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By Jon Machota
Oct. 19, 2026 Updated 6:13 pm CDT
It hasn’t been a good start to Brian Schottenheimer’s second season as Dallas Cowboys coach.
The losses the last two weeks have been especially concerning because of the offensive issues, as that side of the ball is healthy and Schottenheimer calls the plays.
But none of that means his job is in jeopardy. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday that they “absolutely” believe in Schottenheimer.
“There’s not any question in (Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’) and my mind,” he said on 105.3 The Fan. “He has the team. There’s no question they want to go out there and execute and make things happen. Feel really good about our coaching staff. We just got to have it continue to evolve and get to a point to where we can win these football games.”
Stephen Jones called Sunday night’s 23-13 loss at Green Bay “very disappointing” and added that they are “frustrated.”
“But at the same time, we got a lot of football to play,” Jones said. “We’ve got resolve. We just got to go back to work. We like the players. We like the coaches.”
What to make of the Cowboys’ loss to Green Bay
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Schottenheimer was asked Monday evening about Stephen Jones offering him public support earlier in the day.
“I’m focusing on the process of turning this around for myself and the players,” Schottenheimer said. “Certainly not good enough. We’re disappointed with where we’re at. We know we need to play better. We know we can play better. I think we have the right guys to do that.”
There’s no excuse for an offense that has Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Javonte Williams and a healthy offensive line to be held to one touchdown on its first eight possessions like it was against the Packers.
The Cowboys were one of the NFL’s best offenses last season and returned all of their key pieces.
The defense was expected to have growing pains under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker, but has also been worse than expected.
Jones, however, thinks it is starting to turn the corner.
“I really like the makeup of our group on defense,” he said. “No excuses, but four coordinators in four years and a lot of new faces. I think we made some good steps last night. We improved. I think we’ll continue to see that from this defensive unit as we move forward.”
One of Dallas’ top defenders is cornerback Joey Porter Jr., whom the Cowboys traded a second-round pick for three weeks ago. Despite Dallas being off to a disappointing 2-4 start, Jones said the Cowboys will be just as aggressive if another notable move makes sense.
“I think we’ve had the pedal down,” he said. “We have not rested in terms of trying to make our team better. If we saw a situation this week that made our team better, we’d do it.
“Really like the personnel on this team. Like our coaching staff. But for some reason right now, and we’ve got to get to the bottom of it, we’re not getting the job done to where we can win football games.”
Oct. 19, 2026 Updated 6:13 pm CDT
It hasn’t been a good start to Brian Schottenheimer’s second season as Dallas Cowboys coach.
The losses the last two weeks have been especially concerning because of the offensive issues, as that side of the ball is healthy and Schottenheimer calls the plays.
But none of that means his job is in jeopardy. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday that they “absolutely” believe in Schottenheimer.
“There’s not any question in (Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’) and my mind,” he said on 105.3 The Fan. “He has the team. There’s no question they want to go out there and execute and make things happen. Feel really good about our coaching staff. We just got to have it continue to evolve and get to a point to where we can win these football games.”
Stephen Jones called Sunday night’s 23-13 loss at Green Bay “very disappointing” and added that they are “frustrated.”
“But at the same time, we got a lot of football to play,” Jones said. “We’ve got resolve. We just got to go back to work. We like the players. We like the coaches.”
What to make of the Cowboys’ loss to Green Bay
Jon Machota
Schottenheimer was asked Monday evening about Stephen Jones offering him public support earlier in the day.
“I’m focusing on the process of turning this around for myself and the players,” Schottenheimer said. “Certainly not good enough. We’re disappointed with where we’re at. We know we need to play better. We know we can play better. I think we have the right guys to do that.”
There’s no excuse for an offense that has Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Javonte Williams and a healthy offensive line to be held to one touchdown on its first eight possessions like it was against the Packers.
The Cowboys were one of the NFL’s best offenses last season and returned all of their key pieces.
The defense was expected to have growing pains under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker, but has also been worse than expected.
Jones, however, thinks it is starting to turn the corner.
“I really like the makeup of our group on defense,” he said. “No excuses, but four coordinators in four years and a lot of new faces. I think we made some good steps last night. We improved. I think we’ll continue to see that from this defensive unit as we move forward.”
One of Dallas’ top defenders is cornerback Joey Porter Jr., whom the Cowboys traded a second-round pick for three weeks ago. Despite Dallas being off to a disappointing 2-4 start, Jones said the Cowboys will be just as aggressive if another notable move makes sense.
“I think we’ve had the pedal down,” he said. “We have not rested in terms of trying to make our team better. If we saw a situation this week that made our team better, we’d do it.
“Really like the personnel on this team. Like our coaching staff. But for some reason right now, and we’ve got to get to the bottom of it, we’re not getting the job done to where we can win football games.”
