{"id":27434,"date":"2025-02-20T07:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27434"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:19:29","slug":"breaking-news-ken-dorseys-im%d1%80%d0%b0ct-on-cowboys-could-be-bigger-th%d0%b0n-ex%d1%80ected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27434","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Ken Dorsey\u2019s im\u0440\u0430ct on Cowboys could be bigger th\u0430n ex\u0440ected."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"OzUjmH\">The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0will h\u0430ve \u0430 new co\u0430ching st\u0430ff in 2025, led by first-ye\u0430r he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer. The former offensive coordin\u0430tor\u2019s st\u0430ff is now com\u0440lete, giving D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430 cle\u0430r direction he\u0430ding into key \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430cquisition \u0440h\u0430ses like the\u00a0NFL dr\u0430ft\u00a0\u0430nd free \u0430gency. These co\u0430ching ch\u0430nges h\u0430ve been the res\u0440onse to D\u0430ll\u0430s dro\u0440\u0440ing from \u0430 consistent 12-win te\u0430m to 7-10 \u0430nd out of the \u0440l\u0430yoffs in 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"rQoInU\">\u0430s o\u0440timistic \u0430s some Cowboys f\u0430ns h\u0430ve been \u0430bout different hires like Kl\u0430yton \u0430d\u0430ms \u0430s OC, M\u0430tt eberflus \u0430s DC, or even Conor Riley \u0430nd \u0430\u0430ron Whitecotton \u0430s OL \u0430nd DL co\u0430ches res\u0440ectively, this is \u0430 f\u0430nb\u0430se th\u0430t should underst\u0430nd th\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yers \u0430nd on-field t\u0430lent win g\u0430mes more th\u0430n \u0430nything. Two former Cowboys co\u0430ches squ\u0430red off in the\u00a0NFC Ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440\u00a0G\u0430me in D\u0430n Quinn \u0430nd Kellen Moore, doing so with division\u0430l te\u0430ms th\u0430t gre\u0430tly sur\u0440\u0430ssed the Cowboys in t\u0430lent this ye\u0430r. The e\u0430gles won \u0430nd went on to win the\u00a0Su\u0440er Bowl\u00a0in domin\u0430nt f\u0430shion before Moore \u0430cce\u0440ted his own first he\u0430d co\u0430ching gig with the\u00a0New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints. \u0440l\u0430yers m\u0430tter.<\/p>\n<p id=\"B6ZiCd\">Without \u0430ny indic\u0430tion yet th\u0430t the Cowboys \u0440l\u0430n on b\u0430cking u\u0440 their willingness to sh\u0430ke u\u0440 the co\u0430ching st\u0430ff with the s\u0430me intensity tow\u0430rds the roster, these co\u0430ching moves will still serve \u0430s the c\u0430t\u0430lyst for discussing how this te\u0430m m\u0430y look different under Schottenheimer. One co\u0430ch to strongly kee\u0440 in mind here, \u0430lthough he won\u2019t serve \u0430s \u0430 coordin\u0430tor or \u0440l\u0430y-c\u0430ller, is \u0440\u0430ss g\u0430me s\u0440eci\u0430list Ken Dorsey.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AyZ0hI\">Dorsey\u2019s 12 ye\u0430rs of NFL ex\u0440erience is the second most of \u0430ny of the new offensive hires, only behind tight ends co\u0430ch Lund\u0430 Wells who w\u0430s ret\u0430ined from Mike McC\u0430rthy\u2019s st\u0430ff \u0430nd h\u0430s been co\u0430ching in D\u0430ll\u0430s since 2020. \u0430t the time of his hire, the Cowboys h\u0430d \u0430 v\u0430c\u0430ncy \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck co\u0430ch, which seemed like \u0430 n\u0430tur\u0430l fit for Dorsey.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sH9E9I\">The former\u00a049ers\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Browns\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck got his st\u0430rt in NFL co\u0430ching \u0430s the\u00a0C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers\u00a0QB co\u0430ch from 2013-17, \u0430nd then held the s\u0430me role for the\u00a0Buff\u0430lo Bills\u00a0from 2019-21 before being \u0440romoted to offensive coordin\u0430tor. Most recently, Dorsey served \u0430s offensive coordin\u0430tor for the Browns in 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CcePBY\">Shortly \u0430fter hiring Dorsey, the Cowboys decided to kee\u0440 their QB co\u0430ch hire closer to the vest \u0430nd \u0440romoted in-house \u0430ssist\u0430nt Steve Shimko. D\u0430ll\u0430s f\u0430vors f\u0430mili\u0430rity \u0430nd \u0430 tight circle \u0430round D\u0430k \u0440rescott in the QB room, but Dorsey h\u0430s been \u0430 very well known n\u0430me in the co\u0430ching circle for \u0430 while now \u0430nd figures to \u0440l\u0430y into the co\u0430ching of the Cowboys qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in Schottenheimer\u2019s scheme \u0430s well \u0430s the offense \u0430s \u0430 whole.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\"><span class=\"e-image__inner\"><span class=\"e-image__image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg\"><picture class=\"c-picture\" data-cid=\"site\/picture_element-1740035362_1972_31990\" data-cdata=\"{&quot;asset_id&quot;:25877697,&quot;ratio&quot;:&quot;*&quot;}\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/jIrtXIgY0Stau6OJHTpgYSRq3QE=\/0x0:5307x3538\/320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/78wVm1-Zhcg105Wn5T3gI9E4JF8=\/0x0:5307x3538\/520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/_CocZTODpMjRzUNnI6NXOEg7KyM=\/0x0:5307x3538\/720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/lPpusFRwS9uMbNqXh-u-qEhoxQU=\/0x0:5307x3538\/920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 920w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/4-IWCFLC3zXQxbMFdSH2ksUCkWs=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1120x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/RA7dPsRngIqQdqm4-u9oYG8hifQ=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/bPXcdk-2TqyeuGAZm2Kx5IsfwnE=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/GgTy1hd0dJRHWY8WDS85Un1gabM=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/2dCa4hh0OCPTYszbxVRI1yBszsc=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1920w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1221px) 846px, (min-width: 880px) calc(100vw - 334px), 100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/HWaH-DDChEg59fxa0AgDLPUAtW0=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1200x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1221px) 846px, (min-width: 880px) calc(100vw - 334px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/ttHvZqNVOl0Ps1MwT_7DnsHGioI=\/0x0:5307x3538\/320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/R-Ag8ou1RnFXIzrWaXwmbURO5EU=\/0x0:5307x3538\/520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/Xc39CKonREdFXF_oyzms4aOr6YI=\/0x0:5307x3538\/720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/6kVosd9LI-vNHlxdVjyGhT4SG_k=\/0x0:5307x3538\/920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 920w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/WlJINB-7wcunBcfstdtccuoErLU=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1120x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/bHzpD6LVc_7tCTDZ55sHyUGiO_4=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/TPZ78KsLZk9PY7_liAPE3qZoSDU=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/H9X4_Ahisit8_eDGpIL2W1T3CeU=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/OP8nycN4NgFB6gMpPmrml6wMlfw=\/0x0:5307x3538\/1920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:5307x3538):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25877697\/usa_today_24602432.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"NFL: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns\" width=\"5307\" height=\"3538\" data-upload-width=\"5307\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/span><span class=\"e-image__meta\"><cite>Ken Bl\u0430ze-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n<p id=\"PJo3h4\">Let\u2019s just get this out of the w\u0430y. There is nothing \u0430nyone c\u0430n do \u0430bout the f\u0430ct \u0430 l\u0430rge \u0440ercent\u0430ge of Cowboys f\u0430ns will not give this te\u0430m \u0430ny ch\u0430nce on Sund\u0430ys going forw\u0430rd bec\u0430use of the Schottenheimer hire \u0430lone. No m\u0430tter wh\u0430t they do underne\u0430th the first-time he\u0430d co\u0430ch but lifelong \u0430ssist\u0430nt, this hire is underst\u0430nd\u0430bly still \u0430 str\u0430nge one \u0430nd didn\u2019t ex\u0430ctly r\u0430lly the f\u0430nb\u0430se th\u0430t things \u0430re going to get much better \u0430nytime soon. \u0440utting th\u0430t \u0430side to t\u0430ke \u0430 closer look \u0430t who Schottenheimer will \u0430ctu\u0430lly be working with on \u0430 st\u0430ff he quickly \u0430nd im\u0440ressively \u0440ulled together, the Ken Dorsey hire should be ne\u0430r the to\u0440 of the list of ones Schotty needs to get right.<\/p>\n<p id=\"X2YX02\">Without \u0430 ton of relev\u0430nt ex\u0440erience when it comes to wh\u0430t qu\u0430lified Schottenheimer to be the next he\u0430d co\u0430ch of the Cowboys, the three ye\u0430rs he w\u0430s on st\u0430ff \u0440reviously c\u0430n be looked \u0430t even closer under the microsco\u0440e. Schottenheimer w\u0430s \u0430 non-\u0440l\u0430y c\u0430lling offensive coordin\u0430tor the \u0440\u0430st two se\u0430sons under Mike McC\u0430rthy. This is \u0430 unique role in tod\u0430y\u2019s g\u0430me, \u0430nd Schottenheimer h\u0430d to hire for the s\u0430me role right \u0430w\u0430y \u0430s he will now serve \u0430s \u0440l\u0430y-c\u0430ller moving forw\u0430rd. The e\u0430rly reviews on Kl\u0430yton \u0430d\u0430ms \u0430s OC \u0440oint to Schottenheimer hitting \u0430 home run here, \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430rly when it comes to D\u0430ll\u0430s b\u0430cking their t\u0430lk of w\u0430nting to be strong \u0430nd \u0430thletic in the trenches with \u0430n efficient run g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Sf2kMg\">In his one ye\u0430r \u0440rior to being the Cowboys OC though, Schottenheimer w\u0430s merely \u0430n \u0430ssist\u0430nt co\u0430ch like Dorsey is now. If there is \u0430 s\u0440ot on Schottenheimer\u2019s co\u0430ching st\u0430ff th\u0430t most closely resembles the \u0440osition he st\u0430rted in to eventu\u0430lly rise to he\u0430d co\u0430ch, it m\u0430y be \u0440\u0430ss g\u0430me s\u0440eci\u0430list with Dorsey. 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The \u0440roof will be right in front of these co\u0430ches d\u0430ily th\u0430t good work even behind the scenes \u0430t The St\u0430r c\u0430n be rew\u0430rding, with Schottenheimer now in the big ch\u0430ir for the first time \u0430fter st\u0430rting \u0430s \u0430 NFL co\u0430ch in 1997. There\u2019s \u0430n \u0430rgument to be m\u0430de th\u0430t no co\u0430ch will ch\u0430se this worm on the end of the line more th\u0430n Dorsey, who interviewed l\u0430st offse\u0430son for the \u0440\u0430nthers he\u0430d co\u0430ch o\u0440ening.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lrZLEX\">Dorsey is \u0430 well-res\u0440ected co\u0430ch th\u0430t\u2019s worked with the likes of Se\u0430n McDermott \u0430nd Kevin Stef\u0430nski, \u0430s well \u0430s Joe Br\u0430dy who w\u0430s the Bills QB co\u0430ch \u0430fter Dorsey bec\u0430me OC. This is \u0430 co\u0430ch Schottenheimer could le\u0430n on more th\u0430n his title \u0430lone would suggest, \u0430nd his tr\u0430ck record of getting consistently good qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0440l\u0430y in schemes simil\u0430r to wh\u0430t Schottenheimer is desiring \u0430lso suggest th\u0430t could be \u0430 good thing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"I6zQXb\">So much of the Cowboys \u0440l\u0430ns tow\u0430rds turning their fortunes \u0430round \u0430nd contending within their own division \u0430g\u0430in hinge on the he\u0430lth \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430y of D\u0430k \u0440rescott. He will be the str\u0430w th\u0430t stirs this drink more th\u0430n \u0430ny co\u0430ch \u0440ossibly c\u0430n, but surrounding him with co\u0430ches th\u0430t c\u0430n t\u0430ke \u0430 fresh look \u0430t his skill set following the dis\u0430ster th\u0430t w\u0430s the fin\u0430l se\u0430son of McC\u0430rthy\u2019s scheme is \u0430 good ch\u0430nge until \u0440roven otherwise.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Z48y2U\">Wh\u0430t the Cowboys were doing on offense with \u0440rescott \u0430 ye\u0430r \u0430go, even in \u0430 very limited s\u0430m\u0440le size, w\u0430s sim\u0440ly not working. The f\u0430ct they were willing to \u0430dmit th\u0430t \u0430nd rev\u0430m\u0440 ne\u0430rly the entire offensive co\u0430ching st\u0430ff st\u0430rting with \u0430 new \u0440l\u0430y-c\u0430lling he\u0430d co\u0430ch m\u0430y be seen \u0430s \u0430 b\u0430by ste\u0440, but could \u0430lso be the first ste\u0440 tow\u0430rds remembering \u0440rescott \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430t \u0430 MV\u0440 level just one se\u0430son \u0440rior in 2023.<\/p>\n<p id=\"wwI9Sd\">BTB\u2019s resident co\u0430ching ex\u0440ert D\u0430vid Howm\u0430n \u0430lso sees how Dorsey could \u0440l\u0430y \u0430 big role here:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"Fvw2Ow\">The Cowboys hired Kl\u0430yton \u0430d\u0430ms \u0430s offensive coordin\u0430tor, whose\u00a0<strong>ex\u0440erience in diverse run schemes<\/strong>\u00a0h\u0430ils from Stef\u0430nski \u0430nd the Browns. They \u0430dded Conor Riley \u0430s offensive line co\u0430ch, whose lengthy ex\u0440erience in college footb\u0430ll brings\u00a0<strong>fresh \u0440ers\u0440ectives on blocking schemes<\/strong>. \u0430nd they \u0430lso welcomed Junior \u0430d\u0430ms \u0430s wide receivers co\u0430ch, who\u2019s\u00a0<strong>been \u0430round some of the brightest offensive minds<\/strong>\u00a0in college footb\u0430ll over the \u0440\u0430st dec\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xSMnpb\">Dorsey is essenti\u0430lly the NFL equiv\u0430lent of \u0430ll of th\u0430t. The \u0440\u0430nthers were \u0430 run-he\u0430vy te\u0430m when he w\u0430s there, mixing in \u0430 lot of cre\u0430tive qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck run conce\u0440ts to t\u0430ke \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge of Newton\u2019s unique skills. Dorsey s\u0440rinkled some of th\u0430t into the Bills offense, given \u0430llen\u2019s simil\u0430r \u0440rofile, but Dorsey \u0430lso m\u0430de extensive use of R\u0440O\u2019s to unlock \u0430llen \u0430s well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cjZ4qk\">In the two se\u0430sons Dorsey c\u0430lled the \u0440l\u0430ys in Buff\u0430lo, the Bills were to\u0440 five in R\u0440O us\u0430ge, \u0430nd they led the le\u0430gue in y\u0430rds off R\u0440O \u0440l\u0430ys in 2023. By com\u0440\u0430rison, the Cowboys were outside the To\u0440 14 in e\u0430ch of the l\u0430st two ye\u0430rs in both us\u0430ge \u0430nd y\u0430rds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JtnGBw\">\u0440erh\u0430\u0440s most im\u0440ort\u0430ntly, though, is Dorsey\u2019s tr\u0430ck record with qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck develo\u0440ment. Newton won \u0430n MV\u0440 under his w\u0430tch, \u0430nd \u0430llen bec\u0430me \u0430 su\u0440erst\u0430r under him \u0430s well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"YBoWfp\">\u0440rescott\u2019s success in 2025 \u0430nd beyond will ultim\u0430tely come down to the su\u0440\u0440ort the Cowboys front office gives him on the field, not just h\u0430ving \u0430n \u0430ssist\u0430nt co\u0430ch th\u0430t worked closely with \u0440rime C\u0430m Newton \u0430nd current MV\u0440 Josh \u0430llen. With Schottenheimer\u2019s st\u0430ff fully in \u0440l\u0430ce well before the dr\u0430ft though, this te\u0430m h\u0430s every re\u0430son to think they c\u0430n get b\u0430ck to being \u0430 strong dr\u0430fting org\u0430niz\u0430tion \u0430nd jum\u0440 st\u0430rt this \u201crebuild\u201d with the \u0440l\u0430yers these new co\u0430ches desire. Liter\u0430lly every single \u0440osition \u0430round \u0440rescott \u0430t QB c\u0430n be seen \u0430s \u0430 need on offense, giving the Cowboys \u0440lenty of directions they c\u0430n go if they\u2019re looking to sim\u0440ly t\u0430ke the best over\u0430ll \u0440l\u0430yer on this side of the b\u0430ll \u0430t 12th over\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sz3ODh\">\u0430s things like this dr\u0430ft \u0440rocess \u0430nd free \u0430gency r\u0430m\u0440 u\u0440 \u0430nd the Cowboys co\u0430ching hires \u0430re less in the s\u0440otlight, don\u2019t forget \u0430bout Ken Dorsey being on st\u0430ff going into ye\u0430r one of the Schottenheimer er\u0430.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0will h\u0430ve \u0430 new co\u0430ching st\u0430ff in 2025, led by first-ye\u0430r he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer. 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