Regardless of having loads of depth within the working again spot together with Dalvin Prepare dinner and Ezekiel Elliott, it has been reported that the Dallas Cowboys are planning on main with 26-year-old Rico Dowdle this season.
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The Cowboys let their greatest working again depart in the summertime and with Tony Pollard becoming a member of the Titans, the RB slot is up for grabs coming into week 1 after Dallas failed to interchange their star.
Dallas did resign Ezekiel Elliott within the offseason, after the 29-year-old spent one yr in New England. Earlier than leaving for the Patriots final yr, Elliott spent his first seven NFL season’s in Dallas as one of many key cogs of their floor workforce.
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Though Elliott represents a dependable choice within the working again place, he fell out of favour in Dallas throughout his final yr on the franchise and it appears unlikely he would be the primary choice this yr after becoming a member of although free company.
The 2 different working backs on the Dallas depth chart are Dalvin Prepare dinner and Rico Dowdle, with a type of anticipated to take the helm and play nearly all of drives this season for the Cowboys.
Prepare dinner is one other working again who has joined the Cowboys by free company this summer season and the league veteran will probably play as a backup RB for Dowdle and Elliott.
That simply leaves Rico Dowdle within the working again spot and in response to reviews out of Dallas, the 26-year-old might be handed probably the most important function this season:
“In a room that features Elliott and Dalvin Prepare dinner, Dowdle needs to be the favourite to guide the Cowboys in speeding makes an attempt and speeding yards this season. Dowdle was requested final week about this being his greatest alternative to get important enjoying time.”
Dowdle was largely used as a backup in Dallas throughout his first two years within the league, however final yr he performed considerably extra with 89 speeding makes an attempt for 361 yards by 16 video games.
Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy on Rico Dowdle’s function this upcoming season:
“He’ll have a lesser function in particular groups, simply due to workload focus. He’s a whole working again, performs all three downs.”
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With Pollard gone the working again place is certainly up for grabs firstly of this season, nevertheless it appears Dowdle shall be main the road alongside Dak Prescott.
