Will McClay shares his experience in the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer over the last couple of weeks and shares early thoughts on the draft class.

FOX 4's Mike Doocy and Sam Gannon talk about the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer, the process that led to his hire and if they think he will be a good coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

Schottenheimer's career shifted while working for Carroll, and his time in Seattle will shape Dallas' 2025 offense

The beginning of the presser also resulted in quite the awkward moment. Schottenheimer was officially introduced by Cowboys PR and was greeted with a solid round of applause from

The Dallas Cowboys stayed in-house for their new head coach, promoting Brian Schottenheimer as Mike McCarthy's successor. They're welcoming a former head coach from outside the building to aid Schottenheimer,

Jerry defended the decision as the culmination of a “thorough, thorough process.” The Cowboys interviewed Robert Saleh, Leslie Frazier, Kellen Moore, and Schottenheimer. They created some buzz by making it known that they spoke to Deion Sanders and Pete Carroll, although neither was officially interviewed.

Schottenheimer replaced Mike McCarthy, who recently departed after five seasons. McCarthy (49-35) led the Cowboys to the postseason three times, getting just one victory. McCarthy also produced three consecutive 12-win seasons.

Luckily for Dallas, Dak Prescott has fostered a strong partnership with Schottenheimer since the latter's arrival in 2022, and their collaborative relationship is one area the organization is leaning on in the Cowboys' pursuit of a championship.

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.

Stephen A. Smith has embraced needling the Dallas Cowboys and their fans as a recurring bit and the franchise has provided him ample opportunity to do so in recent years. The face of ESPN pushed quite hard for the Cowboys to hire Deion Sanders but Jerry Jones instead opted to go the very boring route with Brian Schottenheimer.

The awkward press conference explains why none of the top coaching candidates seemed interested in working for Jerry.