Until Brian Schottenheimer is put to the test, no one knows how he’ll do as the Cowboys head coach, says @ReidDHanson

Mike McCarthy brought Brian Schottenheimer into the Cowboys organization. Now he’s stayed behind to take his place. Schottenheimer, the team’s offensive coordinator the last two seasons, has agreed to a contract to become the Cowboys head coach,

The Dallas Cowboys made the perplexing move on Friday evening of promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to the team’s head coaching position. Schottenheimer rose the ranks in Dallas from being a coaching analyst in 2022 to the team’s offensive play-caller in 2023 and the team’s head coach in 2025.