How the Cowboys accidentally found their perfect head coach

No one could have predicted the bizarre chain of events that led to Brian Schottenheimer taking over as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. This team is no stranger to drama, so of course, the transition had to include a messy divorce from former head coach Mike McCarthy and a puzzling search for the team's new leader. When things first went down, it felt like a safe, uninspired fallback option to acquire another Jerry Jones "yes man" coach. Honestly, we have no idea how this script is going to play out, but we are at least starting to get a clearer picture about how things began.

That's because the Cowboys coach recently appeared on a podcast and dropped a few candid details about how he ended up sticking around. He admitted that he was always planning to stay with the organization in some capacity, even if it was only to take over the play-calling responsibilities. Deep down, he openly stated that he wanted the head coaching job. Of course. Who wouldn't? Based on this new information, we can start to piece together how things might have gone down last year when this crazy head coach saga began.