Jerry Jones was narrowing in on Brian Schottenheimer to become the Cowboys' next head coach. One of the last calls he placed before making the decision was to Pete Carroll. What the veteran coach told Jones is similar to what he told reporters about Schottenheimer Tuesday afternoon at the NFL scouting combine.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told fans he is still a "risk taker" and hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach is "is as big a risk as you can take."

There's something that has quickly become clear about new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer: The NFL world appears to be fully supportive of him after he unexpectedly landed the top job in Jerry World.