Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Brian Schottenheimer appears to be garnering more approval from Cowboys fans as the offseason moves along. The Dallas Cowboys have been at work this week during OTAs and while it is not actual football, they are football activities in a literal and technical sense. Given that actual football activities have been happening this has provided an opportunity for different members of the team to meet with the media. Brian Schottenheimer had his turn on Tuesday and was quite impressive. We have embedded his full presser right below here and I cannot recommend enough that you watch it. LIVE NOW: Coach Schottenheimer hosts a press conference presented by @drpepper. : More Highlights on https://t.co/fiDTYirx1d https://t.co/8PhJaY50p4 — Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) May 20, 2025 We are still only in May, but to this point the Brian Schottenheimer era feels like a huge success. The name of this game is winning and doing so more often than not, particularly in the playoffs, so all of that context is necessary. No one is denying this. But right now it feels like Schotty is acing every test that is put in front of him. For our Wednesday poll… how are you feeling about his era? Let us know in the comments below!

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Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A.J. Brown thinks the George Pickens trade is great for the Cowboys. In an offseason of more activity by Jerry Jones, the trade the front office made with the Pittsburgh Steelers not only made Cowboys fans excited, it’s caught the attention of an NFC East rival player, A.J. Brown. : Eagles star WR AJ Brown admits the Cowboys are a “team to worry about” after they traded for George Pickens: “I ain’t going to lie. We’re going to have to worry about them for sure. I like the trade. I like the competition, you know.” This season is going to… pic.twitter.com/tBtxFii8sl — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 19, 2025 He recently made comments on YouTube stating that he believes the George Pickens trade has made Dallas a serious contender, and that makes them a threat that could hinder the Philadelphia Eagles from defending their championship. Now imagine George Pickens making these catches in Dallas ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/w4d6LwORws — NFL (@NFL) May 18, 2025 During a YouTube conversation Brown was quoted as saying: “We’re going to have to worry about Dallas, for sure. We’re going to have to worry about them. No, I like the trade. I do like the trade. I like the competition. I like George Pickens, I like CeeDee Lamb. And they collab. It’s going to be exciting to watch. Because all that does is bring the best out of us. So, if we know how they coming, we are going to have to step it up.” Whenever a trade is made and players on division rival teams make comments on the trade, that should be listened to. These guys know the weaknesses of each divisional team in intimate detail, and the fact that Brown has come out publicly about the Pickens trade means it’s something Cowboys fans should pay attention to. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer on George Pickens: “My time with him has been incredible. … We were all on board (with adding him). I see a guy that is maturing. He’s obviously a tremendous athlete.” Said he’s been dialed in in the meeting room pic.twitter.com/1141ddJ4h7 — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) May 20, 2025 Last season the Cowboys lost to the Eagles in Week 10 at home 34-6, and then in Week 17 Dallas got walloped on the road 41-7. This move to acquire Pickens has Brown concerned that the gap has closed significantly and a repeat of any score line from 2024 looks unlikely. If you had some uncertainty on the Pickens’ trade, this may help to alleviate any concern.

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Here is a look at the state of the Cowboys tight end group. After the Dallas Cowboys acquired George Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers, you can see the vision for this year’s offense. Furthermore, when examining all the offensive skill positions, you start to notice how balanced the group has become. Tight end hasn’t had any major newcomers like wide receiver and running back, so it’s gone under the radar. Yet, the depth, stability, and importance of the position cannot be undervalued. Dak Prescott loves utilizing his tight ends. As we’ve seen over the years, tight ends get better when playing alongside Prescott – like Blake Jarwin and Dalton Schultz. For the full success of the offense, tight end is a very important skill group. In continuing with our roster rundown series, we center our focus on the Cowboys’ tight ends. Jake Ferguson Upon being drafted in the fourth round in 2022, it took Ferguson a year to get acclimated at the NFL level. However, in year two Ferguson quickly established himself among a crowded tight end group before ultimately taking the TE1 role after Schultz’s departure to the Houston Texans. Ferguson took a huge step forward in his second season, with 71 receptions for 761 yards and five touchdowns. His 2023 efforts earned him a trip to the Pro Bowl. Ferguson has the catch radius to make difficult grabs and can make plays after the catch due to his toughness to fight for extra yards. Ferguson missed three games last season and wasn’t the same after returning to the starting lineup. Ferguson enters the final year of his contract and is set up for a monster year at just the right time financially. Luke Schoonmaker When Schoonmaker was drafted with the 58th overall pick in 2023, it drew the ire of fans. Recent history has shown that the Cowboys taking a tight end in the second round hasn’t panned out and the value of taking one in the second round hasn’t proven to be worth the investment. The decision was all the more puzzling because Ferguson was already on the roster and Prescott’s ability to get the most out of the position. In Schoonmaker’s defense, he did boast an impressive athletic profile making him an enticing prospect. His RAS score was very impressive. Luke Schoonmaker was drafted with pick 58 of round 2 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.86 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 16 out of 1105 TE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/Ml2B0eOGKS pic.twitter.com/ItzfUA2Sa2 — RAS.football (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023 Furthermore, could Schoonmaker be improving? Schoonmaker tripled his production in 2024 in terms of yards and receptions. He also improved his catch rate to 75% and had a 55.6 success rate, indicating he was making more meaningful plays. Schoonmaker may be starting to bloom before our eyes. Brevyn Spann-Ford The first thing that stands out about Brevyn Spann-Ford is his size. At 6’ 7”, 270 lbs. he’s the Cowboys blocking tight end. He was a standout at the University of Minnesota in that role, oftentimes looking like a slightly smaller offensive tackle. As a rookie he played in all 17 games, which is a pretty good feat. That said, he has to clean up some of his mistakes as a blocker where he occasionally misses assignments, which is correctable and expected for a young player. Spann-Ford isn’t just a blocker, he does offer some sneaky athletic upside with pretty good hands. He has a strong handle on his roster spot because he is the primary blocking tight end. The question now is can he demonstrate more in the preseason as a pass catcher? John Stephens John Stephens could be characterizes as a tight end who doesn’t offer much in the way of a blocker, but creates mismatches with his size and athleticism. During the 2023 offseason, Stephens was on his way to making the team before injuring his ACL. Stephens was making highlight plays at training camp practices and was forcing a difficult decision for the coaches during the cutdown. Last season Stephens picked up where he left off and was having a great camp until he tore his ACL again. Stephens hopes the third time is the charm as he prepares for his third season with the team. He will get an extended look in the preseason to show that the injuries are behind him. He also has to contribute as a blocker and let’s pay attention to where he lines up in formations to track his development in transition from college wide receiver to NFL tight end. Others Princeton FantRivaldo FairweatherTyler Neville

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images How many total yards are you expecting for Jaydon Blue in 2025? In large part due to the depth at running back in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys may have landed the most explosive and elusive RB in the entire draft class when they selected Jaydon Blue in the fifth-round (149th overall). The former Texas Longhorns RB is a little diminutive by NFL standards, coming in at just 5’9″, 196-pounds, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in speed and elusiveness. It’s those two traits that could earn him an important and versatile role in Dallas’ offense this season. We could sit here and throw all kinds of stats at you to show the Cowboys offense lacked explosive plays a season ago, but what’s the point? We all know they struggled picking up chunk plays last year in both the passing and running game. If Jaydon Blue is the player we believe he is, lack of explosive plays should be a thing of the past. While it’s true its way too early to know what kind of role Blue will play with the Cowboys in his rookie season, we still believe he could be a big part of the game plan on a week-to-week basis. In fact, we’re going to make the bold prediction he amasses 1,000 all-purpose yards in his first season in the NFL. With weapons the Cowboys now have in the passing game (CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson) and the belief the offensive line will be much improved this year, things set up perfectly for Blue to blow up the stat line this season as both a runner and receiver out of the backfield. We base this line of thinking mostly around what Miami Dolphins RB De’Von Achane was able accomplish in his rookie season. He rushed for a total of 800 yards on 103 carries and caught 27 passes for 197 yards, finishing three measly yards shy of 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2023. Achane was able to accomplish all of that after playing a 11 total games as a rookie, starting only four of those contest. In his first year with the Dolphins he played a little over a quarter of the offensive snaps (27.32%), which could be similar to how the Cowboys plan on utilizing Blue in his rookie year. The reason we believe Achane is a good comparison for Blue is because they are almost mirror images of one another as far as physical attributes, talent, and size is concerned. The only real difference is Achane is about 10 pounds lighter than Blue’s 5’9″, 196 pounds. Other than that, they are both versatile, explosive playmakers out of the backfield. It’s definitely a bold assumption to believe Blue can replicate the success Achane accomplished as a rookie with little to no evidence as to how he will perform in the NFL, but that’s the assumption we’re making nonetheless. In fact, remember you heard it here first. With Lamb and Pickens opening things up in the passing game and with an upgraded offensive line, things set up near perfectly for Blue to pileup yards this year as both a runner and receiver. Disagree if you must, but that’s the bold prediction we’re making right now and we’re sticking to it.

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Brian Schottenheimer spoke about Micah Parsons ahead of the Cowboys’ voluntary OTAs. The Dallas Cowboys began OTAs on Monday which launched some work for the team. These are still light activities relative to overall football, but they are significant. Perhaps what is most significant about OTAs is that they exist as an opportunity for the team to gather with one another. These are voluntary so this can also offer a look at how certain players feel relative to certain situations; that is the nice way of mentioning that potential holdouts regarding contracts can and do happen. To date, there has been no sign of Micah Parsons holding out of anything in the middle of contract negotiations with the team. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer spoke to the media on Tuesday and noted that Micah has been “in and out” and did not mention anything specific about potential on-field work for the star pass rusher. Brian Schottenheimer said that Micah Parsons has been “in and out” and doesn’t know if he’ll be in the building today for #Cowboys voluntary OTAs. — Tommy Yarrish (@tommy_yarrish) May 20, 2025 Brian Schottenheimer said Micah Parsons has been in and out of the voluntary offseason program. Parsons was at Monday’s OTA but Schottenheimer wasn’t sure if Parsons will be around today. He has no issues with how Parsons has approached the offseason work. — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) May 20, 2025 Cowboys DE Micah Parsons has been “in and out” of OTAs this week as he awaits his contract extension. HC Brian Schottenheimer is pleased with Parsons’ offseason involvement compared to years past. — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) May 20, 2025 With regards to any kind of holdout, as noted, Parsons has not seemed willing to go down that path. While that may be true, this does not guarantee that he will do anything on the field during any kind of voluntary window like OTAs.

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Dak Prescott has a chance to climb the Dallas Cowboys franchise leaderboard in 2025. It was just about this time last year when we noted that Dak Prescott had a chance to sit atop the Dallas Cowboys franchise leaderboard from a passing perspective. This was said in noting that he would need a stellar 2024 season to do so. Obviously that did not happen. With the 2025 season in front of us, Prescott is approaching some serious franchise marks. Dallas Cowboys All-Time Passing Leaders Tony Romo……………… 34,183 Troy Aikman……………. 32,942 Dak Prescott……………. 31,437 Dallas Cowboys All-Time Passing TD Leaders Tony Romo……………….. 248 Dak Prescott……………… 213 From a yardage standpoint Prescott would need 1,506 to surpass Aikman and 2,747 to get past Romo. Presuming even relative health the former feels pretty inevitable and the latter is on the horizon as well if Dak plays double-digit games. Consider that Prescott threw for 2,860 yards in 2022 when he only played in 12 games so he could even miss a handful and still sit atop the record book when he’s done. From a touchdown standpoint Dak needs 36 to own that mark which feels a little less likely. Dak led the NFL with 36 on the number in 2023, but his career high was set two years earlier in 2021 when he threw 37. As noted, this feels like it might take another year. Do you think Dak will get these records before the season is over? Let us know in the comments below!

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images The latest and greatest Dallas Cowboys news. The Cowboys’ training camp battle for CB2 will be one to watch – Mario Herrera Jr., Inside The Star New Cowboys DC Matt Eberflus getting the most out of this team’s cornerbacks is key for the entire defense to find success. Cornerback Moves This offseason, the Dallas Cowboys made a few transactions with regard to their cornerback room. Long-time Nickel CB Jourdan Lewis outplayed what the Cowboys were willing to pay him, and he has moved on to Jacksonville to join the Jaguars. Dallas acquired a former 1st-round pick from Buffalo, Kaiir Elam, to help stop the bleeding from Diggs’ injury. In the draft, they were ecstatic to select CB Shavon Revel in the 3rd round, a 1st-round talent. Aside from that, the Cowboys are largely bringing back the same group that has battled over the past couple of years, but only four of those players stick out above the rest. Sophomore Surge? A 5th-round pick in 2024, CB Caelen Carson saw limited snaps as a rookie but flashed potential in spot duty. Known for his discipline and fluid hips, Carson’s strength lies in man coverage. With a full year in an NFL defensive system, he enters camp more comfortable and confident. Carson is a coach’s favorite for his football IQ and work ethic, and if he shows development in camp, he could emerge as a reliable option opposite Bland. Time for Redemption? Formerly a 1st- round pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2022, Kaiir Elam arrives in Dallas looking to reignite his career. Injuries and inconsistency plagued his early seasons, but Elam still possesses elite athletic traits and starting experience. If DC Matt Eberflus can tap into his potential, Elam could offer a high-reward option. This training camp may be his best shot to re-establish himself as a starter in the NFL. DeMarvion Overshown shares a realization that new Cowboys DC Matt Eberflus should be paying close attention to – Mauricio Rodriguez, A to Z Sports DeMarvion Overshown has an optimistic timetable for his return in 2025, as well as an idea for how Eberflus should best use him. Like a little kid counting down the days to open the gifts under the Christmas tree, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus will have to wait to deploy one of the most talented players on the roster, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown. And when he does, it’ll be very intriguing how exactly does he use him. Overshown appears to have a preference and him sharing a recent realization while watching highlights of himself is a hint. He wants to blitz often. “I be watching highlights and realized if I just would’ve blitzed more, easily would’ve tallied more sacks,” Overshown posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. I don’t blame Overshown for wanting to blitz, as he was highly effective in that department in 2024. Under Mike Zimmer, Overshown was often used as a blitzer, logging 74 pass rushing snaps in 13 games, per Pro Football Focus. In those, he recorded 20 pressures, five sacks, good for third on the team. However, it’s not a guarantee Eberflus will use him in similar fashion upon his return. In four years as defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts and three as head coach of the Chicago Bears, his defenses consistently ranked among the lowest in blitz rate: Eberflus units in Indy and Chicago only finished inside the Top 20 in blitz rate one year (2024) and that was 19th. The previous two years, he ranked 21st and 25th, respectively. As defensive coordinator of the Colts, he ranked 29th, 27th, 31st, and 29th in blitz rate, according to Pro Football Reference Five questions to monitor as Cowboys begin OTAs – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com With as much of an emphasis as the Cowboys are putting on line of scrimmage play this season, it’s never too early to look for positive signs from developing players like Mazi Smith and Tyler Guyton. Can Tyler Guyton, Mazi Smith show flashes of taking the next step? Speaking of taking steps in the right direction, two key young players that could use a breakout year are left tackle Tyler Guyton and defensive tackle Mazi Smith. Both are getting new coaching this season with strong track records of developmental success at their respective positions. Offensive coordinator Klayton Adams and offensive line coach Conor Riley have specialized in development up front, something that Guyton will benefit from after an up and down rookie season in his first year playing left tackle. Defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton has gotten a lot out of his former players like Quinnen Williams in New York, and the Cowboys are hoping he can do the same with Smith, who has shown flashes but not necessarily consistency in his play since being drafted in the first round out of Michigan in 2023. The spotlight is only getting brighter on the two young players early in their careers. Score 30+ points per game in 2025 and Dallas will almost certainly make the playoffs – One Cool Customer, Blogging The Boys The Cowboys were 3-0 when they scored at least 30 points last season, something they’ll be looking to do a lot more of with a healthy Dak Prescott. One interesting quirk of the 2024 Cowboys season is that the team lost every single game in which the opponent scored 27 points or more. The 2024 opponents scored 27 or more points in nine games and the Cowboys were 0-9 in those games. When the opponents scored 26 or fewer points, the Cowboys were 7-1. So how can the Cowboys avoid a repeat this year? One option is to hope that a defense that ranked 31st last year in points allowed suddenly transforms into a top 10 unit and holds every opponent to no more than 26 points. Another, and possibly better, option is to look to your offense to score more, which is not as far-fetched as it may sound.

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens going for 1,000 yards each is no guarantee. Imaginations have run fully wild. When the Dallas Cowboys traded for wide receiver George Pickens, the floor for the offense as a whole was immediately raised. Dak Prescott, Jake Ferguson, Jalen Tolbert and Jonathan Mingo will all have easier lives because of Pickens’ presence, but outside of the quarterback there is no one who will benefit more than CeeDee Lamb. Lamb and Pickens appeared to be getting along well at a softball game last weekend for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray’s foundation, and once more minds began to race at the idea of these two receivers suddenly sharing an offense. When it comes to prolific NFL pass-catching duos, a common goal is for them each to have 1,000 receiving yards. In the current era of football, particularly with how long the regular season has become, having two 1,000-yard WRs is more possible than ever. Comparing it to the past requires context, but you get the overall point here. If Lamb and Pickens were to each go for 1,000 receiving yards, then we would likely consider the season a success in that particular way (obviously there is lot more to the hypothetical). This is not as easy of a thing as you think, at least in Cowboys history. A wide receiver duo has each reached 1,000 yards only three times in franchise history Thanks to our friends at Stathead we can quite easily search for something this specific. A couple of quick clicks tells us that there are seven years in which the Cowboys had multiple players reach 1,000 receiving yards. That word matters, though. Players. 1979: Drew Pearson and Tony Hill 2006: Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn 2007: Terrell Owens and Jason Witten 2009: Miles Austin and Jason Witten 2010: Miles Austin and Jason Witten 2012: Dez Bryant and Jason Witten 2019: Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup Jason Witten’s name appears here on four occasions which means that a wide receiver duo specifically has only done this three times in franchise history. By the way, it is remarkable how it was happening with such regularity throughout the Tony Romo era. He and Witten both remain perennially underrated. The 2019 season was the last one in which the Cowboys franchise played without Lamb being a part of it. Diluting the point to talk about yards specifically isn’t wise either, but this whole exercise partly shows how Lamb has not had a proper running mate to work opposite of him which is why we are all so excited. Speaking as a whole across the entire NFL, this phenomenon doesn’t happen as often as you might think. There are certainly instances of it occurring since Dallas last did it themselves in 2019 with a handful of teams doing it each year since. Stathead Individually, Lamb has reached the 1,000-yard mark in each of his last four seasons (he came 65 yards shy as a rookie) where Pickens did it only in 2023 (obviously his sample size is smaller). While there is only one ball and we can make the argument for this overall thing not happening more often as a result of it the talent on the field (or lack of it) is a huge factor. That goes without saying. Consider what happens if we lower the bar for success in this particular discussion. If we search for the last time that the Cowboys had multiple players hit 900 yards in a season then our answer is 2020 when Lamb did it alongside Amari Cooper. If we lower the bar one more time and look for the last time multiple players hit 800 yards then our answer is 2021 when Cooper and Lamb were joined by Dalton Schultz. Think about that. The Cowboys have gone three straight seasons in which only a single player (an incredible one in CeeDee Lamb) had 800 receiving yards. An addition like Pickens has been overdue for some time, but this all really underscores that. Whether or not George Pickens has 1,000 receiving yards is not going to be what matters the most. But if he does reach that point, it certainly will not hurt.

Sara Diggins / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Jaydon Blue’s role in the offense is going to be fascinating to figure out. It was a bit of a surprise when the Cowboys got through the first two days of the 2025 NFL draft without addressing the running back position. They finally addressed the position with Texas’ running back Jaydon Blue in the fifth round. Blue was a dynamic threat in the backfield for the Longhorns in 2024, but played primarily in a rotation with freshman running back Jerrick Gibson. Blue was also one of the most explosive backs in the 2025 class, but his size, physicality, and fumbling concerns had him fall into day three despite his tremendous upside. Let’s take a look at what Blue did in 2024 and project out what he could do in 2025 in Dallas. 2024 Stats:Games Played: 15Carries: 134Rushing Yards: 730Yards Per Carry: 5.4Rushing Touchdowns: 8Receptions: 42Receiving Yards: 368Receiving Touchdowns: 6 As proven in his stats from 2024, Blue’s ability to impact the running and passing game was evident on tape. His speed, elusiveness, and crisp route running should have him involved early in the Cowboys offense. Whether that is a starting role or not is still to be seen, but now let’s project out what his rookie season could look like in Dallas. 2025 Projection:Carries: 95Rushing Yards: 525Yards Per Carry: 5.5Rushing Touchdowns: 4Receptions: 18Receiving Yards: 152Receiving Touchdowns: 2 There is a really strong chance the Cowboys 2025 rushing plan goes similar to the 2024 rushing plan. As it stands today, it sounds like JaVonte Williams will get the first crack at starting reps heading into camp, similar to Ezekiel Elliott in 2024. With Williams projected to start the season off getting the bulk of the carries, expect Blue’s start of the season to be a bit underwhelming. But similar to 2024, do not be surprised if by week six or seven, we start seeing a bit more of Jaydon Blue and his breakout really begins.