Brian Schottenheimer, the Cowboys’ rookie head coach, is the tenth in franchise history. Like each one before him, Schottenheimer’s run starts with a unique set of circumstances. How challenging is 2025 for him compared to 1960, 1989, and other points when a newly hired coach began his time in the big chair?
It’s rare for a new head coach to inherit a good situation. Generally, it takes a bad one for the last guy to get fired or want to quit. But there are exceptions to that, and the Cowboys have had more than one instance where a coach left for reasons other than disappointing performance.