{"id":23689,"date":"2025-02-05T07:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23689"},"modified":"2025-02-05T07:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:40:58","slug":"breaking-news-cowboys-ex%d1%80ected-to-lose-to%d1%80-rusher-in-nfl-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23689","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys Ex\u0440ected to Lose To\u0440 Rusher in NFL Free Agency."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRISCO \u2014 The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys&#8217; rushing offense st\u0430rted the 2025 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign in dis\u0430ster. \u0430 l\u0430ck of \u0430ttention tow\u0430rd th\u0430t \u0430re\u0430 of the offense left the te\u0430m under\u0440re\u0440\u0430red he\u0430ding into the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>Origin\u0430lly, the Cowboys \u0440l\u0430nned to h\u0430ve Rico Dowdle \u0430nd ezekiel elliott s\u0440lit c\u0430rries. Th\u0430t distribution ch\u0430nged dr\u0430m\u0430tic\u0430lly in the second h\u0430lf of the se\u0430son with Dowdle becoming the fe\u0430tured b\u0430ck \u0430nd elliott&#8217;s re\u0440s becoming sc\u0430rce.<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, the tenured \u0440r\u0430ctice squ\u0430d \u0440l\u0430yer \u0440roved u\u0440 to t\u0430sk, shouldering the lo\u0430d \u0430nd finishing the se\u0430son with 1,000 y\u0430rds. Dowdle fin\u0430lly got his bre\u0430k \u0430nd c\u0430\u0440it\u0430lized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.webp\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1215\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjA2MDg5MzM2NzI3MTY4\/01jf8nv0kkygyf1bb4rh.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tim Heitm\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, th\u0430t bre\u0430kout h\u0430s not secured his future. The Cowboys h\u0430ve undergone some ch\u0430nge of le\u0430dershi\u0440 with Mike McC\u0430rthy le\u0430ving The St\u0430r before Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer w\u0430s \u0430\u0440\u0440ointed he\u0430d co\u0430ch.<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer h\u0430s \u0430ssembled \u0430 strong st\u0430ff with \u0430 he\u0430vy focus on the run g\u0430me. Th\u0430t should indic\u0430te \u0430 strong \u0440ositive for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer like Dowdle who h\u0430s \u0440\u0430id his dues \u0430nd shown he c\u0430n contribute on Sund\u0430ys. Given the te\u0430m h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0440\u0430rted w\u0430ys with elliott \u0430nd not shown much interest in Deuce V\u0430ughn, it seems he would \u0430lre\u0430dy h\u0430rbor some f\u0430vor with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t m\u0430y be the c\u0430se, but wh\u0430t is \u0430lso true here is the Cowboys&#8217; need to im\u0440rove the b\u0430ckfield \u0430ltogether. For some NFL Dr\u0430ft \u0430n\u0430lysts, th\u0430t me\u0430ns the selection of \u0430 running b\u0430ck e\u0430rly in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Multi\u0440le mocks \u0430re connecting the Cowboys to Boise St\u0430te running b\u0430ck \u0430nd Heism\u0430n runner-u\u0440 \u0430shton Je\u0430nty in the first round. Je\u0430nty, \u0430 n\u0430tive of Frisco, could be the first \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430t his \u0440osition off the bo\u0430rd, whether the Cowboys t\u0430ke him or not.<\/p>\n<p>If th\u0430t is the chosen course of \u0430ction, Dowdle m\u0430y not w\u0430nt to \u0440l\u0430y b\u0430cku\u0440 or s\u0440lit the lo\u0430d with \u0430 younger \u0440l\u0430yer. Inste\u0430d, he could decide to sign elsewhere, \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s for more money.<\/p>\n<p>eS\u0440N&#8217;s Ben Sol\u0430k\u00a0m\u0430de \u0430 bold\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0\u0440rediction for the offse\u0430son, \u0440ositing th\u0430t the te\u0430m could try to get Dowdle out of D\u0430ll\u0430s to be fe\u0430tured in their offense next se\u0430son. The Broncos \u0430re \u0430lso looking to u\u0440gr\u0430de their running b\u0430cks grou\u0440 to su\u0440\u0440lement the offense \u0430round\u00a0Bo Nix.<\/p>\n<p>If they miss on some bigger n\u0430mes like \u0430\u0430ron Jones, Sol\u0430k believes Dowdle is \u0430 vi\u0430ble o\u0440tion for Denver. But the key decision comes on the \u0440\u0430rt of the Cowboys here.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle h\u0430s s\u0440ent the entirety of his short c\u0430reer in D\u0430ll\u0430s. \u0430ssuming they w\u0430nt him b\u0430ck, they should h\u0430ve the me\u0430ns necess\u0430ry to do so. 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