Who is Brian Schottenheimer?

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Today RJ & Bobby broke down Brian Schottenheimer's growing role within the Dallas Cowboys and what made him stand out during the offseason. From his thoughtful staff hires to his clear communication and leadership style, Schottenheimer earned praise across the board. We reacted to an article from The Dallas Morning News, which gave deeper insight into Schottenheimer’s upbringing, his football pedigree, and how he's prepared his entire life for a moment like this. We also discussed how Schottenheimer’s leadership extends beyond the game, highlighting his emotional intelligence, his prioritization of family, and even small gestures like handing out Whataburger to staffers. Whether Schottenheimer will thrive as a play-caller remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: he's already made a strong impression in Dallas.

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00:00He just doesn't get the vibe like shoddy can be the culture builder and everything else

00:19but he doesn't know if shoddy's gonna be the one to just like lay down the law like he

00:23doesn't know if he's gonna be like nope this is what we're doing which that description

00:26right there that marty was stubborn but oh brian listen is that is that healthy is that

00:30the way you want it or does it lend anything to the idea of is brian shot him we're gonna

00:34lay it down it's like no this is what we're doing okay and you guys need to just fall

00:37in line like you oftentimes need do you i think at times you do need you do need a unifying

00:44voice that says this is what we're doing and you guys all need to start getting because

00:49every when you're trying to lead 53 players and however many coaches everybody's always

00:55gonna have a different opinion so there does have to reach a point where somebody says

00:58this is a decision we've made and we need to do it yeah i mean like i think the whole

01:03lay down the law thing is like is overrated in today's sports world like lay down but

01:09a unified vision you need to have a singular vision you need to have a you need to have

01:16everybody on the same page in terms of like look this is the goal but i mean everybody

01:21should be on the same page with this is the goal anyway everybody's the goal should be

01:25the same for everybody right but the way to achieve the goal is going to be different

01:30yeah i'm so so so the plot you take and then the the the path you take you need everybody

01:37to be on the same page yeah it's like that which is what schottenheimer himself has done

01:40what he said i don't necessarily agree with some of the stuff offensively that mike mccarthy

01:44wants to do but this is what we have to do because if i just spend time fighting it we're

01:48not gonna have success anyway because we're not gonna be executing things to the level

01:52of detail that we need to so let's just all right i've made my point known but it's time

01:56to go do this

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