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 media is currently in a frenzy trying to figure out who the next Dallas Cowboys head coach will be. Many Cowboys reporters believed a deal with Brian Schottenheimer was set to be done by the end of yesterday or possibly today.