The landscape of coaching for the Dallas Cowboys could have turned out very differently from how it is right now. As Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed in an interview, long before he joined Dallas as a coaching analyst, he was well on his way to becoming the head coach for the New York Jets .

Appearing on 105.3 The Fan, Schottenheimer revealed the almost-but story. Since 2006, he had been drawing up blueprints as the Jets’ offensive coordinator. When Eric Mangini vacated the head coach position after the 2008 season, Schottenheimer threw his name in the ring.

“When they moved on from Eric Mangini, I ended up interviewing for the job. I’d been there a couple of years, and the offense was doing well. I ended up coming in second to Rex Ryan.

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