Jimmy Johnson says he was impressed by Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer
Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer failed to make the playoffs in his first season at the helm, but former coach Jimmy Johnson was ecstatic about the coach’s early performance.
Johnson was on the Pat McAfee show when he was asked how he felt about the state of the Cowboys.
“But as far as the Cowboys, you know, Brian Schottenheimer did an outstanding job in a difficult situation last year. They were just horrible on defense, and I think if they can make some corrections on defense. In fact, I talked to Jerry Jones not too awful long ago, after the season, I said you can make some corrections on that defense,” said Johnson.
The Cowboys had the seventh-highest scoring offense in the NFL this season at 27.7 points per game; however, the defense gave up the most points in the league at 30.1. Johnson said the Cowboys could make a run if the team can just improve to middling.
“It may not be that you’re going to be dominant, but if you’re just good, just so you’re going to be so good on offense, if you can keep (WR George) Pickens, if you can keep him and get the running back situation going, you can have an outstanding team. You can make a run at it, because you’re that good offensively, but they’ve got to make the corrections on defense,” said Johnson.
The Cowboys hope newly hired defensive coordinator Christian Parker will be able to turn the defense around and help the Cowboys make the playoffs for the first time since the 2023 season.
