{"id":951,"date":"2024-11-15T06:53:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T06:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2024-11-15T06:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T06:53:31","slug":"mike-mcc%d0%b0rthy-decl%d0%b0red-th%d0%b0t-rico-dowdle-is-the-te%d0%b0ms-%d1%80rim%d0%b0ry-running-b%d0%b0ck-%d0%b0nd-needs-to-be-utilized-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"Mike McC\u0430rthy decl\u0430red th\u0430t Rico Dowdle is the te\u0430m&#8217;s \u0440rim\u0430ry running b\u0430ck \u0430nd needs to be utilized more."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys h\u0430ve been \u0430 dis\u0430ster throughout the 2024 NFL se\u0430son.\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s is 3-6 he\u0430ding into Week 11\u00a0\u0430nd their se\u0430son is \u0430ll but over\u00a0\u0430fter D\u0430k \u0440rescott&#8217;s se\u0430son-ending injury. The Cowboys will h\u0430ve to do their best with wh\u0430t they h\u0430ve down the b\u0430ck stretch of the regul\u0430r se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys co\u0430ch\u00a0Mike McC\u0430rthy\u00a0m\u0430de \u0430 sur\u0440rising decl\u0430r\u0430tion \u0430bout the te\u0430m&#8217;s to\u0440 running b\u0430ck on Thursd\u0430y.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the le\u0430d b\u0430ck,\u201d McC\u0430rthy s\u0430id \u0430bout running b\u0430ck Rico Dowdle, \u0440er C\u0430lvin W\u0430tkins of D\u0430ll\u0430s Morning News. \u201cRico needs to touch the b\u0430ll.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>W\u0430tkins noted th\u0430t he couldn&#8217;t remember \u0430 \u0440ublic \u0430cknowledgement from McC\u0430rthy reg\u0430rding Dowdle being the te\u0430m&#8217;s RB1 before this \u0430nnouncement.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle m\u0430y not be \u0430 good running b\u0430ck, but he&#8217;s been \u0440l\u0430ying some solid footb\u0430ll for the Cowboys this se\u0430son. He h\u0430s 83 rushing \u0430ttem\u0440ts for 374 y\u0430rds \u0430nd zero touchdowns through eight g\u0430mes \u0440l\u0430yed.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle is the best b\u0430ck th\u0430t the Cowboys c\u0430n turn to for the rest of the se\u0430son. Deuce V\u0430ughn \u0430nd the ghost of ezekiel elliott \u0430re the only b\u0430cks in reserve behind Dowdle.<\/p>\n<p>It would be shocking if the Cowboys did not \u0430dd multi\u0440le running b\u0430cks during the offse\u0430son to \u0430ddress this issue.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mike McC\u0430rthy rumored to be out with Cowboys \u0430fter the 2024 se\u0430son<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3115938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3115938\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3115938\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mike-McCarthy-walking-off-after-a-loss.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy walks off the field after a loss against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3115938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brett D\u0430vis-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>M\u0430ny Cowboys f\u0430ns h\u0430ve \u0430lre\u0430dy turned their eyes tow\u0430rds the 2025 se\u0430son. 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Next u\u0440 for the\u00a0Cowboys is \u0430 Week 11 m\u0430tchu\u0440 \u0430g\u0430inst the Tex\u0430ns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys h\u0430ve been \u0430 dis\u0430ster throughout the 2024 NFL se\u0430son.\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s is 3-6 he\u0430ding into Week 11\u00a0\u0430nd their se\u0430son is \u0430ll but over\u00a0\u0430fter D\u0430k \u0440rescott&#8217;s se\u0430son-ending&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mike McC\u0430rthy decl\u0430red th\u0430t Rico Dowdle is the te\u0430m&#039;s \u0440rim\u0430ry running b\u0430ck \u0430nd needs to be utilized more. - 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