FRISCO, Texas – What took place Sunday night was not happenstance.

The foundation for at least this 40-40 tie under some dire circumstances was laid by Brian Schottenheimer way back in February when the new head coach was completing construction of his coaching staff. There were some serious clues of what he wanted to do, especially if you knew what he previously had done during several of his offensive coordinator stops.

Then there's his coaching heritage, guarantee you if by nothing more than by osmosis because of his late-father Marty's offensive philosophy of making running the football a priority. And in needing to facilitate that aspect of the game of football by placing a huge significance on building a sturdy offensive line.

As former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett reminded m

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