The Cowboys dominate in the run game with Rico Dowdle

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CA and Jake fill in for Shan & RJ for a special Star Up Star Down post-thanksgiving game edition. They discuss how Rico Dowdle exceled in yesterday’s game with 22 carries for 112 yards and really set the tone for this Cowboys’ offense. It is important for a running back like Dowdle to find a grove so he is able to execute like he did yesterday. The Cowboys seem to have finally found a rhythm with this offense and may have some hope for the remaining season

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00:00But it's time for Star Up, Star Down, and it is brought to you by Crown Royal, proud

00:20sponsor of the NFL. I'm Jake Rietma. He is the three-time Hall of Famer, Chris Arnold.

00:27And there's a lot more, I've got a lot more Star Ups than I do Star Downs.

00:31And that is, that's refreshing. That's a very refreshing. And again, I think it's the same.

00:37You and I were both on post game after the Cowboys victory over the commanders. It's

00:42the same thing. We're not going to let anyone steal our joy. It's no, it's the same mindset,

00:48but I'll kick it off if you will, with a Star Up to Rico Donald, what a game he had for

00:55the Dallas Cowboys, establishing that run game, 22 carries, 112 yards, better than

01:00five yards a carry, had a touchdown as well. And what I wrote down about this one, CA,

01:06the Dallas Cowboys had not had a 100-yard rusher since, when do you think the last time

01:12they had it?

01:13I know, because I keep up. Tony Pollard in September, 2023, and it was like 25 straight

01:19games without a 100-yard rusher.

01:21A long, long time. Tony Pollard was the last one. I've got it in November of 2022, but

01:28It was 25 games.

01:29Yeah, it has been a long, long time. And when you look at this game again, like I said,

01:35I went back and watched it, a running, a rushing attack, and it's football cliche, and we all

01:42know that, but it just works wonders for the rest of the offense to, and to be multi-dimensional

01:50for the opposition, forcing them to have to defend the run, and just go so far in

01:55setting a tone for the game, and I thought they were effective early and often with Rico,

02:02and for him to continue to be that workhorse that's toting the rock on a consistent basis

02:07was really refreshing to see.

02:08Yeah, it was really nice to see it again. That's when you decide to have somebody be

02:13the featureback. They're doing this running back by committee. A running back has to find

02:17a groove, and if you're taking them out not only every different series, but in the middle

02:22of some series, I don't care who the running back's supposed to be, you can't get a groove.

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