Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer Breaks Silence on George Pickens Problem
George Pickens and the Dallas Cowboys are coming off a 23-13 loss to Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, bringing their record to 2-4 in the 2026 NFL regular season. Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love threw for 276 passing yards to go along with a touchdown and an interception.
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Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden finished with a game-high 104 receiving yards and a touchdown on six receptions. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott completed 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, along with a touchdown and two interceptions. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb caught a game-high nine passes, but wide receiver Pickens finished with a team-high 73 receiving yards.
Pickens had his best year as a pro with the Cowboys in 2025, finishing third in the league with 1,429 receiving yards. At the start of the 2026 NFL regular season, Pickens did not reach 100 yards in any of the first four weeks.
With mounting pressure on head coach Brian Schottenheimer to involve Pickens more as the offense falters, Schottenheimer went public to discuss the 6-foot-3 wide receiver’s place in the offense.
On the social media website X, The Athletic’s Jon Machota reported on Schottenheimer’s comments on Pickens. When asked if the offense is creative enough to involve Pickens, Schottenheimer answered in the affirmative, saying that the impetus for his involvement grows when the offense struggles and that it is something the offensive staff is focused on. He also mentioned how game scripts can sometimes alter game plans.
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“Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer when asked if he’s being creative enough to get George Pickens involved: ‘Yeah, I think so. At the end of the day, I think you’re always going to be accountable and responsible for when you struggle for two weeks like we have. We don’t have to move George around for him to make plays, but it’s something we’d like to do. I think that falls on myself and the offensive staff to make sure we’re using the things that we need to.
“But again, I will say this,” Schottenheimer reiterated. “In terms of how much we’re playing from under center and how much motion we’re using, those numbers are affected because some of these games we’ve been playing behind the eight-ball and having to go two-minute or uptempo to try to get back into games.’”
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer when asked if he’s being creative enough to get George Pickens involved: “Yeah, I think so. At the end of the day, I think you’re always going to be accountable and responsible for when you struggle for two weeks like we have. We don’t have to…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) October 19, 2026
Dallas will head to Lincoln Financial Field to face Nick Sirianni and the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET, with coverage on ESPN and ABC.
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This story was originally published October 20, 2026 at 11:43 AM.
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