Brian Schottenheimer’s tough Cowboys admission at NFL scouting combine
Brian Schottenheimer is hoping to get the Cowboys back on track
The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a brutal season in which they finished with a 7-10 record and that led owner Jerry Jones to part company with head coach Mike McCarthy. Instead of bringing in a high-profile head coach with NFL experience at running a team to take over, he hired Brian Schottenheimer to become the Cowboys’ latest head coach.
Schottenheimer was the offensive coordinator for the Cowboys a year ago and the team did not distinguish itself in that area. The Cowboys were middle of the pack in yards gained, ranking 16th with an average of 328.4 yards per game. It was somewhat worse when it came to scoring as Dallas ranked 21st in the league with an average of 20.6 points per game.
As a result, the pressure is on Schottenheimer to make significant improvements in the team, in general, and on offense, in particular during his first year as the head coach. Schottenheimer is feeling the pressure at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine as the organization meets potential rookies and observes their performances in the scouting drills.
“I haven’t gotten out much, to be honest with you,” Schottenheimer said. “It’s been nonstop. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
