One of the clubs under the greatest pressure to be successful in 2024 is the Dallas Cowboys. The team is beginning to feel the effects of its lack of postseason success, despite having won 12 games in three straight seasons.
There are more eyeballs on the squad than usual because of this and the fact that Dallas is (probably) getting ready to make CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott the most paid players at their respective positions.
But might that attack soon be bolstered by another weapon?Perhaps a 4,000-yard weapon for the Dallas Cowboys in 2024
The NFC East champs are now the Dallas Cowboys, but the Philadelphia Eagles accomplished a lot more in the offseason to reclaim the title. Although Washington is a sleeper in the background, the Eagles and Cowboys will probably win this season.
Essentially, the Cowboys are using the same core as they did the previous season to run things back. In Washington, they lost a couple of their rotating players to Dan Quinn. With the major exception of Tony Pollard leaving for Tennessee and the Cowboys bringing back Ezekiel Elliott, the offense is essentially same.
It is reasonable to wonder how much Elliott’s return will help the Cowboys backfield. With 2,065 career carries, the 29-year-old’s average was a meager 3.5 yards last season. The Cowboys will not really have a backfield option if Rico Dowdle does not have a breakout season.
The Cowboys “keeping a short list of external options” at the position is not shocking, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. He added that Dalvin Cook and Miles Sanders are on that list.
Sanders’ tires ought to have more tread. Despite being two years younger, he has a good reason for having difficulty behind Carolina’s offensive line. When the Panthers reduced their roster to 53
players, he was probably available in a trade or on a free agent contract.
Sooner rather than later, Dallas will have to deal with the running back position. Instead of making a long-term investment, trading for a 29-year-old running back seems like a “win now” decision.
It would not surprise me if Dallas decides to move on Sanders as a “win now” strategy.
