Jones, the executive vice president of player personnel and co-owner of the franchise, was asked by Yahoo!'s Jori Epstein why he had confidence in Schottenheimer despite the fact that he last called plays in 2020 and hasn't shown much in the way of scheming up a modern offense. Here's how he responded.

After a 65-minute news conference in which Jones-speak more than doubled the efforts of new head coach Brian Schottenheimer — no stranger to the filibuster himself —Jerry and Stephen did their best to exhaust smaller groups of media with a few answers that felt direct but many more that rambled out of bounds.

The Cowboys’ new HC gave fans cause for optimism in Monday’s press conference; the team’s top 2 bosses rambled and minimized real concerns.