Schotty Makes Bold Cowboys Coaching Staff Declaration

FRISCO — The Dallas Cowboys underwent major coaching staff changes at the start of the offseason. Most notably the team has a new leader in the head coaching seat with former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer earning the promotion. 

While Schottenheimer was a remnant from the previous staff led by Mike McCarthy, he has reconfigured the circle around him to his liking, bringing on names including Klayton Adams as the offensive coordinator and Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator. 

Those are just two of the changes but they are certainly the most notable for a team experiencing a major vibe shift before touching the field in 2025. Much of that has to do with Schottenheimer whose competitive fire has turned into some impassioned declarations. 

The Cowboys wrapped up mandatory minicamp Thursday and the head coach had a bold prediction for next offseason. Schottenheimer believes the Cowboys will be so successful that it will create problems for the front office to maintain pieces of this new-look staff. 

“We’re gonna win. And when we win, our coaching staff is going to get raided. People are going to come after our coaches, because we’re gonna win.”

It's a long ways away to inspect anyone's job status or interest from another team. Ideally, that is a world the Cowboys would want to live in. 

Dallas watched as two NFC powers in the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions had key pieces of their respective staffs gutted during the league's coaching carousel. While unfortunate for them, Detroit's losses came after posting the best record in the NFC last season and Philadelphia's stemmed from a remarkable Super Bowl run. 

The Cowboys had similar experiences just a few seasons ago when teams tried to pry Dan Quinn away from his position for years. However, Dallas had nothing to show for  when the time ultimately came to say goodbye. 

Schottenheimer, of course, holds the task of changing that dynamic. If the Cowboys are losing pieces of this staff next year, the goal is for those departures to come in mid-to-late February.  

But the Cowboys and Schottenheimer have their work cut out to be that standard.