Schottenheimer hire is growing on me

Well said. And I believe in being loyal as a fan. I’ve seen Cowboys home games in the Cotton Bowl, TX Stadium and the Deathstar. So I’ve stuck around for it all and still remain someone who wants the Cowboys to win, especially a championship. That will ALWAYS be the bottom line for me.

But I completely understand why any fan of this team is tired of being asked to be patient. Thirty years is a long time to watch the same guy - now the oldest GM in NFL history - be incapable of building a roster that can even win a divisional playoff game.

I can appreciate the fans perspective who wave Pom-poms and see green grass every season. That’s their right. But I don’t appreciate any fan telling another fan that cheerleading and blind homer-ism is the only acceptable way to be a Cowboys fan.
With you on the bottom line thing, but I’m not even asking for that much.

There’s a BIG difference between being good enough to win it all but just getting beat in a given year, and not being good enough to begin with.

Take a team like Buffalo in recent years. SF also. Those teams were well good enough to be champions but luck or the big breaks werent with them.

The kid thinks that’s what’s happened to his team, when realistically they weren’t good enough. Couldn’t stop the run. QB play was lacking at times.

If we could get to where we were CLOSE, as in some CG appearances, maybe a SB loss once every decade…I mean, having a REAL shot and knowing it, but we lost….then oh well. I wouldn’t complain so much.

But this franchise loses the same way with the same people doing the same thing over and over….and they are nowhere near the point of it being in the hands of “luck” and they either cannot or refuse to see that.
 
You try so hard and fail so miserably every time. Man aren't you tired?

Once Dak is gone ..poof you disappear....that is os all you got. The only thing you got

But i give you credit. You dont pretend you know anything about football. You just want drama and secretly you want Dak to stay so you can post stuff. Otherwise you have nothing... literally
Blah blah.

30 words or less, remember?
 
MM talked big about the running game no matter where he’s been but his offenses were all based on the WCO or TCO as it was called here. He just paid lip service to the running game. Shotty has a different belief.
You may be right about a different belief, we dont really know just yet. There are some strong indicators thats true, especially with the coaching staff hes put together.

Still the roster is a huge question mark as to if he can really do that though. Tough to run the football 30+ times if you're trailing. Also need multiple guys on the OL to step up significantly over their 2024 performances.

Just my guess, but I'm not expecting a significant scheme change on offense. As the year went on I think we saw a lot of Schottenheimers fingerprints all over the game plans and play designs....some of that being really good, and some not so much.
 
I’ve been pretty lukewarm on everything Cowboys since they have decided to back up the Brinks truck for Dak. Can’t remember being this negative about the Cowboys ever. But the more that I look at the Schotty hire, the more I wonder if he might have actually been a really solid hire.

Dak sucks. Actually Dak sucks really bad. But if Schotty builds a running attack like his dad did, then Dak can pretty much just hand off the ball, looks stupid, collect his checks, smoke cigarettes on the sidelines and talk about all the wins in which he wasn’t really a factor.
He hasn’t even coached a down yet. It doesn’t take much for some of you to buy in. We’ll see how you feel about him if we get off to a bad start in 2025.
 
He hasn’t even coached a down yet. It doesn’t take much for some of you to buy in. We’ll see how you feel about him if we get off to a bad start in 2025.
Getting off to a bad start. Could be much more to that than the coaching staff. Like having truly talented players on the field.
Not the lip service from the FO ... we have talent ...
 
Getting off to a bad start. Could be much more to that than the coaching staff. Like having truly talented players on the field.
Not the lip service from the FO ... we have talent ...
The fans will still point the finger at Schotty. Hardly anyone was happy with the hire. The coach always gets the brunt of the blame.
 
MM talked big about the running game no matter where he’s been but his offenses were all based on the WCO or TCO as it was called here. He just paid lip service to the running game. Shotty has a different belief.
agree 100%. I really think the running game bored big Mike.
 
I just don't see how Shotty is going to change anything when he was part of the culture from McCarthy era. He has been with us since 2022.
It's like Michael Irvin said if he acts different the grown men in the locker room gonna be like oh now you want it done like this or now you aren't ok with this but the last 3 years it was cool.

But I am willing to give him a fair shot. I am not gonna make an assumptions or etc until I see the product he puts on the field. After the first 4-5 games, the gloves will be off lol
 
Well said. And I believe in being loyal as a fan. I’ve seen Cowboys home games in the Cotton Bowl, TX Stadium and the Deathstar. So I’ve stuck around for it all and still remain someone who wants the Cowboys to win, especially a championship. That will ALWAYS be the bottom line for me.

But I completely understand why any fan of this team is tired of being asked to be patient. Thirty years is a long time to watch the same guy - now the oldest GM in NFL history - be incapable of building a roster that can even win a divisional playoff game.

I can appreciate the fans perspective who wave Pom-poms and see green grass every season. That’s their right. But I don’t appreciate any fan telling another fan that cheerleading and blind homer-ism is the only acceptable way to be a Cowboys fan.
thanks Bob. Some fans are fed up with the state of this team. And for others to suggest they aren't real fans or how they should go cheer for a new team-- well, that doesn't cut it. Nobody has the right to tell someone else how to be a fan.
 
Did anyone catch what Schotty said in the PC.
The coaches they have, that came from college teams, or the younger coaches form other NFL teams.

Have followed many of the players in the draft since they were in high school. So that helps when it comes time to draft them, if they are on the board still.

I think the coaching staff will have much more input on the draft than the fans may think.
 
I'll give Schotty the opportunity to prove himself until such a time that he proves he can't overcome the Dallas Cowboys' curse. The Cowboys have enough gone whacky that it could easily challenge anyone, regardless of how capable he might possibly be. I also believe his assistants were great calls.
 
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I am always willing to give a guy a shot - and I hope he succeeds where his predecessors failed. My biggest concern stems from a belief that Brian was hired because he is the son of a respected coach, Marty, who had success in this league. Similar, to the way Jerry regards Stephen as being qualified and successful for no other reason that he is the son of the owner. What would win me over with Schotty, is when the two Jones' misfits parade dignitaries through the locker room, training facility, and football field during practice, he tells Jerry to get out of "his" locker room or off "his" field - and gets no blowback for it. That, indeed, would be a culture change.
 
I’ve been pretty lukewarm on everything Cowboys since they have decided to back up the Brinks truck for Dak. Can’t remember being this negative about the Cowboys ever. But the more that I look at the Schotty hire, the more I wonder if he might have actually been a really solid hire.

Dak sucks. Actually Dak sucks really bad. But if Schotty builds a running attack like his dad did, then Dak can pretty much just hand off the ball, looks stupid, collect his checks, smoke cigarettes on the sidelines and talk about all the wins in which he wasn’t really a factor.
yeah, you never know. I follow the Mets in baseball. They had Buck Showalter and won 101 games, then one setback and they fire him and hire some assistant named Carlos Mendoza who hardly anyone had heard of. He immediately gets them within 2 games of the WS and after 25 games this year has the best record. Sometimes the hires that make your head scratch end up good.
 
Most of the league is fired retreads.

You never know until somebody gets a chance.

Andy Reid won major until he had Patrick Mahomes. Coaches are supremely overrated.
 
Dak Prescott was literally 2nd in MVP voting 2 seasons ago. He was on pace to have another MVP worthy season last season prior to his injury. Your comment is baseless, insulting, and an example of a character attack gone wrong. Do better
Wth are you talking about? He was nowhere near having an MVP type season last season. Before his injury, he had 11 tds and 8 interceptions. Was on pace to have easily the worst season of his career
 
I certainly like the talk, but we've heard McCarthy talk a good game and do the opposite. Shotty is a guy I believe will do what he says. The coaching hires is what I like about this team, as I believe they finally got some guys that can develop these young players. No predictions, but a wait n see approach, however, I like the start of his tenure and let's see how this draft shakes out.
I like him so far, he took the whole staff to the combine with him to interview players, mostly defensive guys, saving many guys to do in the visits to Frisco.
That was unusual, and jones boys let him do it.
I liked how he hired his staff, getting guys he thought were the best, not just friends from the past.

I am curious about how they draft, but he and his staff know more about these players, and which ones they liked in interviews, so they may pick some unknowns , over the flashy picks.
The draft will have a big effect on how they do this season.

I am saving any predictions, till after the draft.
3-5 and played terrible, that’s a mvp season in the making, lmao.
Dak was really bad and out of shape last season. He was more into his new GF and kid, and tearing
down his mansion, which just wasnt good enough !

I do think he will be better this year though.
 
Wth are you talking about? He was nowhere near having an MVP type season last season. Before his injury, he had 11 tds and 8 interceptions. Was on pace to have easily the worst season of his career
He was bad all of last year up to his injury. Or at the least, did not look good in any game overall.
 
I’ve been pretty lukewarm on everything Cowboys since they have decided to back up the Brinks truck for Dak. Can’t remember being this negative about the Cowboys ever. But the more that I look at the Schotty hire, the more I wonder if he might have actually been a really solid hire.

Dak sucks. Actually Dak sucks really bad. But if Schotty builds a running attack like his dad did, then Dak can pretty much just hand off the ball, looks stupid, collect his checks, smoke cigarettes on the sidelines and talk about all the wins in which he wasn’t really a factor.
They read your title, but not your post lol.
Ignore the many negative posts. I feel positive about shotty, will wait to judge him.
I prefer to wait and see what the team plays like, and will they run more etc.

The draft is huge, hope he has a big say in players picked. A good Draft is essential to doing good this season.
 

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