Perhaps the biggest move of the offseason for the Cowboys this year was when offensive coordinator Kellen Moore left the team for the same job with the Chargers. Veteran offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, a coaching analyst with the team last year, took Moore’s role with Mike McCarthy assuming playcalling duties.
Thus began the process of tinkering and tweaking the offense to improve the team’s efficiency after two straight seasons where the offense struggled to perform in the playoffs. McCarthy and Schottenheimer have frequently said that they’ve kept 70% of the offense the same from what was used in the past, and many of the changes have been focused on pass protection schemes.