FRISCO, Texas -- They sat in Jerry Jones' office at The Star. Dusk was settling in, and the two practice fields below sat partially in the shadows.
As the Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager spoke to Brian Schottenheimer, the team's offensive coordinator for the past two seasons and a 27-year NFL assistant, Jones laid out a vision for the team's next head coach.
"You know, [you'd be] a first-time head coach, and I believe we're hanging around the rim. I think we've got in place a team that can get there right now. I had other coaches tell me that were wanting the job, '[This team is] right there.