The Cowboys have retreated into their turtle shell, which continues to harden over the years and is now impacting every alligator-armed attempt to reach success. | From @KDDrummondNFL

Jones broke into the league by firing an NFL coaching icon in Tom Landry and replacing him with a college coach. Jimmy Johnson was a successful college coach, but that rarely translated into being a successful NFL coach in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

Winning is not everything; it is the only thing,” is a quote legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi helped make famous decades ago.

They want real change in Dallas, not a continuation of the current model featuring Jerry Jones ... The four coaches Jones hired before Schottenheimer — Mike McCarthy, Jason Garrett, Wade ...

This family has put us all in purgatory for nearly three decades. Until they divest themselves from the team, we need to put them through as much hell as we can generate. This would get Jerry Jones’ attention much more effectively than a boycott that does no economic damage.

However, after firing Mike McCarthy following a 49-35 record over five seasons, another former Cowboys head coach — Jason Garrett ... asked Garrett: “If I said to Jerry Jones, you can ...

That’s what happened on Friday night. In making perhaps the most uninspired head-coaching hire in team history (Dave Campo might have a case otherwise), Jerry knew to not pound on the front door but to slip through a basement window.

Jason Witten is an iconic Cowboys figure, a leader-of-men type of guy and as a high school coach has won back-to-back state titles at Liberty Christian High School. So what's changed regarding him at The Star?

The Dallas Cowboys' new head coach has left fans feeling underwhelmed, and owner Jerry Jones' bizarre defense of the hire didn't help much.

If Irvin had been in charge of hiring a new head coach, he would have swung for the fences and gone all out for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders and the Cowboys reportedly had mutual interest in one another, but ultimately Dallas went with their offensive coordinator.

After teasing bigger names in brighter lights, Jerry Jones ultimately hired low-key assistant Brian Schottenheimer under the cover of night.