Brian Schottenheimer believes Cowboys can win 'quickly' - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — As Brian Schottenheimer walked to the stage to be introduced as the 10th coach in the history of the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, he passed five replica Super Bowl trophies that serve as a reminder of the franchise's past.

Twenty-nine years have passed since the Cowboys' last appearance in a Super Bowl or NFC Championship Game, which is the longest drought in the conference, but Schottenheimer told ESPN that they are a team that can win «quickly.»

«The objective and the main thing is we want to win the Super Bowl,» Schottenheimer said. «And my dad [longtime head coach Marty Schottenheimer] always talked about that. He said, 'Well, why would you have any other goals? It should be about winning the Super Bowl and only one team [wins], but that doesn't mean you don't strive for that.' And I think one of the things about me taking over this prestigious position is we can hit the ground running pretty fast because I don't need to learn the decision-makers. I don't need to learn the quarterback. I don't need to learn how things work. And so, I feel like we're kind of ahead of the curve with some of these other teams that made changes.»

This is Schottenheimer's first stint as a head coach, though he said he interviewed with six other teams over the years. When he played at Florida, he said he kept a card noting the goal of being the NFL's youngest head coach.

Now 51 after 25 years of experience as an assistant coach, he's getting a shot at head coaching, with a four-year deal, though he's far from the NFL's youngest.

«I've had some opportunities when I was a much younger man that I didn't feel like I was ready,» said Schottenheimer, the Cowboys' offensive coordinator for the past two years. «I'm ready now. I know