Why did yesterday's press conference become yet another detour through the owner's life? Because there's no understanding the Schottenheimer hire without understanding the man who made it.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones acknowledged he ventured off the beaten path a bit when he tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as the team's next head coach.

Once the explanations from Jerry and Stephen Jones poured forth — and they gushed for more than an hour Monday at The Star, three days after their hiring of Brian Schottenheimer as head coach Friday night — it turns out the Cowboys’ brain trust really does want to be like everyone else.

Brian Schottenheimer was formally introduced as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys Monday morning, and there were plenty of questions for him and his two new bosses, Jerry and Stephen Jones. While much of the questioning centered on the process that led to this hiring,