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Brian Schottenheimer

Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys

Head Coach

Calling plays for DAL since 2025

Play-calling authority

90%

Second year as head coach and caller after a top-tier 2025 offense; he owns the system and the call sheet while OC Klayton Adams — retained despite outside interview interest — is a genuine design partner, especially in the run game.

Tendencies

PaceFast: ~28.0 sec/play and ~66 plays per game in 2025, among the quicker offenses
Early downsNear-neutral +1.0% PROE; opens run-first, then attacks with play-action chunk shots
Target treeNarrow two-man tree: Lamb ~28% target share, Pickens ~21% in games together
SlotLamb rotates inside frequently; otherwise no dedicated slot funnel — the perimeter duo dominates
MotionHigh motion, ~57% of plays in 2025, upper third of the NFL
Red zonePickens top-3 among WRs in red-zone targets; Ferguson the RZ/third-down TE; goal-line back piles up TDs
Also~17% play-action; star-feeding 'get balls to people' philosophy; led NFL in yards per game early 2025
Who benefitsAlpha perimeter WRs, contested-catch red-zone WRs, bell-cow goal-line backs, TD-dependent TEs

Based on: 2025 Dallas offense (2nd year calling)

Career

  1. Dallas CowboysHead Coach2025–
    Called playsPromoted from OC in Jan 2025
  2. Dallas CowboysOffensive Coordinator2023–2024
    Mike McCarthy called plays; 2023 offense led the NFL in scoring
  3. Seattle SeahawksOffensive Coordinator2018–2020
    Called playsRussell Wilson's most prolific stretch
  4. GeorgiaOffensive Coordinator2015
    Called plays
  5. St. Louis RamsOffensive Coordinator2012–2014
    Called plays
  6. New York JetsOffensive Coordinator2006–2011
    Called playsBack-to-back AFC Championship Game runs (2009-10)

Based on press coverage and public perception. Updated July 9, 2026.