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.
ESPN's Todd Archer reported on Thursday that McCarthy was adamant about agreeing to a five-year contract extension with the team. However, owner Jerry Jones apparently was stuck on a three-year deal. Both sides couldn't agree on a deal, although the details of the contract the Cowboys offered McCarthy are unknown.
The hire of Brian Schottenheimer sent shockwaves around the NFL. In what seemed to be a combination of the “familiarity” hire and a “trying to out-think the room” hire, the Dallas Cowboys made long-time NFL offensive coordinator,
Jones: 'He's had 25 years being around the kinds of things that he's gonna have to draw on to be a coach of the Dallas Cowboys."
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discussed the exit of former head coach Mike McCarthy after he was eventually replaced by offensive coordinator
Jerry Jones defended himself on Monday after facing backlash about hiring Brian Schottenheimer as the new head coach of the Cowboys.
Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach
The Cowboys’ new HC gave fans cause for optimism in Monday’s press conference; the team’s top 2 bosses rambled and minimized real concerns.
The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed on a deal to become the storied franchise’s next coach. The somewhat surprising choice announced Friday night is a familiar one for star quarterback Dak Prescott,
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
If Irvin had been in charge of hiring a new head coach, he would have swung for the fences and gone all out for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders and the Cowboys reportedly had mutual interest in one another, but ultimately Dallas went with their offensive coordinator.