Pete Carroll has strong choice of words about new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer ahead of 2025 season
There's something that has quickly become clear about new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer: The NFL world appears to be fully supportive of him after he unexpectedly landed the top job in Jerry World. That includes Pete Carroll, who formerly employed Schottenheimer as his offensive coordinator in Seattle between 2018 and 2020. Though he was […]
There's something that has quickly become clear about new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer: The NFL world appears to be fully supportive of him after he unexpectedly landed the top job in Jerry World.
That includes Pete Carroll, who formerly employed Schottenheimer as his offensive coordinator in Seattle between 2018 and 2020. Though he was eventually fired from the position for "philosophical differences," the now Las Vegas Raiders head coach had a strong choice of words when discussing Schottenheimer.
"He is ready, he's been waiting for this opportunity for a number of years," Carroll told reporters via David Moore from Dallas Morning News. "He's been ready for some time."
That's big time praise from the Super Bowl winning coach and it shouldn't be ignored.
It's even made better by the fact Carroll even helped convince Jerry Jones of making the final call.
"(I tried to reassure Brian) because it sounded like he was really in the lead position to get that job," Carroll said via Todd Archer from ESPN. "I was trying to help Jerry feel good about it too because he was trying to get ready for it."
As the son of an NFL legend, Marty Schottenheimer, Brian is finally getting a crack at a head coaching gig after picking up over a decade of experience as offensive coordinator. Though it's true the Cowboys arrived at the decision through a very questionable process that included only four interviews, the newly hired head coach has done an impressive job of rebuilding the staff, drawing a diverse slate of backgrounds across the offense.
On defense, Matt Eberflus' staff also appears strong considering its recent success defensive in Chicago. Eberflus' firing had more to do with leadership and clock management issues.
For Schottenheimer, success will hinge on two aspects of his job: Getting the team to buy in and play calling.
So far, it appears people familiar with his work throughout the years are confident he will succeed.
The Cowboys signed Schottenheimer to a four-year deal last month as he's set to become the tenth head coach in franchise history. The team is coming off of a 7-10 season in 2024 and will aim to bounce back in an NFC East where both the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders arrived at the NFC Championship Game in January.
