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Dallas Cowboys coaching staff: Stephen Jones reveals where team stands on offensive coordinator hire

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Dec 22, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones walks on the field before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff is coming together, and Stephen Jones gave an update on when the team will hire an offensive coordinator. While speaking to reporters at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, Jones said the Cowboys are currently looking for an offensive coordinator to work with head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

“We’re working on that as we speak,” Jones said, per the Cowboys’ official website. “Certainly, we all know who the mastermind is of our offense is going to be, We’ve made that real clear, it’s Coach Schottenheimer, but he’s certainly going to find an OC that certainly compliments what he does.”

Jones also said the Cowboys have begun interviews with candidates for the position. “I think most of these guys always want to check the run game box,” Jones said. “Most of these guys are very, if you will, fluent when it comes to throwing the ball around the yard. But you always want a great offensive line coach, a great running game coordinator. And of course, the key this day and time is to marry that run game to the pass game.”

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Schottenheimer was the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator for the last two seasons. When the 2024 season ended, Dallas named Schottenheimer the head coach after the team and Mike McCarthy could not agree to a new contract. Brian Schottenheimer is the son of the legendary late NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer.

“I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my father,” Brian said during his introductory press conference. “[He] was a legendary coach — a great man, but an incredible father. He’s impacted me more than anyone in this profession. I know he’s looking down on me, and he’s very proud; and I miss him very much. …If he could talk to me now, he’d say to me, ‘Brian, the easy part is over. It’s time to get to work.'”

This week, the Cowboys hired Matt Eberflus as their defensive coordinator. Eberflus was on Dallas’ coaching staff from 2011-2017 and was the head coach of the Chicago Bears for the last three seasons.

“Matt sees a defense that’s going to play with a lot of energy,” Stephen Jones said. “It can be a tough word, but in our game that’s what it’s all about, is play with violence and do what we need to do on the defensive side of the ball to win football games.”