{"id":52354,"date":"2025-05-31T03:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52354"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:29:46","slug":"breaking-schottenheimer-called-out-for-unnerving-comments-on-240-million-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52354","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Schottenheimer Called Out for \u2018Unnerving\u2019 Comments on $240 Million Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2173809681-e1748658699124.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2173809681-e1748658699124.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2173809681-e1748658699124.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2173809681-e1748658699124.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Brian Schottenheimer\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"165\" data-dom-ready-time=\"217\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We can give\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0head coach Brian Schottenheimer some grace for not having all the ins and outs of his new position totally perfected yet.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to learn and it\u2019s a high pressure job \u2014 maybe the most high pressure job you can have in all of professional sports.\u00a0Still, though, there\u2019s just some things common sense might tell you not to say.<\/p>\n<p>Like, for example, saying veteran quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott, who is closing out the first decade of his career, is in a \u201cdevelopmental phase\u201d when it comes to playing his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Dak is in the developmental phase,\u201d\u00a0Schottenheimer said on May 29\u00a0following an OTA workout. \u201cAnd that sounds crazy for a guy who\u2019s played that much, but there are things we\u2019re tweaking with Dak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As can be expected, people were taken aback by Schottenheimer\u2019s comments. That\u2019s fair, considering Prescott, who has made 122 career starts in 122 career games, is also a 3-time Pro Bowler, NFL All-Pro and signed a 4-year, $240 million contract in September 2024 that made him the\u00a0highest paid player in NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>When Prescott\u2019s current contract runs out following the 2028 season, he will have accumulated approximately\u00a0$436.2 million in career earnings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dedccde8fcb88a734df4636de75ece0a\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOLtanofSWAT\/status\/1928632128612323820\">\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?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ft_adame&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1928632128612323820&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fschottenheimer-comments-qb-dak-prescott%2F&amp;sessionId=5193b59449c7bc350db685cb19f8ddcee559290b&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1928632128612323820\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cStill, don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve ever heard about any coach talking about a 31-year-old experienced player with 122 career starts to his name like he\u2019s a young guy learning the ropes for the first time,\u201d\u00a0USA Today\u2019s Robert Zeglinski wrote on May 29. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of unnerving to see Schottenheimer boil down his work with Prescott like this so simplistically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One might also question, fairly, what Schottenheimer might even be able to teach Prescott\u00a0about playing the quarterback position.<\/p>\n<p>One might wonder if a better approach to take might be learning from his quarterback instead of vice versa, and whether Schottenheimer should be tinkering with Prescott\u2019s game at all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Schottenheimer\u2019s Hire Led to Widespread Derision<\/h2>\n<p>Schottenheimer was the Cowboys offensive coordinator for the last 2 seasons and stepped into the head coaching spot after Mike McCarthy\u2019s contract wasn\u2019t renewed. While the\u00a0hire was met with widespread derision, it was Prescott who reportedly\u00a0campaigned for Schottenheimer\u00a0to get the job behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d \u2026 Schottenheimer had a supporter in quarterback Dak Prescott,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Todd Archer wrote on January 24. \u201cThe two have a good relationship, and according to people in and around the team, Prescott likes Schottenheimer\u2019s creativity. After a slow start offensively in 2023, the belief from some was that Schottenheimer played a part in the schematic changes that led to the offense taking off in the final 13 weeks of the season, even if former coach Mike McCarthy was calling the plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are coming off a 7-10 season in 2024 and\u00a0face an uphill battle\u00a0in the NFC East with the\u00a0Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0and the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0\u2014 the 2 teams in the NFC Championship Game last season \u2014 looking down on the Cowboys and the\u00a0New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have their lowest projected over\/under win total in years.\u00a0According to BetMGM\u00a0they are projected at just 7.5 wins in 2025, and according to NFL.com have the fifth toughest schedule in the entire NFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer. 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