The Cowboys appear to be getting quite the coach in Klayton Adams.
Dust is settling on the Dallas Cowboys hiring Klayton Adams as their new offensive coordinator and it is one of the hires in the Brian Schottenheimer era that has gotten just about universal approval. Adams joins the Cowboys off of a stint as the Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach where he oversaw a group that ran the ball very well. Obviously the hope is that he is able to have similar levels of success in Dallas.
Beyond having on-field success, it seems that Adams was also a popular figure in the Cardinals locker room. Recent Cardinals lineman Will Hernandez spoke to DLLS while on Radio Row at the Super Bowl and touched on the subject. He spoke with great enthusiasm about Adams and who Dallas is getting.
Had a great conversation with Arizona OL Will Hernandez — a free agent this offseason — about Klayton Adams. I’ll share the full interview tomorrow, but first here’s a teaser:
“I’m telling you: you got the right guy.” https://t.co/tIj6DZUQYA pic.twitter.com/auKJql7nPK
— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) February 4, 2025
It is important to note that Schottenheimer will be calling the plays so Adams’ role as an offensive coordinator is limited in that sense. But Adams will obviously be a key figure in establishing the team’s identity and in helping their identity form as weeks unfold.
Hearing a recent player of his, one who Adams obviously worked with closely, is certainly encouraging and perhaps an indication of who could follow Adams to join his new offense. Consider that Will Hernandez is a free agent to be and that Dallas could certainly use help along the interior of the offensive line, especially if Zack Martin retires. If the Cowboys are seriously going to go about attacking the run game differently than they have in the past – the hiring of Schottenheimer and Adams suggest that this is the case to a certain degree – then they will need the proper personnel to do it.
