Schottenheimer is a sucker for an efficient running game. Unfortunately, the Cowboys are pretty far from efficient on the ground. In 2024, Dallas finished with an EPA/rush of -0.128 ( 26 th in the NFL) and a success rate of 40.3 percent (14 th in the NFL). That kind of inefficiency isn’t going to cut if for Schottenheimer.

Jerry Jones passed on outside options to make his offensive coordinator a first-time head coach. Here's how it happened.

The Cowboys will hire an offensive coordinator, but like Mike McCarthy before him, Brian Schottenheimer will call the offense.