After parting ways with Mike McCarthy's 18 years of NFL head coaching experience, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones praises Brian Schottenheimer's "baggage."

It seems as though Jerry Jones had a master plan for the Dallas Cowboys head coaching position, which was surely flawless in his mind. NFL insider Jane Slater s

Jones: 'He's had 25 years being around the kinds of things that he's gonna have to draw on to be a coach of the Dallas Cowboys."

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys officially parted ways earlier this week after the two sides failed to agree to a new contract. According

Brian Schottenheimer is a first-time head coach, & his 1st task will be to convince Jerry Jones to do what he wants.

The deal between Mike McCarthy and Jerry Jones fell through since the owner wanted Jason Witten as the heir apparent.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was blunt as always when assessing his hire of Brian Schottenheimer as his next head coach during an introductory press conference on Monday.

Though Jones and Sanders spoke briefly about the job, and Sanders was at one point the betting favorite, Sanders never had an official interview. Jones confirmed on Monday that, though he and his son said they “think the world of” Sanders, he was never a serious candidate for the job.

If Irvin had been in charge of hiring a new head coach, he would have swung for the fences and gone all out for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders and the Cowboys reportedly had mutual interest in one another, but ultimately Dallas went with their offensive coordinator.

The Cowboys have tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as their 10th head coach in franchise history. How do the previous nine stack up? Here's how we ranked them.

Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach