The Cowboys are still trying to find some traction in the run game, and Dak Prescott knows exactly why that matters. With Dallas averaging less than 80 rushing yards a game, the offense hasn’t had the kind of balance it needs, especially with a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense waiting next.
Prescott said getting the ground game moving would do more than just improve one part of the offense. It would open the door to the stuff Dallas does best.
“From there, you get your play action, your passes,” Prescott said. “If you look at those numbers, I can guarantee you more than half of those were run action type plays and explosives. From there, a lot of things can open up.”
That same idea ties directly into how Dallas wants to get back to explosive plays. If the run game starts forcing defenses to respect it, Prescott believes the offense can rediscover the rhythm that has been missing.
The quarterback also addressed the recent issues against the blitz, and he didn’t make it sound like some impossible problem. After Sunday night’s 23-13 loss at Green Bay, Prescott said the fix starts with simplifying things.
“I just have to simplify the plan,” Prescott said after Sunday night’s 23-13 loss at Green Bay. “That starts with me and really it ends with me.
You give yourself a few options on a blitz and you get in the game and you want to do this one, want to do that one, and I just have to be more simple and more direct in exactly what I want to do. I don’t want to get too into it and tell my answers, but it is definitely fixable.”
Despite the rough patch, Brian Schottenheimer is sticking with his approach as the play caller. He pushed back hard on the idea of giving that up.
“No, absolutely not,” Schottenheimer said. “I have incredible confidence in our offense.
We have not played well the last two weeks, we have addressed a lot of the reasons why. We haven’t changed who we are.
We are still a good explosive offense with weapons. We can hurt you a lot of different ways.
I certainly haven’t lost the ability to call plays. I’m an elite play-caller in this league, and it can change around quickly.”
There’s also a coaching wrinkle worth watching. Mike Pettine is providing support to Christian Parker and the rest of the staff, with his main job being film work on the Cowboys and their opponents. Pettine began working Wednesday of last week and said the early stretch felt overwhelming before he was already in the coaches’ box in Green Bay by Sunday.
Parker and Pettine have been down this road before. Back in 2019 in Green Bay, Parker was the one in the coaches’ box serving as Pettine’s “eyes in the sky.” This time, the roles were flipped.
“He’s the same for me during the game,” Parker said.
On top of that, Dallas continues to get encouraging injury news. The defense is set to get some key players back on Monday night after injuries have been a major issue all season, especially on that side of the ball. For a defense that was already struggling early, losing some of its most talented players only made the situation worse.
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