{"id":24169,"date":"2025-02-07T08:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24169"},"modified":"2025-02-07T08:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:10:22","slug":"breaking-brian-schottenheimer-issues-bold-statement-at-cowboys-introductory-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24169","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Brian Schottenheimer Issues Bold Statement at Cowboys Introductory Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_97283945\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys officially introduced Brian Schottenheimer as its new head coach on Monday afternoon, following two seasons where he served as the team&#8217;s offensive coordinator under Mike McMcarthy.<\/p>\n<p>With Schottenheimer kicking things off in somewhat typical fashion, offering some thankful words to his family and Cowboys&#8217; ownership, the first question steered directly to Jerry Jones.<\/p>\n<p>After what turned into a relatively bizarre\u00a011-minute response to a question\u00a0about why Jones chose\u00a0Schottenheimer\u2014who even Jones himself\u00a0referred to as a &#8220;career assistant&#8221;\u2014Dallas&#8217; new head honcho\u00a0eventually got another chance to speak.<\/p>\n<p>With Dak Prescott present for the festivities, &#8220;Schotty&#8221; made a point to shine some light on the star quarterback and decided to deliver the praise with some extra sauce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_97283947\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>While any new NFL head coach would pretty much be expected to roll in with high confidence, Schottenheimer&#8217;s clear words feel like a lock to become a go-to topic for a frequently frustrated Cowboys fanbase:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_97283948\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1883941324778528903&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fbrian-schottenheimer-championship-quote-cowboys-press-conference&amp;sessionId=6fdb3ffbd0292efd597d9c2e87c6ed782dca325c&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1883941324778528903\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_97283949\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s [Prescott] gonna play elite level football,&#8221;\u00a0Schottenheimer said. &#8220;He\u2019s gonna lead us to championships. 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We\u2019re gonna win a championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For a storied franchise like the Cowboys, flat-out stating that they&#8217;re going to win a Super Bowl is the type of loaded line\u00a0that might as well be framed in neon lights and hung up outside the practice facility.<\/p>\n<p>Because, again, this is the Cowboys we&#8217;re talking about here.\u00a0Regardless of some early playoff exits\u2014and no playoffs at all for Dallas this season\u2014expectations from Jones remain extremely high and the strong message from\u00a0Schottenheimer\u00a0feels exactly like the type of thing ownership wants to hear, and perhaps\u00a0<em>needs<\/em>\u00a0to hear.<\/p>\n<p>Remember,\u00a0the Cowboys are the only remaining team in the NFC to not make the conference championship game over the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>One positive takeaway from\u00a0Schottenheimer&#8217;s\u00a0ambitious quote that seemed relatively subtle in its delivery was that he wisely dialed back his initial &#8220;championships&#8221; declaration to the singular &#8220;championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Cowboys fans have already taken\u00a0Schottenheimer&#8217;s quote and\u00a0begun sprinting with it\u00a0at a feverish pace, which isn&#8217;t exactly surprising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys officially introduced Brian Schottenheimer as its new head coach on Monday afternoon, following two seasons where he served as the team&#8217;s offensive coordinator under&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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