Stephen A. Smith has embraced needling the Dallas Cowboys and their fans as a recurring bit and the franchise has provided him ample opportunity to do so in recent years. The face of ESPN pushed quite hard for the Cowboys to hire Deion Sanders but Jerry Jones instead opted to go the very boring route with Brian Schottenheimer.

Stephen A. Smith goes off on Jerry Jones for staying in his comfort zone by hiring Brian Schottenheimer as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Jerry Jones no longer has Mike McCarthy, but he has his replacement. After kicking the tires on a few candidates, Jones chose to elevate Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to become the next coach of the team.

Jones has been making mistakes left, right, and center lately. His most recent head coaching hire, Brian Schottenheimer, was not well-received by the greater NFL world, but especially not by the Cowboys faithful, as Dominique Foxworth pointed out.

As the Dallas Cowboys continue to build a staff around Brian Schottenheimer, it is becoming clear what they are looking for.

The Dallas Cowboys extend Will McClay’s contract, securing his talent evaluation expertise as Brian Schottenheimer takes over as head coach.

The Dallas Cowboys are still searching for an offensive coordinator to fill out head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff. On Wednesday, Cowboys executive

Stephen A. Smith calls out Jerry Jones after the Cowboys settled on Brian Schottenheimer to be the team's new head coach.

Brian Schottenheimer wasted no time making a strong impression in his introduction as the Dallas Cowboys’ newest head coach.

Brian Schottenheimer says he's “ready” to be coach of the Dallas Cowboys after a long career as an NFL assistant.

After ending their search Friday night, the Dallas Cowboys officially introduced Schottenheimer as head coach in a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday at The Star in Frisco. Schottenheimer is the 10th head coach in franchise history, taking over the gig after Mike McCarthy’s departure.