Cowboys coach admits team will ask ex-49ers QB Trey Lance for insight ahead of game against San Francisco

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Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer says the team plans to lean on Trey Lance leading up to a highly anticipated matchup against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers.

Lance spent the first two seasons of his career with the Niners but was abruptly traded to the Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in late August. Lance is now listed as the third-string quarterback on Dallas' roster, but he could be a significant resource for the Cowboys this week.

"Trey knows a little bit about what they’re doing," Schottenheimer said, via NBC Sports Bay Area. "The cool thing is, like I said, the (Cowboys) know them well, I know them well from being in Seattle, Trey knows them well."

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Trey Lance of the Dallas Cowboys warms up before a game against the New England Patriots at AT&T Stadium Oct. 1, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Last week, some believed former Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott may have attempted to provide the New England Patriots with some lintel about his old team leading up to the Week 4 game in Arlington.

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If Elliott provided insight on Dallas, it didn't help much. New England lost in a blowout to drop to 1-3.

"Like last week, it’s kind of in good fun and humor. We all use pieces that we have in place, but we don’t go too far into it. We can know exactly what they’re going to do because they don’t do too much, and they’re still really, really tough to go against just because they’re so talented," Schottenheimer said. 

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