‘Cowboys Aren’t Critical About Profitable’ — Dez Bryant, Pat McAfee, RGIII, and Others Make Emotions Clear On Dallas’ Puzzling Brian Schottenheimer Rent
On Friday night, Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones determined to rent offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer because the group’s head coach.
The transfer wasn’t a shock given the reporting that surfaced in current days, nevertheless it was nonetheless fairly puzzling given the candidates who had been obtainable and Schottenheimer’s credentials.
NFL World Reacts To Cowboys’ Stunning Brian Schottenheimer Rent
Cowboys legend Dez Bryant, probably the most outspoken former gamers in group historical past, didn’t mince phrases when he heard Schottenheimer was employed to interchange Mike McCarthy because the Cowboys’ head coach.
“Anyone is getting sabotaged,” Bryant mentioned on social media. “Smh.”
Anyone is getting sabotaged.
Smh
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 25, 2025
Sadly for Schottenheimer and the Cowboys, Bryant was not the one one who disliked the rent. The criticism was widespread amongst former gamers and NFL analysts.
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel mentioned the Schottenheimer rent is strictly what he expects from Jones at this level.
Is Brian Schottenheimer actually a stunning rent if he will get the Cowboys’ job?
No….That is precisely what we have come to anticipate from Jerry Jones. That is what he desires.
Scoop Metropolis🎥: https://t.co/2QNfw7grU4 pic.twitter.com/UhoWwWjXF8
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) January 24, 2025
NFL Community persona and former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger second-guessed the rent, as many are in NFL circles.
“Dallas Cowboys are you positive about this?” he posted.
.@dallascowboys are you positive about this?
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) January 25, 2025
Former NFL punter and ESPN persona Pat McAfee had this to say in regards to the rent: “HOLY SCHIT Schotty received the gig down in Dallas.”
Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III flat-out killed the rent.
“The Dallas Cowboys aren’t critical about successful,” he mentioned.
The Dallas Cowboys aren’t critical about successful.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 25, 2025
Rhett Lewis of the NFL Community, alternatively, cherished the rent. He couldn’t cease raving about Schottenheimer and the way he’ll develop into the place.
“In case you love soccer, you’re gonna love this rent,” Lewis mentioned. “Brian Schottenheimer has been making ready his complete life for this chance and the price that’s been accomplished at the hours of darkness by Brian personally to develop and earn this chance is a testomony to his need and willpower.”
In case you love soccer, you are gonna love this rent. Brian Schottenheimer has been making ready his complete life for this chance and the work that is been accomplished at the hours of darkness by Brian personally to develop and earn this chance is a testomony to his need & willpower. https://t.co/7Nv4PhisW2
— Rhett Lewis (@RhettNFL) January 25, 2025
David Helman, a number on NFL on FOX podcasts, identified that it’s too early to evaluate Schottenheimer however ripped Jones for having a defective course of.
“We don’t know Brian Schottenheimer can be a failure any greater than we all know Ben Johnson can be a hit,” Helman mentioned. “Teaching hires are bizarre & exhausting to foretell. Few folks thought extremely of Dan Campbell in 2021 and so on and so on and so on.
“We do know that it REEKS of unhealthy course of to fart round for eight days with a head coach who wants a brand new contract, fail to retain him after lacking an interview window for coveted candidates, usher in two former head coaches who aren’t in excessive demand, one exterior assistant you have already got a relationship with and *then* select the man down the corridor who a) shouldn’t be drawing curiosity elsewhere b) has not been a head coach c) has not referred to as performs for you and d) has had blended outcomes when he has referred to as an offense previously.
“It’s to not say Schottenheimer can’t be a hit, or that he’s not a great dude. Simply that the method of attending to him feels neither thorough nor creative, which doesn’t (and shouldn’t) encourage confidence. Particularly because the folks operating this course of would have you ever imagine it is a fascinating job.”
We don’t know Brian Schottenheimer can be a failure any greater than we all know Ben Johnson can be a hit. Teaching hires are bizarre & exhausting to foretell. Few folks thought extremely of Dan Campbell in 2021 and so on and so on and so on.
We do know that it REEKS of unhealthy course of to fart round for eight…
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) January 25, 2025
Evaluating Schottenheimer’s Credentials
Schottenheimer simply concluded his third season in Dallas, starting his tenure in 2021 as a advisor earlier than taking the reins as offensive coordinator in 2023. The Cowboys ranked sixteenth in whole offense in 2024, with 5,583 whole yards, 328.4 yards per sport, and 20.6 factors per sport.
In PFN’s Offense+ metric, the Cowboys obtained a D+ grade (68.2), which ranked No. 23 within the NFL. They ranked twenty eighth in passing success fee and twenty ninth in EPA (anticipated factors added) per dropback. Earlier than Dak Prescott’s season-ending harm in Week 9, Dallas ranked twenty seventh and twenty second in these respective classes.
Exterior of that, Jones appears enamored with Schottenheimer’s spectacular résumé. He’s the son of legendary coach Marty Schottenheimer, which helped pave the best way for an expansive soccer profession spanning almost 28 years.
The youthful Schottenheimer has coached on the collegiate stage — large receivers coach at Syracuse (1999), tight ends coach at USC (2000), offensive coordinator at Georgia (2015) — interspersed with big-time jobs within the NFL, together with offensive coordinator roles with the New York Jets, the then-St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Cowboys.
The 2023 Cowboys had been the No. 1 scoring offense in Schottenheimer’s first yr as offensive coordinator however fell to twenty third amid accidents to Prescott, Zack Martin, and CeeDee Lamb. In Schottenheimer’s 14 seasons as offensive coordinator, it’s the fifth time he’s had a group rank twentieth or worse in PPG and the seventh time they’ve ranked within the backside half of the league.
Since PFN’s Offense+ metric started in 2019, Schottenheimer has had 4 seasons as a group’s offensive coordinator. Right here’s how these groups fared and the place they ranked:
- 2024 Cowboys: 68.2 (D+), twenty third
- 2023 Cowboys: 83.7 (B), 4th
- 2020 Seahawks: 82.6 (B-), twelfth
- 2019 Seahawks: 78.0 (C+), twelfth
