{"id":21916,"date":"2025-01-25T08:49:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T08:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21916"},"modified":"2025-01-25T08:49:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T08:49:22","slug":"breaking-robert-griffin-iii-destroys-cowboys-with-7-word-reaction-to-brian-schottenheimer-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21916","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Robert Griffin III Destroys Cowboys With 7-Word Reaction to Brian Schottenheimer Hire.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re forced to announce your new head coaching hire at 10 p.m. on a Friday night, chances are that you&#8217;re going to get some backlash for the decision.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what&#8217;s taking place for Jerry Jones and the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0after announcing that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer would be named the next head coach of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer, 51, has been with the Cowboys since 2022, and has acted as the offensive coordinator since 2023. He&#8217;s been in the coaching ranks for a long time, starting as an assistant with the St. Louis Rams back in 1997, and bouncing around as a position coach and coordinator in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0and college level in the decades since then.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_3\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" data-packetid=\"00000001-1396522f-553a-4c18-aea1-2bf29cc4a192\" data-render-time=\"1737794328696\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Over the past 48 hours, speculation that this move could be made has grown, and once it was officially announced, NFL fans had\u00a0some pretty strong reactions to the decision,\u00a0with many chastising Jones for his bold decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Jerry Jones\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDk0MzQwNzYyMTgzNjU2\/dallas-cowboys.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Kyle Terada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of those people is former NFL\u00a0quarterback\u00a0and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. He\u00a0had this to say about the Cowboys\u00a0after their hiring of Schottenheimer:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_5\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" data-packetid=\"00000001-1396522f-553a-4c18-aea1-2bf29cc4a192\" data-render-time=\"1737794328730\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The Dallas Cowboys aren\u2019t serious about winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a harsh take, but one that has been shared by many across the internet on Friday night. While the Cowboys interviewed the likes of\u00a0Eagles OC Kellen Moore, former Jets HC Robert Saleh, former Vikings HC Leslie Frazier and had a conversation with Colorado HC\u00a0Deion Sanders, it was Schottenhemier, a &#8220;career assistant&#8221; as Jones himself described, who they landed on.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;s a coaching move that led Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd to declare on Thursday that Dallas should no longer be known as &#8220;America&#8217;s Team&#8221; because of how unserious they are with some of the front-office decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is nothing against the coach, but this is someone who is not up for other jobs,&#8221; Cowherd said on &#8216;The Herd.&#8217; &#8220;This is incredible. I\u2019m speechless. I don\u2019t even know what to say to this. The Cowboys were America\u2019s No. 1 sports brand, but you might as well just give that to the Packers, give that to the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs. Hand it over, it\u2019s done. 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