has never been considered a hot commodity on the coaching market, maximizing his value in a three-season stretch with Seattle from 2018-2020.
Fans are most angry because there weren’t even calls placed to two of the hottest coaches in the head coaching circle this offseason: Detroit’s Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.
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