Few NFL teams in 2025, if any, will have more chips on their collective shoulders than the Dallas Cowboys. From oft-criticized players to supposedly failed coaches to a much-maligned front office, Dallas won’t lack motivation to prove all of the doubters, naysayers, and haters wrong.
Recent changes to the coaching staff bring this redemption theme to the forefront. Brian Schottenheimer wasn’t even an afterthought when the 2025 coaching changes began; he wasn’t a thought at all. After nearly 30 years in assistant and coordinator roles, and rarely being considered among the NFL’s best, Schottenheimer was shockingly named Dallas’ new head coach.