Cowboys emphasize fixing communication breakdowns after opener

Coaches and players identified communication—being louder, more decisive, and using hand signals—as a primary target for improvement after Week 1.

In this brief: 2 sections 1 min read

- Team meetings reviewed communication keys and film from the opener.
- Schottenheimer wants louder, more decisive calls and clearer receiving confirmation.
- Hand signals will supplement verbal calls when crowd noise is a factor.
- P.J. Locke, Donovan Ezeiruaku and others described extra work and focus on technique during team periods.
- Players called it an ongoing area of improvement, not a one‑week fix.
- The team plans to carry those corrections into the Washington game.

Useful?