New Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer might have gone a little too “old school” this week during training camp to punish the team for getting into fights.

Scuffles are a regular feature to training camp activities, as the summer heat mixes in with the heat of competition and gets guys brawling a bit out of pride and frustration. Unless things really get out of hand, they’re not a big deal, and sometimes can indicate the passion in the building is trending toward success.

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Well, Schottenheimer didn’t see it that way on Wednesday, as he made his whole team and even some of the coaches run as a punishment for a few dust-ups. Team reporter Tommy Yarrish filmed video of the running.

Look, discipline is always important for a good football team, but running for training camp fights feels like a bit much, doesn’t it?

These aren’t high school athletes; they are grown men who are out there competing their butts off in the sweltering California heat, some of them for their football livelihoods. Passions will flare up. As long as the fight doesn’t spill over into something worse and nobody gets hurt, a bit of conflict shouldn’t be punished with team-wide running.

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Schottenheimer has been a football coach for a long time, so we’ll let him make his calls for what he feels is right for his Cowboys team. However, this method of discipline for typical training camp tension might not go over well.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Cowboys coach chooses archaic punishment for training camp fights