Jerry Jones hails Scott Linehan

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has heaped praise on new passing game coordinator Scott Linehan.

Linehan joined the Cowboys from the Detroit Lions last month in a major reshuffle of the staff, with Bill Callahan demoted to a running game role and head coach Jason Garrett surrendering all offensive duties.

"Linehan gives us a complete real change of our offense with our terminology. It's different. Although [Garrett and Linehan] have been together coaching, you can't see a lot of what we've been and what they did up in Detroit," Jones is quoted as saying by ESPN.

"He's got a track record of really zeroing in and building the offense around the talent, the specific talent and the qualities of the players."

The Cowboys finished last year with an 8-8 record, missing out on the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.