Jerry Jones Defends Low-Cost Coaching Strategy After 30 Years Without NFC Title Game
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Updated · CBS Sports · Nov 3
Jerry Jones Defends Low-Cost Coaching Strategy After 30 Years Without NFC Title Game
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Nov 3
Summary
Jerry Jones said Tuesday there is "zero correlation" between NFL coaching pay and winning, defending the Cowboys' reluctance to spend for top head-coaching candidates.
The remarks came after Dallas' Week 8 collapse and renewed scrutiny of Brian Schottenheimer, with Jones arguing a leaguewide sample of all 32 teams backs his view.
That stance fits a long pattern: Jones has favored lower-profile, more controllable hires and bypassed prominent candidates in recent openings rather than chase expensive coaches.
The backdrop is a 30-year postseason drought for a franchise that has not reached the NFC title game since 1995 despite remaining the NFL's most valuable and visible team.