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Coach Schottenheimer will have plenty of support from his players, but can the front office add to this roster enough to find success again?
With Dak Prescott and other key players in attendance, Schottenheimer addressed the media for the first time since the Cowboys announced his hiring last Friday. Schottenheimer, who served as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2023 and 2024, shared an opening statement focusing on what the team would look like under his reign.
“To our players, you are the core of this program and we will focus on you everyday,” Schottenheimer said. “To (players in attendance), it means the world to me that you are here. I can’t wait to do this alongside you.”
As for what we expects from his locker room, Schottenheimer set the tone with a strong message regarding the attitude he wants from Cowboys players.
“We’re looking for world class competitors, guys that wanna compete every day to be the best version of themselves,” he added. “We are looking for people with a relentless work ethic. You don’t belong in this organization if you don’t value relationships. This business has never been about Xs and Os. It’s about people. People that love this game. The game of football has given me so much, my family so much. But if you’re not passionate about the game of football and the shield and what it represents, then you are probably in the wrong business.”
The Cowboys tried to sell the decision to hire Schottenheimer as both a move for continuity and a symbol of change at the same time.
Is that a negative or a positive? Again, we’re about to find out.
Hey, I’m not going to lie and say that I saw this coming or even thought in the past that this would be a possible move. To be honest, I really haven’t had many interactions with Schottenheimer at all in the past two seasons he has been here.
So I won’t sit here today and try to convince you that he’s going to be a great head coach, or that he’s the right fit, or anything like that. All that would be is me relaying what others have told me.
Then again, isn’t that what a lot of media and fans are doing as well? Going off what they’ve heard someone else say? Maybe it’s what they’ve seen from his past, or more importantly, what they haven’t seen.
Just by looking into Schottenheimer’s coaching history, there’s not a lot of consistent success you could point to as the reason he got this chance. And that includes the stops he’s been at...
