Dallas Cowboys risk more fan fury as fired former NFL head coach closes in on vacant DC position
Dallas Cowboys risk more fan fury as fired former NFL head coach closes in on vacant DC position
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Dallas Cowboys fans were left furious by the team's new head coach hire - and the organization could face more backlash as it closes in on a new defensive coordinator. The Cowboys announced on Friday night that they were promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, with some fans saying afterwards that they'd 'boycott' the team as a result. The 51-year-old has 25 years of NFL coaching experience, but none as a head coach.
![[And former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could join his staff as defensive coordinator]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/19/94512643-0-image-a-42_1737832276338.jpg)
According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Schottenheimer is considering ex-Bears head coach Matt Eberflus for Dallas' vacant defensive coordinator job, with Eberflus considered a 'prime candidate' for the role. Eberflus, who was a Dallas assistant from 2011-17, oversaw the league's worst scoring defense in 2022 (his first year with the Bears), while the team improved to 13th the year after. He finished his Chicago tenure 14-32, with his clock management issues this season coming under the microscope before he was fired in November.
![[Owner Jerry Jones has now hired nine head coaches since he bought the team in 1989]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/19/94497751-0-The_offensive_coordinator_has_been_chosen_by_Jerry_Jones_to_repl-a-43_1737832326126.jpg)
And some fans bashed the proposed move after Fowler's report. 'This is pathetic as f***,' one wrote on X. The Dallas Cowboys hired their former OC Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach. And former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could join his staff as defensive coordinator.
Owner Jerry Jones has now hired nine head coaches since he bought the team in 1989. 'This is parody, right?,' another asked. 'didn’t think it could get worse,' a third said. However, others defended Eberflus' qualifications for the defensive coordinator role, even if his time as a head coach didn't work out.
