Signed by Cowboys Cowboys Hiring Brian Schottenheimer as HC

[VaqueroTD]

He’ll fit right in. Playoff collapses are in the genes. His old man excelled at it.

 

[NDGAEDE]

Top 5 rushing Jets went to AFC championship game 2009 2010 with Schottenheimer as OC . He knows the value of a rushing attack helps your QB .

15 years ago.

 

[Risen Star]

Guys at work keep trying to convert me to be a Chiefs fan - they are getting close. Been a Cowboys fan since early 70's - I swear 2024 was the absolute worst season I can remember, and very embarrassing as a Cowboys fan. You can't make this shyt up. The worse records in the past were mostly due to just having a poor roster on the field. This past year, we witnessed a totally discombobulated turd of management try to squeeze out sideways.

Don't do it. You will regret it. They are not uniquely structured so they get no distinct advantages and they don't draft well all of the time.

 

[Teague31]

Good pedigree and a lot of experience. That's all I got.

To quote Thanos. If you consider failure as experience

 

[Whirlwin]

Good luck, I wish you nothing but the best, go Super Bowl go Cowboys

 

[cowboynut]

(I'm sure this is getting discussed in about a half dozen different thread by now, but it would seem to deserve it's own BREAKING NEWS thread, no?)

We went from Monkeybutt to Monkey

 

[RonWashington]

15 years ago.

Running the ball to set up the pass . Could be 50 yrs ago . It’s his philosophy.

 

[NDGAEDE]

Running the ball to set up the pass . Could be 50 yrs ago . It’s his philosophy.

modern football has changed and we're one of the few teams to not notice, or not care.

 

[RonWashington]

modern football has changed and we're one of the few teams to not notice, or not care.

You can’t ask 4 to carry the offense totally . I noticed the Eagles run the football . Bills have James Cook to do damage . The more effective your running the ball you have the clock ticking and your avoiding three and outs and a dog tired defense collapsing .

 

[Blackspider214]

jerry wants to tank next season, i got it .

That would be all well and good if we actually had a front office with a plan/vision that could build it back. But they can't. It starts with the QB. The last nearly 20 years, Romo/Dak were never on the roster to be the starters. They fell into those. Before then, they got the corpses of Bledsoe and Testaverde. Drafted some god awful QBs before that. Between Aikman and Romo, was some Cleveland Browns level of who's who of junk. I don't trust them to find a QB of quality.

 

[NDGAEDE]

You can’t ask 4 to carry the offense totally . I noticed the Eagles run the football . Bills have James Cook to do damage . The more effective your running the ball you have the clock ticking and your avoiding three and outs and a dog tired defense collapsing .

They also have a QB who can threaten the defense with run or pass. We've got Dak Bledsoe back there. We need to do more for this offense than simply 'run the ball', and Schotty is not known for his modern, innovative schemes. The opposite actually.

 

[Jarv]

He was the only one who would accept minimum wage.

 

[Aven8]

“Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant. He ain’t Brian no more. He’s now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.”

If anyone has ever had a more embarrassing introduction I’m all ears. Feel sorry for him and his family right now. It’s not his fault.

 

[gimmesix]

I don't care for the hire but I'm willing to open.......from everything I have heard his offense could be very similar to his dad's Martyball......run-first offense with min mistakes and strong defense. It's not really a bad thing, in fact, it's probably best for Dak ( takes the bell out his hands a bit) but you better have a strong defense.

Coaching philosophy and legacy​

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During his head coaching tenure, Schottenheimer's coaching strategy became known as Martyball. It emphasized a strong running game, a passing game that limited turnovers, and an aggressive defense. A conservative style, it was criticized for its blandness and it prevented Schottenheimer from winning big games, because he consistently played not to lose.[3][63][64] While Schottenheimer's teams won eight division titles and made the playoffs 13 times in his 21 seasons, they never reached the Super Bowl. His three AFC championship game appearances all ended in defeat and after losing his third AFC Championship, Schottenheimer's final five playoff runs resulted in first-round exits for his teams.[63][65][40]

Right. I hope that the focus in this draft is running game and defense. We need a No. 2 receiver, but I hope we get a veteran for that role. Other than that, get some DLs and an RB with the first three picks, and add a bunch more defenders with the back half of the draft. I might even draft two RBs, depending on whether Dowdle comes back, but I'd rather re-sign Dowdle to be part of the RB rotation and use one pick on a QB to groom.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I might even draft two RBs, depending on whether Dowdle comes back,

Yep said the same thing.......as much as he likes to run the ball, would not surprise me at all if they drafted two RBs. One within top 3 and another one with a late pick.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Top 5 rushing Jets went to AFC championship game 2009 2010 with Schottenheimer as OC . He knows the value of a rushing attack helps your QB .

That was also 15 years ago. The league has changed a lot since then. You need a passing game.

 

[Blackrain]

I suppose it's not the failure, it's the lack of ANY forethought/planning on how to rectify the problem.....just keep on rolling on. Indeed, 12 months ago was the ideal time to put the coaching players on notice that change was potentially coming ....or even go and trade anyone that would bring back something of worth, and bag a start again amount of draft resource......we couldnt even reset properly. Is it back to the 1000 cuts or one (two at most) disastrous seasons.

Jerry operates the team on the same premise of the movie risky business no guilt no fear and sometimes you just got to say what the........

 

[tm1119]

Current OC, former OC, and 2 guys that checked off the Rooney Rule…absolute sham of an organization. Jerry isn’t even trying at this point.

 

[RonWashington]

They also have a QB who can threaten the defense with run or pass. We've got Dak Bledsoe back there. We need to do more for this offense than simply 'run the ball', and Schotty is not known for his modern, innovative schemes. The opposite actually.

Let’s see the draft the FA signings ( hopefully )
Then camp , start of the season before trashing him that’s all im hoping for .

 

[RonWashington]

That was also 15 years ago. The league has changed a lot since then. You need a passing game.

Of course you do . Lamb one of the highest paid receivers in the league Tolbert made progress this yr . Hopefully TE position gets rediscovered in 2025 and I expect a WR to get drafted in April