PFT's Mike Florio Starts Rumor Of Cowboys Coach Firing
PFT's Mike Florio Starts Rumor Of Cowboys Coach Firing originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
FRISCO — The Dallas Cowboys are going to fire new head coach Brian Schottenheimer after this season, insists Fox Sports 1's Colin Cowherd, predicting that "America's Team'' will get "humiliated'' on a weekly basis, leading to owner Jerry Jones making for what would be for him an unprecedented move.
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"Brian Schottenheimer is a one and done," Cowherd proclaimed, adding that he thinks this is his "least surprising prediction.'' "Jerry will know by Thanksgiving he made a huge mistake. Forget the fact that Philadelphia and Washington will probably blow them out in the division twice. 'One and done' happens all the time now.
"I think Dallas is going to be humiliated on a lot of Sundays."
As we have pointed out before ...
Jones, for a variety of reasons and over 36 seasons, has never fired a head coach after one year. Chan Gailey was not an organizational favorite, but he got two years. Dave Campo was an organizational favorite — with two Super Bowl rings — but he lasted three years here while going 5-11 in each of those campaigns.
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There is simply no precedent in Dallas upon which to base this prediction.
But now Colin has company.
Using reasoning we simply cannot grasp, ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio has placed Schottenheimer on his five-man Coaches Hot Seat for 2025. ... and more, he oddly suggests that Schottenheimer might get dumped by Jerry after one year.
Florio writes, "The key to knowing Schottenheimer's job security is to know whether and to what extent he has guaranteed money beyond 2025. ... Schottenheimer came cheaper. How cheap? So cheap that there would be no buyout if he's fired after one year?
"If so, Schottenheimer could need to do enough in 2025 to earn his employment for 2026.''
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We don't get it.
Why does Florio think Schottenheimer's contract (however affordable it might be) features no standard buyout guarantees after 2025?
Why does Florio think that if Jones judged Schottenheimer's work in 2025 to be so abysmal that is merited dismissal that money would have anything to do with it?
And most of all, why does Florio (along with Cowherd) think any of this "Schottenheimer will be fired'' reporting is based on any sort of logic?
Related: Michael Irvin Admits To Changing Opinion of Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer
Related: 'We're Going To Win!' Bold Announcement Issued by Cowboys Coach Brian Schottenheimer
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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