Jerry Jones backs Brian Schottenheimer amid Cowboys’ offensive struggles

Amid recent criticism over the offense’s lack of productivity, Jerry Jones wants his head coach to focus on doing what’s necessary to help the Cowboys put more points on the board.

During his Friday appearance on 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM), the Cowboys owner expressed confidence in Brian Schottenheimer, describing him as a specialist on the offensive side of the ball.

Jones said Schottenheimer needs to make the necessary adjustments so opponents have a harder time identifying trends in the Cowboys’ offense.

Here are some highlights of what Jones had to say about his head coach and offensive coordinator.

Question: Jerry, there's been a lot of criticism heading towards Schottenheimer, seeing how the offense has struggled the last couple of weeks. How concerned are you about opponents picking up on his and Dak's tendencies?

Jones:“If you can't make changes and can't anticipate people, studying you and setting up defenses that give you a different challenge, you've missed the point.  I've really always preferred the head coach be specific to, operationally, one side of the ball or the other, and basically, being one of the coordinators. When we hired Schotty, his job that he had been doing working with Dak in the offense was very much a part of that; his great credentials were to help our team immediately.”

Jones gave Schottenheimer a vote of confidence and said the head coach is the first to question himself about his performance.

Jones:“Brian has really shown the ability to self-assess. Look in the mirror, I call it, but self-assess. In his case, his self is our offense, our team. He's good at it. He's been around [it] all of his life. I feel good about our future with him. He's got outstanding offensive experience because the way he grew up with his father, the great Marty Schottenheimer. He can handle this, and it's not just because of his bloodlines either.”

Jerry even sounded philosophical during the interview, invoking an ancient saying from Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger as he talked about his head coach.

Jones: “To see a man truly succeed is to see him struggle through adversity. I always liked that one right there.”

Question:Jerry, who said that. Is that you?

Jones: “That is Seneca. Seneca BC.”

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