{"id":22858,"date":"2025-01-31T01:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T01:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22858"},"modified":"2025-01-31T01:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T01:50:49","slug":"breaking-dallas-cowboys-rumor-would-mean-shocking-hire-at-offensive-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22858","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys Rumor Would Mean Shocking Hire At Offensive Coordinator.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer is rumored to be interested in hiring Ken Dorsey, which is a bit puzzling.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO &#8211;\u00a0The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have made quite an issue of the idea of &#8220;stability&#8221; on the coaching staff, not to mention a &#8220;running game emphasis&#8221; when it comes to who will be hired to be the new offensive coordinator working under just-hired head coach\u00a0Brian Schottenheimer &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>All of which makes a new Thursday\u00a0rumor\u00a0involving Ken Dorsey a bit puzzling.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey just got fired after his one season with the\u00a0Cleveland Browns,\u00a0who finished 3-14 and averaged 15 points per game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_3\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" data-packetid=\"00000001-09900caf-f7d8-4d0f-a308-0e3c93d905c0\" data-render-time=\"1738287781733\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dorsey was with the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0before that but got fired in the middle of his second season there, in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>So Dorsey, at 43 &#8211; for whatever support he has and for whatever credentials he has &#8211; isn&#8217;t exactly the model of &#8220;stability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer has got two vets in Matt Eberflus as the defensive coordinator and Nick Sorensen as the special-teams coordinator &#8230; and he&#8217;s been considering up-and-comer\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0offensive line coach Klayton Adams as the coordinator.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Adams, 41, has been credited as a mastermind behind the Cardinals&#8217; stellar run game last season. He also, as of a year ago, was touted by SI as a possible future head coach in the\u00a0NFL.<\/p>\n<p>With Schottenheimer calling the plays and having a big say in how the offense will be run, it is crucial to get the right person in the building who shares his philosophies.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is seen by many as that guy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_6\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"a949c511f11a84c1ee0b5e40ffd4273a\" data-packetid=\"00000001-09900caf-f7d8-4d0f-a308-0e3c93d905c0\" data-render-time=\"1738287781760\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-a949c511f11a84c1ee0b5e40ffd4273a\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"a949c511f11a84c1ee0b5e40ffd4273a\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Said COO Stephen Jones: &#8220;Coach Schottenheimer &#8230; wants a guy who&#8217;s going to be able to marry his philosophies to the run game. We want to be able to run the ball, and we want to stop the run, and certainly that&#8217;s what we want to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what great championship football teams do, so I think it&#8217;s really important that we find a coach that&#8217;s going to be outstanding in the run game area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals last year had the seventh-best run game in football, averaging 144.2 yards per game and eight times surpassed 150 yards in a game, with three of them over 200 rush yards. Oh, and Arizona rushed for 18 touchdowns too, ranking it eighth in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Cowboys rushed for only six touchdowns and averaged 100.3 yards per game? Yes, Dallas needs a boost.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Schotty wants to run the ball and then work the passing game off of that, it feels like Adams coming to The Star might be what Dallas&#8217; new head coach wants.<\/p>\n<p>Adams joined the Cardinals staff in 2023 after having previously spent time with the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0as assistant offensive line coach from 2019 to 2020 and as tight ends coach from 2021 to 2022.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He does &#8220;check some boxes,&#8221; no doubt, and maybe he will serve as Schottenheimer&#8217;s right-hand man on offense.<\/p>\n<p>Or &#8230; it is possible that there is room for both Dorsey and Adams on the staff, in whatever roles. &#8230; which we will monitor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"m-video mm-video--landscape l-inline\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"tX-2IZZ-41E\" class=\"m-video--frame\" title=\"#Cowboys Fish Live: The One Move I'd Make, The One Thing I'd Fix\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tX-2IZZ-41E?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"598\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Want more Cowboys? 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