Yes, Jerry knows the value of making a splash. Brian Schottenheimer, a career assistant who at age 51 has never been a head coach, would make make the roughly the same kind of impact as a pebble thrown toward the ocean in a stiff breeze.

The Dallas Cowboys are interested in bringing in offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to interview for the team’s vacant head coaching position, a person familiar with the situation informed The Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer are scheduled to meet this week, with the longtime assistant viewed as a legitimate candidate to replace Mike McCarthy as head coach in Dallas.

Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is reportedly a candidate to be promoted to head coach following Mike McCarthy's departure.

Schottenheimer has been in Dallas the past three seasons, spending the last two as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator.

The search for a new head coach is still on for the Dallas Cowboys after they parted ways with Mike McCarthy, and their offensive coordinator could be next.

According to multiple reports, the Cowboys have interviewed former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for the vacant head coaching position to replace Mike McCarthy. And apparently, he could be in the drivers seat. MORE: Cowboys, Brian Schottenheimer momentum is building & fans aren't happy

Could the Dallas Cowboys' head coach vacancy be filled by an internal candidate? Reports say OC Brian Schottenheimer will get an interview.

As always, the Cowboys have decided to do this differently from everyone else. Like usual, things aren't going well.

"He is still going to make his money because schmucks like me, who don’t love the Cowboys for the Joneses, you love the Cowboys because you grew up going to games with your family members and you fall in love with the sport. And I love the Cowboys because of the Dallas Cowboys ." Wolchuck's rant got strong approval among Cowboys fans.

Brian Schottenheimer's name hadn't been mentioned once in the week since Mike McCarthy departed Dallas, but by Tuesday morn