It’ll be interesting to see if McCarthy can get that back on track. The Cowboys didn’t have as much success in the screen game last season as they did in previous years. Combine the league’s two-time rushing champ with Tony Pollard’s upside in both the running and passing game, and McCarthy has a lot to work. Elliott has rushed for more than that in three of his first four NFL seasons. The most rushing yards a running back has accumulated in a season under McCarthy was 1,253 by Grant in 2009. With that being said, Ezekiel Elliott will be the best back he has coached. As Bob Sturm detailed, McCarthy leans on the passing game much more than the running game. Running back: During McCarthy’s 13 seasons in Green Bay, his top running backs were Ahman Green at the end of his career, Ryan Grant and Eddie Lacy. He’ll find a way to make it work for both.” I think that’s exactly what Mike McCarthy will do with Dak. And I go back to when Mike Holmgren and I first started working together, Mike called plays that Joe Montana and Steve Young ran very well that maybe I didn’t read as well or was very good at executing. But I do think what he’ll do is try to incorporate what Dak feels very comfortable with, what he does better, in terms of maybe what Mike likes to call maybe is not exactly what’s great for Dak. “I think when he really examines and studies Dak, Mike has his philosophy as far as offense is concerned, and I don’t think that’s going to change greatly. “I’m sure he knows a lot about Dak, but not the ins and outs, what his likes and dislikes are, only what you see from the outside,” Brett Favre said about McCarthy Monday on SiriusXM NFL Radio. Either way, the quarterback position should continue to be one of the team’s strengths well into the future.
The backup spot is intriguing because the Cowboys could retain Cooper Rush or allow McCarthy to bring in someone he feels more comfortable with. McCarthy’s experience working with QBs like Joe Montana, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers should provide confidence that he will be good for Prescott’s career. It’s likely that he was one of the first topics of discussion between McCarthy and Jerry Jones during the interview process.
Whether through a long-term contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player in team history or the franchise tag, Prescott will be wearing a Cowboys uniform in 2020. Realistically, Dak Prescott isn’t going anywhere. Quarterback: On paper, the Cowboys are technically without a quarterback for the upcoming season.
The 2019 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th playing home games at AT&T Stadium and their ninth and final season under head coach Jason Garrett.
Dallas taking the field before a preseason game against Houston