"It's as natural of a transition that you'll ever see," said McCarthy. With Rico Dowdle coming off of a career season and having also re-signed on a one-year deal, the current depth chart elevates Dowdle to the role of RB2 — that is if you're thinking of it in the traditional sense. When asked if he believes the two-time former NFL rushing champ can return to that form, McCarthy said it wouldn't be "fair" to ask or expect Elliott to suddenly become the 2016-ish version of himself again. "We're running back by committee," McCarthy explained.
Tony Pollard now plays for the Tennessee Titans and Rico Dowdle having ascended to being his complementary back — along with Deuce Vaughn, Hunter Luepke, Snoop Conner and Royce Freeman all being names that weren't present when Elliott was leading the locker room as recently as the 2022 season. "It's definitely good to see TP get paid," said Elliott.
While discussion continues about what Cowboys owner Jerry Jones meant when he said the team will be "all-in" this offseason, there's no doubt that their approach to the last month or so has left some holes on the roster.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
15 | QB | |
4 | QB | |
10 | QB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
32 | RB | |
34 | RB | |
23 | RB | |
15 | RB | |
27 | RB | |
40 | RB | |
36 | RB | |
36 | RB | |
42 | RB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | WR | |
83 | WR | |
3 | WR | |
17 | WR | |
16 | WR | |
85 | WR | |
18 | WR | |
14 | WR | |
88 | WR | |
80 | WR | |
1 | WR | |
9 | WR |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
48 | TE | |
87 | TE | |
89 | TE | |
49 | TE | |
84 | TE | |
86 | TE | |
47 | TE | |
81 | TE |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
67 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
98 | DT | |
95 | DT | |
93 | DE | |
99 | DE | |
51 | DE | |
90 | DE | |
97 | DT | |
11 | LB | |
96 | DT | |
58 | DT | |
52 | DL | |
91 | DE | |
54 | DE |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
14 | S | |
50 | MLB | |
59 | LB | |
45 | LB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
26 | CB | |
31 | CB | |
41 | CB | |
38 | CB | |
7 | CB | |
29 | CB | |
28 | S | |
39 | S | |
2 | CB | |
24 | S | |
20 | DB | |
37 | CB | |
30 | S | |
6 | S | |
33 | S | |
25 | CB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
5 | P | |
17 | K | |
44 | LS |