The Dallas Cowboys hiring process for the new chief coach Brian Schottenheimer was different from the way the rest of the NFL made their training searches this low season.
General owner and manager Jerry Jones called the Hiring Schottenheimer “A risk as great as you can take” Because NFL’s 25 -year -old assistant had never been a chief coach before. That is in spite of Schottenheimer working for Dallas as Mike McCarthy’s offensive coordinator in each of the last two seasons and he is the son of the late coach in Chief of the NFL Marty Schottenheimer. However, he did not call the offensive plays in that role with McCarthy assuring that responsibility, so Jones marked the chief of Schottenheimer since his last stop as a game OC: coach chief of the Seattle Seattle Seahawks and the new coach in chief of the Raiders of Los Vegas. Pete Carroll. Schottenheimer worked under Carroll as his offensive coordinator of the 2018-2020 Seahawks, years in which his offensive piloted for the field marshal Russell Wilson produced the sixth highest score attack (26.9 points per game) in the League.
“I had a good opportunity to really refresh my memory of your [Carroll’s] Philosophy and its training approach. So I know that Schotty takes a lot of focus for training “, Jones He said at the introductory press conference of Schottenheimer. … “Then, to some extent every time Pete would be a defender of this or that, you know that Schotty has some of that.”
Jones also asked Carroll directly why he fired Schottenheimer as his OC after the 2020 season.
“Us [Jones and Carroll] He put me in that good because Schotty has been effusive to the impact not only of his father but of Pete and the people who have molded him along the way, “Jones said.” It is interesting. … I like our brightness with Schotty. “
Carroll, who returned to the NFL Scouting Combine as the new Raiders chief coach, explained what he told Jones and how he was excited to help his former student secure his first work at the head of the head of the NFL
“It’s ready. He has been waiting for this opportunity for several years,” said Carroll, through transcription, Tuesday. “He has been ready for some time. .
Schottenheimer himself expanded on how Carroll challenged and pushed him to expand his offensive play book to keep up with NFC West’s rivals as the coach of Los Angeles Rams, Sean McVay and the chief coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan, when he worked for the chief coach of the Super Bowl Champion.
“Going to Seattle was, I would say it was critical for my development as a coach. Pete Carroll challenged me in several ways,” said Schottenheimer at his introductory press conference. “It challenged me to be authentic, to continue immersing the relationships that matter, which are your coaches, your players, property. It challenged me offensively to be honest … [Sean] McVay-[Kyle] Shanahan’s style was taking off, and in Seattle we were competing against Sean and Kyle. Then I was pressing me. I really feel that things changed for me when I went with Pete. I learned a ton of my dad and all the coaches [I’ve worked with]: Mike [McCarthy]Steve Spurrier, all those guys, but Pete Carroll sharpened my edge and sharpened my point of view about what I want. ”
What he wants is to take Dallas to a place where the career game is prioritized. Schottenheimer’s offenses led the NFL in yards by land twice, once with the New York Jets in 2009 and again in 2018 with Seahawks. That success allowed to be creative with the game action and the smuggers with Wilson the last time Schottenheimer had offensive reproduction responsibilities.
“Yes, again, I returned to my days with Pete. I think that if you return and look at some of the things we did in Seattle,” said Schottenheimer. “Obviously, the starting point for me would be things that our players do well. You are always going to start with that. If your system is not flexible enough to do what your players do well, then you are probably wrong. Business. I It is proud to say that twice different in my career as a coordinator, we lead the league in hurry, and go hand in hand, the career game and the game of action passes go hand in hand. ”
Cowboys offensive the last two seasons, NFL ranges
| PPG | 29.9 (1st) | 20.6 (21) |
| Snaps/offensive game | 66.0 (3rd) | 64.9 (4th) |
| Third PCT down | 48.3% (2nd) | 36.8% (23) |
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Play PCT recoil action |
27.7% (fifth) |
17.9% (30) |
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PCT movement |
49.2% (15) |
47.1% (19) |
| The launch rate of Dak Prescott* tight window | 18.3% (29) | 21.3% (worse) |
| The average yards of separation of DAK Prescott objectives* | 3.1 (31) | 3.1 (32º) |
| Tempo (average time (in seconds) between snapshots) | 33.9 seconds (4th faster) | 33.2 seconds (faster) |
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Rush ypg |
112.9 (14) |
100.3 (27) |
|
Hurd yards/transport |
4.1 (20) |
3.0 (30) |
* According to the next generation statistics of NFL Pro/NFL
** of 36 QB qualified in 2024 for advanced prescott metrics
*** of 32 QB qualified in 2023 for advanced prescott metrics
When people look at the cowboys in 2025, they can thank Carroll, for better or for evil, for their influence on their new chief coach and the process that led to their hiring.
