'He did a hell of a job calling out the coaches' – Dak Prescott details how HC Brian Schottenheimer is running the Cowboys
Everyone who listens to Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer talk is able to perceive a rejuvenating energy from the way he acts and talks. All of it is intentional. This is the way Schottenheimer wants to coach and he wants players and staff to adopt it, too. But how much does it tangibly affect the […]
Everyone who listens to Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer talk is able to perceive a rejuvenating energy from the way he acts and talks.
All of it is intentional. This is the way Schottenheimer wants to coach and he wants players and staff to adopt it, too. But how much does it tangibly affect the Cowboys for better or worse? Is it nothing but show or does it have an impact in how the team prepares?
Dak Prescott was asked about it on Tuesday and his answer suggests it's for real as he even revealed at one point in practice, Schottenheimer called out the staff for not bringing the desired level of energy.
"Energy 100%, a lot of it, as you said, and starting from Schotty and down to the coaches," Prescott told reporters. "I mean, he did a hell of a job of calling out the coaches in that instance yesterday and making sure that they're accountable to that.
"And just to hear their response—and not only their response—the way that they approached practice and the way that they administered some energy and brought it themselves and made sure their players in each position group had it—collectively, you felt it out there in the practice yesterday and obviously today as well."
The energy is not only present in the practice field but in every sense. Schottenheimer is playing impromptu free throw competitions and taking players to dinner individually. The effort is there from the son of Marty Schottenheimer that had been waiting for a head coaching opportunity for over a decade.
"We've spoken very openly about trying to create one of the greatest cultures in professional sports," Schottenheimer said Tuesday.
Culture and energy alone won't win the Cowboys the Super Bowl that's been eluding them for 30 years. But it's a necessary first step. And based on the way players are reacting to what Schottenheimer is selling, it's going well so far. Now comes the hard part.
