The Dallas Cowboys are 3-5 entering Week 9 after suffering a 33-30 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The loss reflected poorly on second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who watched another fourth-quarter lead dissipate. He is now 10-14-1 with Dallas.
During his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defended his decision not to pay top dollar for his coaching staff, saying the salary figure for a coaching staff does not correlate to winning. More news: Exclusive: Breakout NFL Executives Who Could Become Future General Managers More news: 4 QBs Generating Serious Trade Buzz Weeks Before NFL Regular Season Starts “There is zero correlation (in the NFL) between how much you pay a coach or how many coaches you have as to winning," Jones said, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. "There is no correlation.
And that’s a random sample of years and all 32 teams involved. So put that in your hopper and smoke it.” In recent years, the salary for first-time head coaches has ballooned. Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is reportedly making $13 million per season.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen is making approximately $12 million per year. Both coaches won their respective division in their first year as head coach and currently have winning records this season. The Cowboys have been outcoached in a few of their losses this season, including to first-year head coaches John Harbaugh of the New York Giants and Jesse Minter of the Baltimore Ravens.
No assistant coach in the NFL is facing more heat than defensive coordinator Christian Parker, who was hired after Matt Eberflus' disastrous season in 2025. On Monday, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Dallas had no plans to fire Parker to send a message, despite his defense suffering another second-half collapse on Sunday. "If it’s something there that you make a change because it’ll make us better in the long haul then you certainly have to take a look at it. … I’m into making changes when it makes you better.” Whether it's coaching or a suspect roster on defense, the results on the field have not met the expectations many around the league had for the Cowboys this season.
It doesn't appear any major changes will happen before Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. For more on the Cowboys and the NFL, head to Newsweek Sports.
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