While Brian Schottenheimer may not be the right fit as the 10th head coach in Dallas Cowboys history, he's undoubtedly the perfect kind of head coach for Jerry Jones.
Think about it.
As Schottenheimer has zero experience as a head coach at any level, which is perhaps why no other team in the NFL even requested an interview with him, one would think Jones is paying far less than he would have for candidates such as Robert Saleh, Leslie Frazier, or even Deion Sanders, for that matter. And we all know how much Jerry likes his money.
Jones also likes hiring head coaches he knows, whether it be a friend like Jimmy Johnson or Barry Switzer or someone who was already on the Cowboys' staff, the prime examples in that regard being Dave Campo and Jason Garrett.
As Schottenheimer has been with America's Team for three years now, first as a coaching analyst in 2022 and then as the offensive coordinator for the 2023 and 2024 campaigns, he obviously fits that bill.
And let's get real here. Schottenheimer is someone Jones can control, which is likely why Bill Belichick was never a genuine option. Belichick had a say in everything that went on with the New England Patriots, and he was never going to have that with the Cowboys.
So, Schottenheimer fills every single one of these boxes. That said, however, the push to hire him reportedly didn't come from Jerry Jones at all.
Stephen Jones is reportedly behind the push to make Brian Schottenheimer the Cowboys' new head coach
According to Athlon Sports, it was Stephen Jones, not Jerry, who pushed for Schottenheimer's promotion from OC to head coach instead of hiring someone from outside the organization.
If this is true, of course, it could signify a monumental shift in how the Cowboys are run moving forward. We won't get into whether that's a good or bad thing.
Again, it's never been a secret that Jerry Jones enjoys being in charge, which is why he fired Tex Schramm, the only GM in Cowboys history up to that point, and assumed complete control over football operations just a few months after purchasing the franchise in 1989.
But if this report is right and Jerry did actually let his eldest son make such an important decision, perhaps the 82-year-old is finally ready to step back a touch and relinquish a little control.
That said, though, let's wait and see how the Cowboys handle things once free agency begins. Because if they once again fail to spend any money to help Schottenheimer's first season run more smoothly, we'll know that Jerry is still truly the straw that stirs the drink in the Dallas front office.