Brian Schottenheimer's first OTAs and minicamp practices are now in the books for the Dallas Cowboys, as the team heads into a six-week break before training camp.
Everything we have heard about the offseason work has been overwhelmingly positive, and yes, the sun is shining and everyone looks like a Pro Bowler, but it sure beats the alternative.
With the energy and vibes inside the building off the charts, Schottenheimer has his team rolling on the practice field.
But what has been one thing he's loved seeing the most?
“The way we ran, the energy and the effort that we put out on the practice field,” Schottenheimer said. “There's a lot of ways to do it now, some teams barely practice at all some teams don't wear helmets, there's a lot of ways to do it, but I would say the way these guys have taken to the way we tried to teach them how to practice has been really cool.
"I think we showed that you can throw a hell of a practice in an OTA tempo without having guys on the ground without having collisions. I just feel like as a whole, they took the instruction that we gave them, they applied it, and they did it at a really fast level, and that makes me happy, makes me proud for them.”
In other words, the roster wasn't taking any liberties.
These practices are more about getting the scheme and system down pat, working on the little details. However, as we often saw, when there was a long touchdown grab, players like CeeDee Lamb were seen sprinting down to the end zone to celebrate.
There has been an intentionality that Schottenheimer has liked from his team, whether they are in the classroom or on the field, and everyone is leaving everything out on the field.
If this was the standard for OTAs and minicamp, all of which had energy and vibes off the charts.
What the heck is waiting for us in Oxnard, then?
