The Dallas Cowboys know that the 2025 season will be under a microscope. After paying Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb prior to last season, championship expectations immediately followed. However, by the time the season was halfway over, injuries had derailed their season.
Going into 2025, Dallas appears to be taking a different approach.
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Oct 13, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) prepares to take the field during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images
2025 will mark a new era for the Dallas Cowboys.
In addition to signing free agents and acquiring players through trades, Dallas also has an entirely new coaching staff, led by Brian Schottenheimer. The have a whole new plan:
“The plan for the offense is to go through the run,” Sanders said via DallasCowboys.com. “You don’t get too many places where the offensive coordinator is an offensive line coach, and I know he’s playing a big part in the plan, I’m excited.”
Obviously, running the football was a major weakness for the Cowboys for the majority of the 2024 season, with Rico Dowdle’s late-season emergence standing as the only silver lining to their rushing attack all season. So it should be no surprise that the team would look to improve that part of their offense in a big way.
Signing Sanders should help in that regard as well. While he did struggle in his time with Carolina, Sanders was one of the more effective backs in the league in his four years with the Eagles, using his ability to both run the ball and catch the ball out of the backfield to total 3,708 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground and 942 yards and three scores receiving.
Nov 19, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders (6) is tackled near the goal line by Dallas Cowboys safety Malik Hooker (28) during the second half at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Here is a look at Sanders’ career stats:
Nov 3, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) runs the ball against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images