Jones admits his biggest priority in the hiring process was to ensure continuity in the offense, and that superseded the possibility there was a better head coach to be hired.

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For most teams, the length of a head coach's contract isn't all that important: Successful coaches routinely get extensions before their contracts are up.

The son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer served as an assistant under McCarthy the past three seasons. He joined the Cowboys as an analyst in 2022 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2023 when Kellen Moore was fired.

Schottenheimer has never been a head coach but he's been the Cowboys' OC and has a good rapport with Dak Prescott.

Kellen Moore was believed to "covet" the Dallas Cowboys' heading coaching job that eventually went to Brian Schottenheimer.

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Matt Eberflus was identified as the top candidate for the Cowboys' defensive coordinator position before the team officially hired Brian Schottenheimer as their head coach and Eberflus is now part of the organization as well.

Winning is not everything; it is the only thing,” is a quote legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi helped make famous decades ago.

Jerry Jones' coaching decisions have been controversial in the past, and this offseason was no exception. The Dallas Cowboys owner admitted that continuity on offense was his biggest priority, leading him to hire Brian Schottenheimer as head coach.