The 2025 Dallas Cowboys will enter the season with a new identity on offense—one built around creativity, tempo, and physicality.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer and offensive coordinator Klayton Adams are crafting a modernized scheme designed to maximize Dak Prescott’s strengths, unleash CeeDee Lamb, and create matchup nightmares.
A rebuilt offensive line, deep backfield, and explosive weapons, this offense could quietly emerge as one of the most balanced and dangerous units in the NFC.
Dak Prescott: Stability at QB in a Motion-Heavy Offense
Now playing and fully healthy, Dak Prescott remains the engine of the Cowboys’ offense.
After leading the NFL in touchdown passes in 2023, Prescott enters 2025 with a deeper supporting cast and more schematic help than ever before.
One key evolution in this offense? Motion—lots of it. Expect Dallas to move players like KaVontae Turpin, CeeDee Lamb, and George Pickens across the formation to force defenses into revealing coverages and adjusting on the fly.
The increased use of jet motion, orbit motion, and shifts from bunch to spread will help Prescott diagnose defenses and exploit mismatches.
Look for Dallas to blend under-center play-action, shotgun spread, and pistol looks to keep defenses guessing.
Schottenheimer’s experience with West Coast principles and Adam’s background in Kyle Shanahan-inspired systems should provide a versatile toolbox.
Explosive Skill Players: CeeDee, Pickens, Turpin, and Tight Ends
CeeDee Lamb will remain the focal point. Coming off a 1,500+ yard season in 2024, he’ll move all over the formation—outside, the slot, and even in motion—to manipulate coverage.
New WR2 George Pickens brings size, aggression, and vertical threat ability. He’ll stretch the field and win contested catches on the outside, complementing Lamb’s quickness underneath.
Speedster KaVontae Turpin, now being deployed more as a running back/slot hybrid, will be in motion frequently—whether in orbit motion, jet sweeps, or screens. His elite acceleration forces defenses to account for every blade of grass.
The tight end room, led by Jake Ferguson and backup Luke Schoonmaker, will be heavily used in motion and play action. Expect to see 12 personnel on early downs and more spread looks on third down.
Deep and Versatile Backfield
The Cowboys may not have a true bell-cow, but they feature a deep stable of backs who complement each other:
- Javonte Williams brings bruising power and underrated pass protection.
- Miles Sanders offers experience and athleticism in wide-zone concepts.
- Jaydon Blue, a rookie with electric burst, can serve as a home-run hitter.
- Deuce Vaughn may carve out a Darren Sproles-type role, especially in motion packages.
- Hunter Luepke is a versatile fullback who adds flexibility in short-yardage and the red zone.
This group will rotate often, with motion helping create mismatches—think RBs motioning to empty sets or aligning wide, then shifting back in for play-action deception.
A Rebuilt Offensive Line That Can Dominate
The offensive line is young, physical, and quietly one of the most intriguing units in the NFC.
- Tyler Guyton (LT): The athletic second-year tackle protects Prescott’s blindside with raw power and elite agility.
- Tyler Smith (LG): A mauling run blocker who continues to grow in pass protection.
- Cooper Beebe (C): No longer a rookie, Beebe brings nastiness and intelligence to the pivot.
- Tyler Booker (RG): A physical guard with power in the run game and anchor in pass sets.
- Terence Steele (RT): Veteran presence who will bounce back from injury to solidify the right side.
This group allows Dallas to call more outside zone, duo, and power run schemes. Pulling guards and motioning receivers create eye candy for the defense, freeing lanes for runners and boot-action for Dak.
Motion: The Missing Ingredient That Changes Everything
What sets the 2025 Cowboys offense apart is the increased use of motion to create space and generate leverage.
In 2024, the Cowboys ranked near the bottom of the league in motion-at-snap usage. But in 2025, that will change dramatically. Expect the Cowboys to:
- Use jet motion to widen edge defenders pre-snap.
- Employ orbit motion to pull safeties out of the box.
- Shift into stacked receiver formations to defeat man coverage.
- Send tight ends across the formation to adjust run strength post-snap.
- Motion RBs out wide, then shift them back in for misdirection.
These wrinkles not only help Dak Prescott pre-snap but also force defenders into mistakes—perfect for exploiting aggressive defenses.
A Balanced, Modern Threat
The 2025 Dallas Cowboys offense has all the ingredients to be special—elite quarterback play, dynamic receivers, a deep backfield, a physical offensive line, and a modern, motion-heavy scheme.
If Schottenheimer and Adams can blend their philosophies and maintain rhythm with tempo, this offense could surprise the league—not with flash alone, but with balance, creativity, and relentless execution.
Vaughn is not Sproles. Sproles was like a 6’1″ guy from the waist down and only had a short torso. Vaughn is just small. Sanders and Williams look very slow in drills and plays. We will see if Guyton/Steele have improved.
Let’s watch the Rams co-practice and preseason game and see these guys against real players.
6’1’’ from the waist down??? What are you talking about that’s the craziest take I’ve ever heard.
He has that problem!! He’s always saying a lot of crazy stuff!! The stuff he says either don’t make sense (like now), or he just makes up stuff and it still don’t make sense!! But as far as comparing goes I can say that Deuce Vaughn is about the same size as Darren Sproles, but I don’t think Vaughn can be near the player Sproles was!! Sproles was just a better all around player!! I don’t think Vaughn will make the team this year, we’ll be better off keeping Sanders, Blue and Williams and either Mafah or Hunter…. All of them are better than Vaughn is!! And I don’t think we’ll keep 5 or 6 RBs on the 53, so I think Vaughn will be one of the RBs let go!! But yeah, as far as this guy goes, I wouldn’t pay much attention to what he says, he always says stupid stuff like that!!
An optimistic if not delusional POV.
Or spot on!!! It’s so easy to call people delusional, but you have no opinion on the matter.
The people that make them comments just aren’t Cowboys fans, that’s why they say that kind of stuff!! And if they are fans then they just don’t know anything about football!! But if they are talking down on the team then I’m gonna say they’re just not fans at all!! You can’t be a fan of any team and not have optimism for that team!! A fan always roots for their team and always thinks they will be a really good team!! You can’t be a fan and then say the team won’t be any good or they won’t make it anywhere!! So with that being said, I agree with your column…. I think we’ll be a really good team this year!! We have one of the best group of edge rushers in the NFL, when our corners are all healthy, we’ll have one of the more stacked CB rooms in the NFL, a good group of LBs, and it’ll be even better when Overshown comes back, our RB room will be a lot better than most people think, we have a great QB, and really good offensive line and one of the best WR duos in the NFL, with really good depth behind them!! I don’t see any weak spots on our team, except maybe the DT spot, but even that spot will be better than it used to be just because of the coaches we have that know how to get the DTs in the right place!! And our DTs really aren’t that bad either!! So like I said, I think we have a really good team, and I don’t see why we couldn’t finish towards the top of the league this year!!
Respectfully disagree with the notion that QB1 is “elite”, and I think most folks would not put QB1 in the elite column. PPL has him at 17, so my opinion is not without some backing.
If I remember correctly, a few years ago didn’t they have to dumb down the play calling to accommodate QB1. So this “motion ingredient” may not be so easily incorporated, especially with a younger O-line and the apparent QB1’s cognitive deficiency.
The running back position is “deep” in number, but they still don’t have a definitive starter which is not preferable. If JW can regain his preinjury from, I would be more convinced him being top dog. The rookie has good speed, but was very inconsistent with his YPC and had a fumble issue at TX.
Lamb is great, and we’ll see how Pickens works out. The TE is decent and will serve as QB1’s security banket again. I like the rookie G. Hopefully he can continue to punish whoever is in front of him like he did in college.