This coaching cycle has been filled with drama, with the Dallas Cowboys at the center of it all, despite an offseason that was expected to be stable. Coach Jerry Jones and the team mutually decided to part ways, even after Jones expressed support for McCarthy throughout the regular season, amidst calls from fans and pundits for McCarthy’s dismissal.
In the aftermath, Dallas scrambled to find a new head coach and was immediately linked to notable names like Pete Carroll and Deion Sanders. Ultimately, the Cowboys opted for an in-house solution, promoting their offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. “Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach,” Jerry Jones informed ESPN. “Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant… He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys,” reported ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Following this hire, the Cowboys announced another significant addition to their staff. “Breaking: The (Cowboys) have hired Matt Eberflus as their defensive coordinator on new HC Brian Schottenheimer’s staff, per sources. He was a defensive assistant under Rod Marinelli on Jason Garrett’s staff for 2011-2017 and was most recently the head coach of the Chicago Bears,” Ed Werder reported.
Breaking: The #Cowboys have hired Matt Eberflus as their defensive coordinator on new HC Brian Schottenheimer’s staff, per sources. He was a defensive assistant under Rod Marinelli on Jason Garrett’s staff for 2011-2017. He was most recently head coach of the Chicago Bears.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) January 25, 2025
Fans took to social media to express their reactions. “Dallas hires a coach who has not called plays since the Lincoln administration. I am an exhausted Dallas Cowboys fan!” one commented. “Cowboys organization is a reality TV show at this point,” another added. “This is all part of the Cowboys’ master plan to throw away one year and draft Arch Manning in 2026 to keep him home in Texas,” another fan speculated.
It’ll be interesting to see how the coming season unfolds in Dallas.
