Coaching Timeline
Why does coaching matter?CFB
Fort Hays State
Graduate Assistant
1987-882 yrs
CFB
Pittsburgh
Graduate Assistant
1989-913 yrs
CFB
Pittsburgh
Wide Receivers
19921 yr
Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive Quality Control
1993-942 yrs
Kansas City Chiefs
Quarterbacks
1995-984 yrs
Green Bay Packers
Other Notable Asst.
19991 yr
New Orleans Saints
Offensive Coordinator
2000-045 yrs
San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Coordinator
20051 yr
Green Bay Packers
Head Coach
2006-1813 yrs
Dallas Cowboys
Head Coach
2020-245 yrs
Pittsburgh Steelers
20261 yr
Team Info
| Season | Role | Team | Record | HC | OC | DC | QB1 | QB2 | RB1 | WR/TE 1 | WR/TE 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | PIT | — | Mike McCarthy | Brian Angelichio | Patrick Graham | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | 7-10 | Mike McCarthy | Brian Schottenheimer | Mike Zimmer | Cooper Rush(8.50) | Dak Prescott(7.75) | Rico Dowdle(15.75) | CeeDee Lamb(14.75) | Jalen Tolbert(16.50) |
| 2023 | Head Coach | DAL | 12-5 | Mike McCarthy | Brian Schottenheimer | Dan Quinn | Dak Prescott(16.75) | — | Tony Pollard(16.50) | CeeDee Lamb(16.75) | Brandin Cooks(15.75) |
| 2022 | Head Coach | DAL | 12-5 | Mike McCarthy | Kellen Moore | Dan Quinn | Dak Prescott(12.00) | Cooper Rush(6.00) | Tony Pollard(16.00) | CeeDee Lamb(17.00) | Dalton Schultz(14.75) |
| 2021 | Head Coach | DAL | 12-5 | Mike McCarthy | Kellen Moore | Dan Quinn | Dak Prescott(15.50) | Cooper Rush(2.25) | Ezekiel Elliott(16.25) | CeeDee Lamb(15.25) | Dalton Schultz(16.50) |
Coach Impact
Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.
Dallas Cowboys (2020–2024)
Head Coach
Playbook Fingerprint
↑Plays/G OEX +0.8591↓21 Personnel% -7.9%10↑Screen% +3.3%88
| Before (2019) | First Year (2020) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | |||
| Scripted EPA | -0.02241 | -0.08823 | ▼ -0.06631 |
| RZ P/V | 5.158 | 4.618 | ▼ -0.518 |
| 3&Out% | 22.4%96 | 25.0%86 | ▲ +2.6%34 |
| Penalty EPA | 11.880 | 6.052 | ▼ -5.872 |
| Pass EPA | 0.19091 | -0.00135 | ▼ -0.1915 |
| Rush EPA | -0.01078 | -0.08539 | ▼ -0.07516 |
| xRY | 4.1367 | 3.8029 | ▼ -0.3314 |
| RYOE | 0.5683 | 0.1861 | ▼ -0.3820 |
| YAC OEX | 0.4853 | 0.7274 | ▲ +0.2465 |
| xYAC OEX | -0.4814 | -0.2034 | ▲ +0.2872 |
| DEFENSE | |||
| RZ P/V | 5.062 | 5.330 | ▲ +0.327 |
| 3&Out% | 30.5%46 | 25.1%13 | ▼ -5.4%19 |
| TO Rate | 1.7%32 | 2.1%62 | ▲ +0.4%73 |
| Penalty EPA | 17.56 | 12.318 | ▼ -5.276 |
| Pass EPA | -0.00673 | 0.08730 | ▲ +0.09322 |
| Rush EPA | -0.09364 | 0.0305 | ▲ +0.1237 |
| xRY Allowed | 3.9855 | 4.459 | ▲ +0.4616 |
| RYOE Allowed | 0.2337 | 0.3730 | ▲ +0.1541 |
| YAC OEX Allowed | 0.7017 | 0.1688 | ▼ -0.5396 |
| xYAC OEX Allowed | -0.0257 | -0.3999 | ▼ -0.3693 |
Coaching Signature
Heavy RPOWR-Heavy TargetsRB-Light TargetsUndisciplined DefenseHeavy 11 PersonnelHigh PaceWeak Red Zone Defense
Player Impacts
Skill positions only (QB/RB/WR/TE), min 4 adj. games per qualifying season. Baselines use the 1–2 seasons immediately before the coach took over.
Dallas Cowboys (2020–2024)
Head Coach
Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).
| TE | Dalton Schultz | 10.32021 FP/G · 16.5 gp | 1.7Prev Best | +498.3% |
| RB | Tony Pollard | 14.32022 FP/G · 16.0 gp | 7.3Prev Best | +97.4% |
Core Efficiency
Pass/Rush Splits
| Year | Role | Team | % Pass | Pass EPA | Pass Succ% | Pass SOS | xYAC OEX | YAC OEX | % RB Rush | Rush EPA | Rush Succ% | Rush SOS | xRY | RYOE | % QB Rush | QB Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HC | DAL | 62.1% | -0.089 | 40.8% | 0.000 | -0.01 | 0.67 | 34.2% | -0.088 | 40.4% | -0.001 | 4.16 | 0.28 | 3.7% | -0.254 |
| 2023 | HC | DAL | 60.5% | 0.195 | 50.6% | 0.025 | -0.22 | 0.42 | 35.5% | -0.032 | 41.0% | 0.020 | 3.97 | -0.10 | 4.0% | 0.565 |
| 2022 | HC | DAL | 53.7% | 0.036 | 46.5% | 0.016 | -0.57 | 0.50 | 42.8% | -0.034 | 40.6% | 0.002 | 4.06 | 0.39 | 3.6% | 0.172 |
| 2021 | HC | DAL | 60.7% | 0.177 | 50.0% | -0.005 | -0.42 | 0.60 | 36.1% | 0.001 | 42.9% | -0.012 | 4.42 | 0.17 | 3.3% | -0.344 |
| 2020 | HC | DAL | 62.3% | -0.001 | 48.6% | -0.036 | -0.20 | 0.72 | 33.3% | -0.085 | 39.4% | -0.030 | 3.80 | 0.18 | 4.5% | 0.379 |
Scheme
| Year | Role | Team | Shotgun% | Under Center % | RPO% | PA% | Motion% | 1R% | Horiz% | Screen% | WR Tgt% | RB Tgt% | TE Tgt% | 11 Pers | 12 Pers | 13 Pers | 21 Pers | XFP Conc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HC | DAL | 50.9% | 49.1% | 9.6% | 13.6% | 48.6% | 68.2% | 47.4% | 9.2% | 63.8% | 13.9% | 21.8% | 71.8% | 13.3% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 55.8% |
| 2023 | HC | DAL | 39.9% | 60.2% | 12.3% | 16.3% | 45.1% | 61.3% | 49.8% | 8.8% | 62.7% | 16.4% | 20.7% | 68.6% | 16.8% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | HC | DAL | 34.3% | 65.7% | 7.9% | 23.8% | 39.0% | 63.5% | 53.6% | 6.4% | 60.6% | 15.6% | 23.8% | 61.7% | 22.7% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 58.8% |
| 2021 | HC | DAL | 29.1% | 71.1% | 5.8% | 18.2% | — | — | 53.1% | 7.7% | 60.7% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 63.4% | 22.4% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 53.1% |
| 2020 | HC | DAL | 38.6% | 61.4% | 7.6% | 18.6% | — | — | 52.5% | 8.0% | 64.5% | 18.1% | 17.0% | 71.8% | 21.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 54.8% |
Tendencies
| Year | Role | Team | Plays/G | No-Huddle% | Plays/G OEX | Low PC% | Avg SFP | Called Pass% | Called Pass OEX | 4th Go% | 2pt% | Blowout CP% | Blownout CP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HC | DAL | 64.2 | 8.9% | 0.5 | 18.4% | 29.6 | 62.7% | -2.3% | 15.8% | 3.8% | 34.5% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | HC | DAL | 64.6 | 5.6% | 0.7 | 13.2% | 28.7 | 62.0% | 3.1% | 20.8% | 10.3% | 53.2% | 71.4% |
| 2022 | HC | DAL | 64.6 | 13.9% | 1.5 | 15.5% | 28.4 | 54.5% | -6.1% | 14.4% | 2.3% | 31.8% | 84.2% |
| 2021 | HC | DAL | 66.6 | 13.2% | 0.8 | 17.3% | 28.8 | 61.8% | 1.2% | 20.6% | 15.6% | 48.6% | 89.2% |
| 2020 | HC | DAL | 69.1 | 14.1% | 1.8 | 13.8% | 28.4 | 63.7% | -1.9% | 21.0% | 11.8% | 37.5% | 81.5% |
XFP Summary
| Season | Role | Team | Type | GP | XFP | FP | XFP/G | FP/G | OEX% | % XFP | % FP | RZ XFP/G | RZ FP/G | RZ OEX% | % RZ XFP | % RZ FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | QB Pass | 17 | 238.6 | 223.5 | 14.0 | 13.1 | -6.3% | — | — | 4.3 | 4.1 | -3.7% | — | — |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | QB Rush | 15 | 31.7 | 14.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -54.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.1 | 0.4 | -62.6% | 7.2% | 3.3% |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | RB Rush | 17 | 198.3 | 167.3 | 11.7 | 9.8 | -15.7% | 18.8% | 17.9% | 3.2 | 2.2 | -31.8% | 23.9% | 19.8% |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | RB Rec | 17 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -1.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.9% | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | WR/TE Rec | 17 | 701.0 | 639.6 | 41.2 | 37.6 | -8.8% | 66.6% | 68.5% | 8.0 | 7.4 | -6.7% | 59.8% | 67.7% |
| 2024 | Head Coach | DAL | WR/TE Rush | 17 | 22.8 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -30.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.2 | 0.0 | -100.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |