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The\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0have a lot to sift through following the Week 2 drubbing the team took at the hands of the\u00a0Saints, and while the defense was, understandably, the big cause of concern, the fact is that the offense was not much better in the\u00a044-19 blowout. Dallas\u2019 attacking defense works best with a lead (what defense does not?), and was we saw so often in 2023, when the offense does not give the team a leg up, everything tends to collapse.<\/p>\n

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While there is no cavalry on the way to rescue the Cowboys, there is at least one glimmer of hope that might help solve one of the offense\u2019s biggest weaknesses: the run game. And that glimmer is veteran\u00a0Dalvin Cook.<\/p>\n

Coach Mike McCarthy was\u00a0asked about the possibility\u00a0of a Cook return, and when that might come.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDalvin looks good,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cUnderstanding that a big thing for a vet is just the terminology, you know, frankly and just the language adjustment. I think he has progressed very, very nicely since he\u2019s been here. He\u2019s as natural of an outside zone runner that I\u2019ve competed against. So, he looks good. Yeah, he\u2019s getting there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dalvin Cook Could Debut vs. Former Team<\/h2>\n

Cook was signed to the Cowboys practice squad on August 28 and has not been elevated to the 53-man roster yet. Before the game against the Saints, McCarthy suggested that Cook could make his debut this week against the\u00a0Ravens, because if he did not play in Week 3, it is unlikely the team would squeeze him into the game plan for Week 4, when the Cowboys have a short week, with a Thursday night game.<\/p>\n

The Ravens happen to be the team that Cook signed with late last year for the playoffs, after he was released by the\u00a0Jets.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s some question about how effective Cook could yet be, of course, at age 29 and coming off a rough 2023. He is just one year removed from a\u00a0run of four seasons\u00a0in which he topped 1,100 yards rushing with the Vikings, tallying 43 touchdowns in those four seasons. He left the Vikings for the\u00a0Jets\u00a0last year, but never carved out a role (67 carries, 214 yards) in New York behind starter\u00a0Breece Hall, and wound up out of the rotation altogether, eventually being released before joining the Ravens.<\/p>\n

Cowboys RB \u2018Committee\u2019 Has Flopped so Far<\/p>\n

The Cowboys, of course, are attempting to use a running-back \u201ccommittee,\u201d a controversial approach they took this season after letting\u00a0Tony Pollard\u00a0walk in free agency last year and failing to draft a replacement. Veteran\u00a0Ezekiel Elliott, whom the Cowboys had let go the previous season, was their only running back addition.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a small sample size, but so far, the Cowboys have gained just 170 yards on the ground, 25th\u00a0in the NFL. Their average of 3.7 yards per attempt ranks 26th.\u00a0At Pro Football Focus, Elliott has a grade of 56.6, which is 58th among 54 NFL running back. The No. 2 option, Rico Dowdle, is at 64.5, which is 31st.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys are weighing their options with Cook, and doing so at all positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re always looking,\u201d McCarthy said of the evaluations. \u201cYeah, we treat everybody in the building the same as far as consideration. So that\u2019s a constant, that\u2019s the beauty of having a competitive environment. I wouldn\u2019t just put it, focus on that one area.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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