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Former Dallas Cowboys’ receiver Michael Irvin is the latest to get excited about the offseason produced by new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/div>\n
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FRISCO – It’s no secret that\u00a0Dallas Cowboys’ legend Michael Irvin wasn’t a big fan of former head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy. And he wasn’t exactly thrilled at the promotion of Brian Schottenheimer, either.<\/p>\n

But as the offseason has gone along, his\u00a0tune has drastically changed about Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n

The Hall-of-Fame receiver has been giddy recently, gloating about his franchise’s new-found “unity” and predicting the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0will “surprise everybody” this season.<\/p>\n

The reason for Irvin’s optimism? Well, primarily, he’s a happy dude. But also: Scchottenheimer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love what coach Schottenheimer is trying to do,”\u00a0Irvin said on his YouTube channel. “I came down hard about this on this decision (to hire him), but I must admit there are some things that are winning me over. Like I told you about him, understanding how important it is to have the right culture and to set the right tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

For an example, Irvin went a minicamp practice earlier this month wearing a lanyard around his neck that reap, “VIP: Legends Community.”<\/p>\n

It was former Irvin teammate and co-Ring of Honor member Emmitt Smith last season who bemoaned the Cowboys’ lack of pride on and off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Schottenheimer put all the legends that were there on the big board, and then called out their names,” Irvin said. “He said to the players, ‘This is what we\u2019re a part of. This is what they built. This very building that we\u2019re in, they built’.<\/p>\n

“He said, ‘I want you guys to spend as much time as you can with them, to get whatever you can from them, so we can hold up and honor and do what they\u2019ve done.’ And I was like \u2026 okay, that\u2019s a good start, because he\u2019s connecting.\u201d<\/p>\n

It may not translate into a single victory on the field, but at least Schottenheimer is winning over fans and former critics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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