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Cowboys fans are having a change of heart around head coach Brian Schottenheimer – Blogging The Boys
Brian Schottenheimer came in and immediately sounded like a head coach. His first press conference was a little bit of an eye-opener for the fans as we heard a confident and somewhat inspirational coach speaking. He followed that up by bonding with the players and putting his own stamp on the culture. That was fine, but what has really moved the needle are the moves the Cowboys have made since his hire. The roster of assistant coaches he put together looks extremely promising. The Cowboys also made more roster acquisitions through free agency and trades, and by all accounts had a strong draft. The Cowboys under Schottenheimer, seem, dare I say, competent. The head coach seems to have a plan that is being executed, and he seems to have the full buy-in of the players. And maybe the fans, too. We asked you to grade the job Schottenheimer has done since his appointment as head coach. 88% of respondents gave him either an ‘a’ or ‘b’ grade. That’s high praise.
Eagles schedule preview: Dallas Cowboys – BGN
It is a great time to be a Cowboys hater. New Cowboys head Brian Schottenheimer is the Dave Campo of Jason Garretts. No other team in the league would have hired Schottenheimer to be their offensive coordinator, the Cowboys made him their head coach. Also he’s pretty cheap. Surely just a coincidence for a franchise that has allowed their previous two head coaches to walk on expired contracts in lame duck seasons rather than fire them and pay for two coaches at once.
10 reasons the Cowboys will be a dumpster fire this season – PhillyVoice
The Cowboys reportedly only interviewed Kellen Moore, Leslie Frazier, Robert Saleh, and Brian Schottenheimer for the job. They landed on Schottenheimer, an inexpensive warm body who was already in the building. They also “Friday news dumped” the hire, announcing it at around 8:40 p.m. CST, on Friday, January 24, the weekend of the Conference Championship Round of the playoffs. “Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant,” Jerry Jones told ESPN after the hire was announced. “He ain’t Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.” I didn’t make up that quote, lol. Schottenheimer has 14 years of NFL experience as an offensive coordinator, but has never produced impressive results. […] Dak Prescott suffered season-ending injuries in each of McCarthy’s two losing seasons. In his three other seasons, McCarthy presided over a lot of regular season wins, only to have Super Bowl hopes quickly extinguished in the playoffs in spectacular fashion. Still, the Cowboys won the NFC East in 2021 and 2023 under McCarthy. While perhaps not a coach likely to win a Super Bowl (he did win one with Green Bay, but only one despite 13 years with Brett Favre and prime Aaron Rodgers), he did at least bring a certain level of floor competency to the Cowboys on gameday. You can do worse than Mike McCarthy, and Schottenheimer is very likely going to be worse.
More Than A Word – Iggles Blitz
I think Sirianni being the son of a coach had a huge impact on his ideas on how to run a team. Then he went to Mount Union to play college football and was heavily influenced by Larry Kehres. Sirianni worked under Frank Reich in the NFL. Those three coaches were the men who taught Sirianni that coaching is more than calling plays. How you run the team will decide a lot more games than if you use more motion in your offense. Sirianni’s culture is part of what makes the 2025 Eagles so fascinating. You have a team coming off winning a Super Bowl. They know what it takes to get the job done, but they also have a target on them. Every opponent will see the Eagles as a special game. The team has to be focused to handle that kind of challenge. Sirianni has already told his players to put the celebration behind them. Don’t look behind you. Don’t look ahead. Focus on today. The Eagles have a strong coaching staff and a great roster. If Sirianni can get the culture right again this season, this team could very well go out and win another Super Bowl.
After hosting Sunday’s youth camp, Smith was slated to head back out to Los Angeles, where he spent last offseason working out. He’s hoping to be at 100% when training camp begins on July 22, when his third season begins in earnest in a new role. He’ll carry Graham’s words with him moving forward, and along the way, he’ll continue to lean on Graham’s journey from first-round bust to two-time champion. “I just want to be me, and it’s not for me, it’s for B,” Smith said. “He was doubted when he first got here, and so was I, and he just kept pushing me and he leaned into me, and, as we say in the South, he just poured in my glass just a little bit more. He just kept pouring in my glass and he believed in me. I tell him, I’m not going to stop. My first sack dance, I already got it in my head.”
Nolan Smith reflects on Eagles 2024 Super Bowl winning season | ‘GMFB’ – NFL.com
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith reflects on Eagles 2024 Super Bowl winning season.
2025 NFL rookie updates: Tracking all first-round draft picks – ESPN
Jihaad Campbell wasn’t able to fully participate in the team’s offseason program after undergoing shoulder surgery in March. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said he is expected back on the field sometime in August. Campbell can line up at off-ball linebacker and on the edge. Fangio said they’ll start him at inside ‘backer since “there’s a lot more to learn there.” With Nakobe Dean out for the foreseeable future as he recovers from a torn patellar tendon, there’s an opportunity for Campbell to carve out a role once cleared to play. “He’s doing all he can in meetings; we’re doing all we can with him on the field. I take him to the side and do an individual drill with him that’s suited to what he can do right now,” Fangio said. “So, he’s working good and trying to pick it up.”
Biggest Eagles questions of 2025 by position: Defense – NBCSP
The biggest surprise of the Eagles’ offseason was trading starting safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans after just one year of his three-year deal. The best battle of training camp will be figuring out who replaces Gardner-Johnson. The top two competitors appear to be Sydney Brown and Andrew Mukuba. But during the spring, Vic Fangio made sure to also include Tristin McCollum in the competition. So it’s a three-man battle for that job next to Reed Blankenship in the secondary. It won’t be easy to replace Gardner-Johnson’s production (12 picks in two years with the Eagles) or his swagger. Brown is a former third-round pick but most of his defensive snaps came as a rookie under a different defensive coordinator. Still, he was the guy lining up first next to Blankenship this spring before a ton of rotation. Mukuba was drafted in the second round (No. 64 overall) out of Texas and it’s notable that he got first-team reps in his first spring. While Mukuba is a tad undersized at 5-11, 186 pounds, he doesn’t play like an undersized safety. And he has the speed, instincts and ball skills that made him a Day 2 pick. McCollum is the underdog in the battle but he was ahead of Brown in the pecking order last year and it seems like Fangio trusts him.
Rookie Q&A: 3 questions with Ty Robinson – PE.com
1. You’ve been a versatile player throughout your collegiate career. How does that help you with the Eagles? Robinson: “I’m here to help the Eagles any way I can. There is so much to learn, so that has been the focus for me every day. Wherever they want me to line up, that’s what I’m going to do. I hope I can help this team in a lot of ways. Everything at this level is about attention to detail, so the more I can learn and the better I can be, that’s going to help the Eagles.”
Pete Davidson is putting his best foot forward with some help from one of Philadelphia’s most-beloved figures. The Saturday Night Live alum has teamed up with the Philadelphia Eagles’ head of security “Big Dom” DiSandro for a special sock collection through his brand DoubleSoul, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. “Big Dom is a staple in today’s sports culture,” Davidson tells PEOPLE. “It’s an honor to be able to do this collaboration with him and be his friend.”
So what did Josh Shapiro actually say about state money for stadiums? (We’ve seen the video) – PFT
“And so I’m very worried about the overall budget. I’m very worried about the overall economic situation given the federal cuts and so you want to balance investing in tourism, investing in sports, investing in great arenas and facilities with making sure that you’re also requesting those dollars in the things that Pennsylvanians need most. So it’s always a balance. We’ve got really great communication with Jeffrey Lurie and with [Steelers owner] Art Rooney and we’re going to continue to dialogue with them about what they need and what’s possible.” So that’s what was asked, and that’s what was answered. Shapiro never said state money won’t be available. That said, based on his broader response, it sounds as if it won’t be easy to shake state dollars from the tree. But he absolutely did not say state money is off the table.
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Will the Giants have a real placekicking competition? – Big Blue View
Watch Jude McAtamney and Graham Gano kick during New York Giants practices, and it is crystal clear that the 25-year-old McAtamney has a stronger leg, probably much stronger, than the 38-year-old Gano. Gano is a 16-year veteran who has had a a number of serious leg injuries during his career, and missed games with knee and hamstring injuries the past two seasons. Back in 2018, Gano, then with the Carolina Panthers, kicked a 63-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Giants. Those days are likely gone. Gano, a Giant since 2020, has a franchise-record 25 field goals beyond 50 yards. Joe Danelo is second with just nine. As a Giant, Gano is 25 of 31 (80.6%) from 50 yards and beyond. The days when Gano is nearly automatic from those lengthy distances, though, may be gone. Watch Gano kick now and he generally takes the lowest possible path to getting the ball where it needs to go. Some of that is strategic, as Gano has said in the past that lower kicks are necessitated by the tricky MetLife Stadium winds. It’s also true, though, that some of that is because that is what is left in Gano’s right leg as he begins his 16th NFL season. What his true range is at this point is unknown, but it can’t be what it once was.
On the surface, the Browns’ quarterback situation is intriguing if only because there’s no telling how it will play out in 2025. Cleveland enters the new season with a grab bag of signal-callers. They acquired former Eagles backup Kenny Pickett via trade, adding the 2022 first-rounder to a room that welcomed back 2023 hero Joe Flacco and brought in two rookies in Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders this spring. None exist as an obvious starter. But another offseason addition, wide receiver Diontae Johnson, expects one to emerge as the favorite soon enough. “I think they are going to roll with Kenny (Pickett) for right now,” Johnson said during an appearance on the “Sports and Suits” podcast.
NFL trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Tuesday edition – SB Nation
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