At the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, Mike McCarthy expressed his desire to emphasize the run game to support his defense. However, in the subsequent seasons, the Dallas Cowboys' rushing percentage significantly declined, hitting 40.7% in 2023 and dropping to 38.8% in 2024. The team also failed to reach 2,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2012-13. As Brian Schottenheimer prepares to take over as head coach and lead play-caller, there is renewed focus on effectively integrating the run and pass games for better offensive production.
"The key this day and time is to marry that run game to the pass game and Coach Schottenheimer is all over that," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said this week at the Senior Bowl.
"I want to run the damn ball so I can rest my defense," McCarthy said in his answer.
"Everybody says that we want to run the ball and we want to stop the run, and certainly that's what we want to do," Jones emphasized.
"That's what great championship football teams do, and I know Coach Schottenheimer wants to do that."
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