Dallas owner Jerry Jones with a dose of sugarcoated deception. FRISCO - Maybe we can sugarcoat it and call it "salesmanship.'' Or maybe we can strip it down to the studs and call it what it is.

If Jerry does hire Schottenheimer as head coach—and that's a not-so-big if —the next thing the Dallas owner will have to do is try to sell the hire to the fan base. Jones has a reason to be ...