Many would call the Cowboys’ hiring of Brian Schottenheimer on Friday night as the next head coach a decision founded in comfort and safety. While that’s true from a football operations standpoint, it’s also perhaps the riskiest decision Jones could have made. That risk isn’t tied to wins and losses, but something Jones cares about even more.

When news broke that the Dallas Cowboys were interviewing offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for their vacant head-coaching gig, it turned heads around the NFL for all of the wrong reasons. Now granted,

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The decision comes nearly three weeks after the end of the regular season,