Dallas Cowboys interviewing OC Brian Schottenheimer for vacant HC job on Tuesday :: Dallas Morning News
After talks with McCarthy ended on Jan. 13, no one mentioned Schottenheimer’s name for a solid week. By Jan 20, he was touted as perhaps the frontrunner. On Tuesday afternoon, he interviewed for the job, with several reports even suggesting that an announcement could be coming shortly. On the plus side, he comes from coaching royalty and has a great relationship with Dak Prescott. But the 51-year-old has never been a head coach anywhere and hasn’t gotten much (any?) attention from other teams this hiring cycle.
Hiring Brian Schottenheimer would spell disaster for Cowboys :: SI.com
In 14 years as an offensive coordinator, Schottenheimer’s offenses only ranked in the top 10 in total offense twice and were only top 10 in scoring five times. One of those years was in 2023 with the Cowboys, in which McCarthy was the one calling plays. Schottenheimer may be well-liked within the building, but his hire would signal to the fanbase that the front office has zero interest in actually competing for a championship.
Is Brian Schottenheimer the right coach in Dallas? :: Fox Sports
Count Michael Irvin among those who think the Cowboys are barking up the wrong coaching tree in Schottenheimer. “No. No. Not at all,” the Hall of Famer said of his fit for what the locker room needs. “You also need the right coach to raise the morale. I’m a tried-and-true Cowboys fan. My morale is down; I know their morale is down.”
Schottenheimer, Cowboys talked about HC and OC positions :: Jane Slater
Next Cowboys head coach will face this challenge not seen in Dallas in some time :: Cowboys Wire
The NFC East may have reclaimed the reputation of the best division in football. Philadelphia has to be considered the conference’s top dog, but Washington has made a dramatic turnaround, seemingly here to stay. And while the Giants are still rebuilding, they have the draft capital to pull off a similar surge sometime soon. Whoever takes the helm in Dallas will suddenly have to contend with a multi-team free-for-all after years of it being solely a Cowboys-Eagles tug-of-war.
Nick Saban backs Deion Sanders for Cowboys head coaching job :: New York Post
“I want him to get that job,” Saban said of Sanders and the Dallas job. But despite the endorsement from the legendary Alabama coach and an apparent mutual interest between the two parties, no interview has been scheduled or is even expected.
7 Former Cowboys players will be playing in the conference championship game :: Blogging the Boys
This weekend’s conference title games will each feature a handful of players who have previously worn the star. The Bills’ Amari Cooper and Jordan Phillips will face off against the Chiefs and Peyton Hendershot in the AFC, while the NFC game will see four ex-Cowboys now in Washington (Tyler Biadasz, Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler, and Noah Igbinoghene) suit up for Dan Quinn and several former Cowboys coaches. (Noah Brown is injured.) The Eagles have no former Cowboys players, but Kellen Moore is calling the offense.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys projected to pick in the first round of the NFL Draft? :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The national pundits are split on who the Cowboys should be targeting with the 12th pick in this year’s draft. Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty gets the most votes, though, with Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren also popular targets. Oregon tackle Josh Conerly is mentioned as a possibility, too, along with Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka.
Dak Prescott buys each Dallas Cowboys teammate an electric bike :: Fox 4 KDFW
Prescott had 85 electric motorcycles lined up and waiting for everyone as an end-of-season gift. In a video just released, the team can be seen running onto the practice field at Ford Center to find the CAKE Makka electric mopeds outfitted with each player’s jersey number. The guys then took off around the field, hitting up to 28 mph on the rechargeable bikes.
Stefon Diggs will sign with the Dallas Cowboys in free agency :: TWSN
The offseason has arrived for the Cowboys, and that means it’s time for the annual speculation that wide receiver Stefon Diggs will join his brother Trevon in Dallas. Stefon was having a good year in Houston until his ACL injury, but at 31, he may not figure into the team’s future plans as they continue to build around C.J. Stroud. He’d make a wonderful complement to CeeDee Lamb, though.
