The Dallas Cowboys are currently introducing Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history and Jerry Jones might still be talking.
Schottenheimer nailed his opening monologue. He used terms like "world class competitors" and "relentless work ethic" to describe the culture he wants to implement. He thanked Dak Prescott and the several other Cowboys players who are in attendance and got choked up when reflecting on the impact his father, Marty Schottenheimer, had on his coaching career.
Then came time for Jerry Jones to get behind the microphone. Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News was first up and asked why Jones picked Schottenheimer to be the team's head coach. A very pertinent and reasonable question given why everyone is gathered at The Star.
That's when Jones made everything about himself.
Cowboys' Jerry Jones immediately sends Brian Schottenheimer introductory press conference off the rails
After a long and awkward pause, Jones started out by starting he's only missed one Senior Bowl in his 35 years he's been involved with the organization. It quickly morphed into a near 10-minute ramble about things totally irrelevant to both Schottenheimer and Watkins' question.
The camera then panned to a chuckling Dak Prescott as Jones got defensive about the claims he's not willing to step outside his comfort zone. The 82-year-old let everyone know that he is still a risk-taker and said that hiring Schottenheimer "is as big a risk as you can take" because of his lack of experience as a head coach.
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In a very clear admission that he's been reading the press clippings and criticism from Cowboys fans, Jones defended what was described as a "disjointed process".
A choked up Jones vehemently stated that it is ridiculous to say you can make a decision to coach the Cowboys relative to the number of interviews the team conducts. The team received significant backlash after it only interviewed three external candidates, one being their former offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore, before settling on Schottenheimer.
Jones somehow managed to make things more awkward by noting that Schottenheimer isn't a "glamorous" hire and making a truly cringeworthy play-on words with Schotty's name.
"What I would tell you is I got here taking shots and I'm not afraid to take others," said Jones. "And not Schotty shots."
It wouldn't be a Cowboys press conference without a tone deaf comment from Stephen Jones, who used air quotes to refer to "The Drought" that "people say we're in." Does Jones not think almost 30 years without a Super Bowl isn't a drought? Does he know the meaning behind the word?
All in all, the presser went as bad as expected: Schottenheimer conducted himself well, while the Joneses - Jerry in particular - made it about themselves and did absolutely nothing to explain why Schottenheimer is the right move for the organization. All Jones did was prove he no longer has his fastball, but we already knew that.
Schottenheimer saved it from being an absolute disaster.