For most, it is clear to see how much change has happened at The Star this offseason...well, almost everyone.
There is no denying that this offseason has been one of significant change for the Dallas Cowboys as Brian Schottenheimer embarks on Year in the big silver and blue chair.
The most significant change has happened defensively.
Christian Parker, along with a handful of new coaches, not to mention the personnel changes, has seen the defense completely revamped. Something we all knew had to happen.
Such has been the level of the change, that some are bullish on what Dallas could become in 2026 if Parker's defense can improve on what was produced last season.
In truth, it shouldn't be that hard.
For Bleacher Report's Alex Kay, in ranking all of the divisions based on how tough they are, he has the NFC East at No. 4, so middle of the pack.
But that's not what I take issue with.
It's what he's said about Dallas' offseason.
"The Dallas Cowboys had yet another underwhelming season in 2025, notching just seven wins and missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year," Kay wrote. "While Dallas stayed the course this offseason and didn't make any major changes in wake of that disappointing showing, the club needs to make a Super Bowl push—or come extremely close to that goal—to avoid owner Jerry Jones pushing the reset button."
This is music to the ears of Cowboys Haters, but ...
Hold up, Alex.
"Didn't make any major changes" is a sentence that, unless you have been under a rock for the past couple of months, you know isn't true.
Let's start with the defensive coaches, shall we?
Including Parker, there are eight new coaches on the Cowboys' defensive staff. I think that's a major change, no?
Then there are two new coaches on the offensive side of the ball in Stephen Bravo-Brown and Kyle Fuller. That's a total of 10 new coaches. I would consider that a major change.
Now to the players.
Rashan Gary, P.J. Locke, Jalen Thompson, Cobie Durant, Dee Winters, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Bullard, Sam Howell, Matt Hennessy, Otito Ogbonnia, Derion Kendrick, and Curtis Robinson are the new veteran faces.
Of that group, maybe five can be considered starters. And we haven't gotten to the draft class with Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence, so you can throw those two in there as well.
I think we can all agree that this offseason has seen major changes for the Cowboys both on and off the field.
And I haven't even gotten to how Dallas changed its approach to contracts, or the hiring process of its coaches either, but I think we've made our point.
