Jerry Jones shares optimistic future for Dallas Cowboys

It was a frustrating season for the Dallas Cowboys, who finished 7-9-1 and missed out on the postseason. On Wednesday, Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, and Brian Schottenheimer held a press conference to discuss this past season while looking toward the future.

Jones expressed his disappointment that his team failed to reach the postseason for the second year in a row. Despite this, he believes there are reasons to be optimistic about the future.

While listing those off, he began with the obvious: their new head coach. During his first season in the role, Schottenheimer had to face plenty of adversity, but he always kept the team focused. He won over doubters and proved to be an excellent play-caller on offense. Jones specifically said the trials Schottenheimer went through in 2025 will help him be a better coach going forward.

"We'll start off by saying that Brian is one of the reasons for our fans to be excited about our future and his first year. And if there would be a definition of how you would like to come in and your first time is being a head coach in the National Football League, and have a nice learning experience. I think that you could say that he's experienced things that will, in my mind, make him better qualified to be the head coach in the coming years than he was when we hired him this time last year." - Jones on Schottenheimer