What would you grade the Brian Schottenheimer hire?
It certainly didn’t go as was initially thought. The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason with their mind set on bringing back Mike McCarthy for another go as head coach. While that may not have been the most popular move, it wasn’t a crazy notion. Then the crazy started to happen.
Somewhere along the way in the negotiations between McCarthy and Jerry jones, things went sideways. The majority opinion was that the length of the contract was a big issue, but ideas around control, the make up of the coaching staff and other issues might have played a role. Once the McCarthy break up happened, things got a little weird.
Deion Sanders, Jason Witten and other candidates were floated, some with proper qualifications, and others that just made no sense. It was a confusing time until the Cowboys finally settled on offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
The Cowboys are selling it as both continuity for the offense and Dak Prescott, but a change of culture at the Star. They also are hyping Schottenheimer’s experience as an NFL coach, along with his offense evolving with the modern NFL landscape. Schottenheimer laid out his vision, and even got into some specifics on offense, during his introductory press conference.
So now that the deed is done, we need you to grade the hire. Forget about the process that got us here, but what is your grade of Schottenheimer as the new Cowboys head coach and what he can bring over the next few years.
Vote in the poll and hit the comments.
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