Cowboys great Emmitt Smith questions team's direction under Jerry Jones amid Brian Schottenheimer's promotion

Three-time Super Bowl champion Darren Woodson shares his expectations for Brian Schottenheimer in his first year as Dallas Cowboys head coach.

Last month, the Dallas Cowboys announced that Brian Schottenheimer would be promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach. The decision came after the Cowboys and Mike McCarthy failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension.

Schottenheimer's promotion has been met with some tepid reactions from fans and even some of the Cowboys' former star players. Emmitt Smith is the latest franchise great to express displeasure with longtime team owner Jerry Jones' decision to enter the 2025 season with Schottenheimer at the helm.

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Former Dallas running back Emmitt Smith shakes hands with owner Jerry Jones after being presented his Hall of Fame ring during a game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Nov. 21, 2010. (Matthew Emmons- USA Today Sports)

Smith, who spent the majority of his Hall of Fame career with the Cowboys, suggested he would take a patient approach to Schottenheimer's coaching tenure in Dallas.

"I'm going to reserve most of my comments for a later date, but right now I'm just soaking it in," Smith told Sports Lens late last month. "What has happened and trying to analyze where we go from here and what it is going to look like. I don't even know who he has on his staff yet, who he retained, who he got rid of, who he's bringing in."

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Smith followed up those comments by warning that the Cowboys' 2025 campaign could be disappointing, given his belief that the franchise's issues go beyond whoever is wearing the head coaching