Schottenheimer is a sucker for an efficient running game. Unfortunately, the Cowboys are pretty far from efficient on the ground. In 2024, Dallas finished with an EPA/rush of -0.128 ( 26 th in the NFL) and a success rate of 40.3 percent (14 th in the NFL). That kind of inefficiency isn’t going to cut if for Schottenheimer.

When the Dallas Cowboys announced the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach, fans scrambled for answers. The long-time assistant coach didn’t have a head coaching history to reference,

As the Dallas Cowboys continue to build a staff around Brian Schottenheimer, it is becoming clear what they are looking for.

In order to move forward and see where your Cowboys might be headed years from now, we must first look back. The local team was actually just one of four to unveil a new coach Monday, but their announcement was the only one that came with an intermission.

The Dallas Cowboys introduced Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach on Monday. While Schottenheimer injected a semblance of confidence into fans with his calculated answers, Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones tarnished all of it in the hour-plus press conference.