Once again, Jerry Jones is tasked with the decision of hiring a football coach. History suggests that doesn't bode well for the Cowboys.

Jerry Jones' head coach search history is fairly easily definable. Over the course of time, the candidates have generally come from two pools.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Mike McCarthy is not returning next season as the team's coach. DALLAS — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday.