Jerry Jones went with Brian Schottenheimer over Kellen Moore, who spent five seasons with the Cowboys from 2018-2022, with the latter four seasons as the team’s offensive coordinator.

Serving as Cowboys offensive coordinator the last two seaosns, Schottenheimer brings 25 years of NFL coaching experience to the job.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has come under scrutiny for the process in which he went about hiring new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. From being unable to agree on an extension with Mike McCarthy,

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.

An optimistic Brian Schottenheimer, 51, introduced as coach of the Dallas Cowboys Monday, told reporters that "the objective and the main thing is we want to win the Super Bowl," and he told ESPN's Todd Archer that he believes the club can win "quickly.

While it’s still unclear how Schottenheimer’s staff with the Cowboys will look, ESPN reported ex-Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is a “prime candidate” for the defensive coordinator job. Schottenheimer’s Dallas promotion leaves the Saints as the only team with a head coaching vacancy left to fill.

Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer looks on from the sidelines ... The others are former NFL head coaches Robert Saleh and Leslie Frazier. Moore was the play-caller for Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott from 2019-22.

The Cowboys announced the hiring of coach Brian Schottenheimer last Friday night. At times, Monday's press conference felt like it might last until next Friday night.

The Dallas Cowboys ended their rumor-filled head coaching search by giving the job to Brian Schottenheimer. The Cowboys had been linked to names such as Colorado's Deion Sanders and prominent assistant coaches such as Kellen Moore and Leslie Frazier, among others.

If you told Dallas Cowboys fans that their team would let Mike McCarthy leave and then pick Brian Schottenheimer as the new head coach, they might think you’re joking.

For Cowboys officials, Schottenheimer became the logical choice regardless of what others thought because of the continuity he brings to the position. Schottenheimer joined the organization as an offensive consultant in 2022 and served as the team’s offensive coordinator for the past two seasons.