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The Dallas Cowboys introduced Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history on Monday.<\/p>\n
An effective communicator and having an unteachable ability to command a room, Schottenheimer unsurprisingly handled himself extremely well.<\/p>\n
Schottenheimer spoke with conviction and clearly outlined his desire to be a head coach and emphasis on culture.<\/p>\n
The same cannot be said for Jerry and Stephen Jones. While the former went on a 10-minute diatribe defending his tenure as team owner, the latter arrogantly used air quotes to describe the franchise’s 30-year championship drought and was dismissive of it.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, none of that is surprising. The Joneses make a mockery of themselves and the Cowboys every time they meet with the media.<\/p>\n
While Schottenheimer couldn’t totally salvage the press conference, his soundbites should have fans warming up to the hire.<\/p>\n
When Schotty really won the presser is when Patrik Walker of the team’s official website asked him about changes he plans to make to Mike McCarthy’s offense. The newly-minted Cowboys coach hinted at sweeping changes.<\/p>\n
Brian Schottenheimer hints at big change Cowboys fans wanted under Mike McCarthy<\/strong><\/p>\n “I look at some of the things we did in Seattle, but it all things starts with what our players do well,” said Schottenheimer. “I’m a believer in cut splits, shifts and motions to distort things , marrying our runs and passes and make those things look the same. There’s also a tempo element we\u2019re excited to mix in.”<\/em><\/p>\n That is the money quote, folks.<\/p>\n Time will tell if Schottenheimer actually installs these changes, but it sounds like he and McCarthy didn’t see eye to eye in terms of scheme.<\/p>\n Schottenheimer noticeably bit his lip multiple times during the presser when McCarthy’s scheme and play-calling was brought up.<\/p>\n This would explain why Schottenheimer was adamant about calling plays in 2025. Jerry Jones essentially confirmed to reporters Schotty will do just that.<\/p>\n The differing mindsets between Schottenheimer and McCarthy is alarming to hear.<\/p>\n Most teams – non-dysfunctional ones anyway – champion alignment from ownership, the front office and coaching staff.<\/p>\n That Dallas’ head coach and offensive coordinator weren’t on the same page about the intricacies of the offense is a good explanation why the group took a step back this past season.<\/p>\n With McCarthy calling plays, the Cowboys ranked in the bottom half of the league in play-action rate and dropback motion\/shift rate.<\/p>\n Some of the NFL’s most prolific offenses all use motion, tempo and shifting at a high rate. It would appear that Schottenheimer learned some things while coaching under McCarthy for the last three years.<\/p>\n Whether Schottenheimer follows through remains to be seen, but it was hard not to love everything he said about his vision for the offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Dallas Cowboys introduced Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history on Monday. An effective communicator and having an unteachable ability to command a… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n