Brian Schottenheimer’s first year calling plays in Dallas hasn’t exactly been the dream start he’d have hoped for. The defense has been unrecognizable, one of the worst in franchise memory. They still somehow sit at second in the NFC East, but there are cracks everywhere. And not hard to see why Schottenheimer might already be contemplating… a new line of work.

In a recent interview, Schottenheimer told the story of how he found himself in the middle of an unexpected wildlife crisis. “I literally had 72 text messages on my phone,” the head coach said. “Seventy-two. I’m a popular guy, so that’s nothing abnormal,” he added.

Turns out, while the coach was holed up in late-night meetings drawing up plays, his family back home was busy dealing with an owl. His son, who had left the sliding do

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