{"id":40653,"date":"2025-04-13T03:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T03:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40653"},"modified":"2025-04-13T03:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T03:25:47","slug":"brian-schottenheimers-cowboys-vision-clear-for-excited-dak-prescott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40653","title":{"rendered":"Brian Schottenheimer&#8217;s Cowboys &#8216;Vision&#8217; Clear For &#8216;Excited&#8217; Dak Prescott.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is ready to get down to business with his new head coach\/offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in 2025.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The winds of change have blown through The Star this offseason for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0with Brian Schottenheimer taking over from the departed\u00a0Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>But the change hasn&#8217;t stopped there as aside from Lunda Wells, Schotty has hired a brand new coaching staff, and it is some that fills Cowboy Nation with some levels of intrigue and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big things we&#8217;ve noticed in the last couple of months is Schottenheimer&#8217;s want to build a culture that the Cowboys can finally be proud of, and no, it won&#8217;t happen overnight, but there is no doubting that Schotty is talking the talk and walking the walk right now.<\/p>\n<p>Part of that is getting everyone on the same page regarding the direction he wants the franchise to go, and for\u00a0Dak Prescott, who was speaking at a Children\u2019s Cancer Fund event in Dallas, what Schottenheimer is doing already has him excited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just excitement,&#8221; Prescott said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve known Schotty, he&#8217;s been there the last couple of years, and it&#8217;s not any monumental conversations that need to happen, but definitely his direction and the way he sees this offense going, the way he sees this team going, I think it&#8217;s clear throughout the team. With the guys and the men he&#8217;s hired as the coaches, the way he&#8217;s got the whole building on the same page, just excited for this chapter under him and the way he&#8217;s going to lead this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.png 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Brian Schottenheimer And Dak\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgzOTkxNDg1NTg5MTIw\/brian-schottenheimer-and-dak.png\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Brian Schottenheimer And Dak<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">By Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is change happening for the Cowboys, and while nothing substantial can be tied to it yet, there are positive vibes coming from the building (of course, it&#8217;s the offseason).<\/p>\n<p>But the true test of what Schottenheimer wants to build will be when the preseason activities begin and we can see his vision come to life.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, it is all words, but they are positive ones, with the Cowboys under Schottenheimer looking to be a vastly different team on and off the field than they&#8217;ve been in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Change is as good as a holiday, and maybe, after many years of McCarthy, Dallas just needed a fresh change, and under Schottenheimer, the Cowboys are getting that in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>It emphasizes relationships, and it is clear that, at least right now, things are trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is ready to get down to business with his new head coach\/offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in 2025. 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