Many would call the Cowboys’ hiring of Brian Schottenheimer on Friday night as the next head coach a decision founded in comfort and safety. While that’s true from a football operations standpoint, it’s also perhaps the riskiest decision Jones could have made. That risk isn’t tied to wins and losses, but something Jones cares about even more.

Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach

Dallas was neither ambitious nor thorough in its coaching search. Time will tell whether Brian Schottenheimer was a good hire, but there's a reason the Cowboys way hasn't been working for years.