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The Cowboys are often accused of living in the past. The five-time Super Bowl champs haven’t made a conference title game since the 1990s so a special appreciation for the past is understandable for the historic franchise. But that reverence for yesteryear warrants caution because the formula that worked in the past isn’t necessarily the right formula to work in the present. Top Cowboys brass, namely Jerry and Stephen Jones, have been accused of trying to impart their winning formula from the 1990s on the team today. Recent statements from Stephen Jones during the Cowboys training camp presser indicate that is not the case. The winning formula isn’t a run-first attack which the passing game spawns from; and his recent actions appear to back up those words in some regard.
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/26/cowboys-running-vs-passing-philosophy/
Stephen Jones acknowledged the way to win in the NFL changes and what worked 20 years ago is not what works today. He specifically pointed out the shift from the ground game to the passing game, somewhat putting to bed rumors of him strategically living in the past.“First of all, our league evolves, and you know Mike and I were just talking about it in the room before we came out here and this is a quarterback driven league now,” Jones said. “Obviously throwing the ball is a big part of this game. You get down to the two minute and you gotta be able to throw the ball. It used to be, 20 years ago, it revolved around a running back. Running back may have been more important than the quarterback.”
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/26/cowboys-running-vs-passing-philosophy/