NFL insider Ian Rapoport was quite stunned that the Dallas Cowboys hired OC Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, promoting from within. Rapoport wasn’t alone as fan sentiment was generally confused if not angry.

The Dallas Cowboys are reshaping their coaching staff promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, and that includes letting-go of a respected assistant. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport,

The Dallas Cowboys are going with an in-house candidate to replace head coach Mike McCarthy. They are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for that role.