“Put That in Your Hopper and Smoke It”: Jerry Jones Fires Back at Critics Over Cowboys’ Coaching Spending Amid Disappointing Season
The Dallas Cowboys’ season has shown high promise but yielded no consistent results. The Cowboys, who have yet to win consecutive games, have had many instances of blowing significant leads, a worrying pattern that once again was on display during their 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Dallas Cowboys' owner and general manager Jerry Jones defended his coaching staff's salaries against critics, emphasizing that there is no correlation between coach pay and winning games. Jones stated, "In the NFL, this is after years of looking at all the teams and all the coaches, there is zero correlation between how much you pay a coach or how many coaches you have as to winning.
There is no correlation. And that’s a random sample of years and all 32 teams involved." He continued, "Put that in your hopper and smoke it."
Jones defended the hiring of coach Brian Schottenheimer, who is the NFL's lowest-paid head coach at $4.5 million per season. Schottenheimer's current role marks his first as head coach, having previously served as a consultant in 2022 and as offensive coordinator from 2023 to 2024. Jones highlighted his creative hiring process, noting that he has hired coaches who had never played in the NFL, as well as young and older coaches.
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