Is Cowboys' Jerry Jones Taking Subtle Dig At Coach Brian Schottenheimer?

There is no doubt that the Dallas Cowboys under Brian Schottenheimer haven't met expectations placed on them entering the 2026 season.

We knew that the defense was going to be a work in progress, but still, many people, including myself, expected more.

But perhaps the biggest shock has been the regression of the offense, which Schottenheimer controls.

For a unit with Dak Prescott, and a healthy Dak at that, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Javonte Williams, and others, the offense hasn't lived up to its lofty standards.

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And don't even mention that "GOTI'' thing.

But what is perhaps being missed here is that the offense has looked bad with a healthy Prescott. That shouldn't happen, right?

For Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, when asked on 105.3 The Fan, if Dallas is in the same category as Indianapolis, Arizona, and Tampa Bay, all lowly teams, he gave an interesting answer while maybe giving a little jab at his head coach/offensive play-caller.

"No, you don't resolve where you are at all in the spot we're in," Jerry said. “We're relatively speaking, we're acceptably healthy. Our quarterback is really in good shape. That's saying a lot. We've had years when we didn't have him in that good a shape."

It is true. Dak is healthy for the second straight season, and it might see the Cowboys miss the playoffs both years.

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Just look at the New York Giants, who have cycled through quarterbacks, yet John Harbaugh has got them playing decent enough football, and they led the division.

Not to mention the Philadelphia Eagles going through a couple of quarterbacks, Washington too, yet the Cowboys, with a healthy Dak, are floundering and can't pull ahead in the division.

Given the weapons at Schottenheimer's disposal, and the fact that his team is the only one in the division that has had its starting quarterback playing for the entire season, Dallas should be in a far better position than it is now.

Losses to the Buccaneers (with a rookie quarterback) and the Cardinals with Dak shouldn't happen, and it feels like Jerry knows it as well.

And perhaps on purpose, or by accident, he might have just given a subtle jab towards his head coach that what is being produced right now, with a four-time Pro Bowl quarterback, isn't good enough.