Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer emphasizes 3 takeaways from joint practice with Rams

The Dallas Cowboys will meet the Los Angeles Rams in their first preseason game this coming Saturday. However, the two teams got a chance to know each other on Tuesday during a joint practice.

Joint practices are a great time for a coaching staff to see their team in action against someone not wearing the same uniform.

Tuesday's practice with the Rams was Brian Schottenheimer's first joint practice as head coach, and the new leader of the Cowboys learned a lot from the session.

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When speaking with the media about the joint practice with the Rams, Schottenheimer revealed his three major points he wants to get across to the team.

Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer at training camp at the River Ridge Fields. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Schottenheimer wants to see the team set their pads better and play lower. The new Cowboys coach also wants the team to be all about the details every time they step on the field.

But the biggest point of focus Schottenheimer shared was that he wants the team to be all about the ball. The Cowboys had no takeaways during the joint practice with the Rams.

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No takeaways are not going to cut it.

Obviously, a training camp joint practice won't tell all the details about a team, but it would have been nice to see the defense coming away with one takeaway. Still, there's plenty of time to get the details figured out before September.

Dallas Cowboys defensive players run drills at training camp at the River Ridge Fields. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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