The Dallas Cowboys have hired Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach. He will have to get Dallas back to the playoffs and the team could target a familiar face in free agency to help.

Adam Schefter shares funny story on the Pat McAfee Show about Jerry Jones breaking the news on Schottenheimer.

It was always about control. Always has been, always will be, for as long as Jerry Jones has a breath in his body and a pulse in his trigger finger. The Dallas

Coming from the previous regime, how will Brian Schottenheimer marry continuity and the need for change as head coach of the Cowboys?

Former Bengals and Rams standout Andrew Whitworth recently gave his thoughts on Dallas’ head coaching move, reliving some of his past meetings with Schottenheimer in the NFC West. Whitworth suited up for the Rams while Schottenheimer was calling offensive plays in Seattle from 2018-20.

Owner Jerry Jones explains why Schottenheimer was the choice to replace Mike McCarthy after disappointing 7-10 season.

The Cowboys introduced their new head coach Brian Schottenheimer at a press conference this week and executive vice president Stephen Jones said one of the top considerations that led to the choice was “what’s in the best interest of the quarterback.”

Schottenheimer and the Cowboys have named Dave Borgonzi, Aaron Whitecotton and Andre Curtis to the staff, the team announced Wednesday. All three are defensive hires. And all three new additions were greatly influenced by new Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus . Schottenheimer, though, had final say on the hires as head coach.

Details have emerged on how the McCarthy talks went south, the Cowboys OL gives the NFC a win, Cam Newton’s tank plan to get Arch to Dallas.

Schottenheimer is a sucker for an efficient running game. Unfortunately, the Cowboys are pretty far from efficient on the ground. In 2024, Dallas finished with an EPA/rush of -0.128 ( 26 th in the NFL) and a success rate of 40.3 percent (14 th in the NFL). That kind of inefficiency isn’t going to cut if for Schottenheimer.

The Cowboys legend was asked about the challenges new head coach Brian Schottenheimer will face working underneath Jerry Jones.