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Cowboys’ ownership puts support behind Brian Schottenheimer after two-game skid

Despite disappointing back-to-back losses over the last two weeks and mounting fan disappointment in the direction of the Dallas Cowboys, head coach Brian Schottenheimer continues to earn praise and support from the team’s ownership.

Speaking on 105.3 The Fan on Monday, executive vice president Stephen Jones reinforced his support for the second-year head coach.

“There’s not any question in Jerry and my mind,” Jones said. “He has the team. There’s no question they want to go out there and execute and make things happen. We feel really good about our coaching staff. We just got to have it continue to evolve and get to a point to where we can win these football games.”

The Cowboys’ struggles from 2025 were never entirely pinned on Schottenheimer, as his offensive side of the ball was one of the most productive units in the league. However, the shine has worn off on the offense, and 14.5 points per game and five turnovers over the last two games have exacerbated an already struggling defensive side.

When asked on Monday evening if he needed the support, Schottenheimer said he didn’t and that the focus is on Week 7 against the Eagles.

“I’m focusing on the process of turning this around for myself and the players,” Schottenheimer said. “Certainly not good enough. We’re disappointed with where we’re at. We know we need to play better, we know we can play better. I think we have the right guys to do that.”

Offensively, the Cowboys have not dealt with opposing pressure well over the last two games, as quarterback Dak Prescott has been pressured 36 times, including 22 on Sunday night against the Packers. Pairing that with an inefficient ground game that has seen Dallas muster just 98 yards combined over two weeks has put the offense in an early season hole.

“We’ve put ourselves behind in games,” Schottenheimer said. “The last two games, we’ve been playing second half catch-up, if you will. And when you play second half catch-up, it’s going to affect a lot of things. It’s going to affect your rushing attempts. It’s going to affect how many times teams can blitz you and pressure you. I think that’s the number-one thing. There are certainly things we need to clean up from a blitz pickup standpoint, all of us from a scheme standpoint, from an execution standpoint. But I think the biggest thing is, we’ve just kind of put ourselves behind the eight-ball and having to play catch up against two aggressive teams. They’ve come after us and we haven’t handled it very well.”

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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