Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy made headlines this offseason when he said he wants to run the damn ball. Well, there’s evidence that a renewed emphasis on the ground game might just be the way to go, and the next-gen stats show Dallas will have one of the most explosive backs in the business leading the way in 2023. Behind Tony Pollard will likely be a stable of backups, though there’s a free agent and an under-the-radar trade candidate out there who could be interesting adds. But McCarthy stresses that there’s no replacing Ezekiel Elliott.
Meanwhile, what’s the one lingering question yet to be answered about McCarthy? There’s no question about who the best offensive guard in the league is, but Jourdan Lewis’s future with the Cowboys is suddenly a little murky. We’ve got a breakdown of why DeAndre Hopkins-to-Dallas just doesn’t make sense, the Cowboys welcome a cadre of coaches looking to make it to the next level, and Deion Sanders could be bringing the Colorado Buffaloes back to the Big 12. That’s all ahead in News and Notes.
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