It only took two months for Mike McCarthy to realize what Dallas Cowboys fans have known since the offseason.
are still very much alive in the NFC East race. The problem is that they've been so inconsistent on both sides of the ball that it's
One thing that would help tremendously would be getting their running game on track. Entering Week 8, they're dead last in rushing with 463 yards on the ground. More than half of that is courtesy of Rico Dowdle, who has 246 yards on 56 attempts — an average of 4.2 per rush.Despite his performance, Dallas has given him fewer than 10 attempts in four of their six contests.
He's not just a solid runner either. Dowdle has been good in the passing game with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 16 receptions.New York Jets running back Dalvin Cook / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn ImagesInstead, Dallas opted to go with Elliott and Deuce Vaughn — who has given them 20 yards on seven attempts. Cook isn't the player he once was, going for 214 yards on 67 attempts for an average of 3.2 per attempt in 2023 with the New York Jets.
The Cowboys don't have the talent to be a feared rushing attack. But by making these small tweaks, they could at least be competent. And that would be a huge difference from the first six games.Dallas Cowboys' starting 5: Players with most NBA potential
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