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NFL Exec Rips Cowboys Offense, Defends Dak Prescott: 'They Don't Have a Run Game'

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Despite all of the public handwringing about Dak Prescott's struggles this season, there are people placing most of the blame on the infrastructure around him with the Dallas Cowboys.

One rival executive told The Athletic's Jeff Howe that the Cowboys' inability to establish a running game puts too much pressure on Prescott to make plays so the offense remains viable:

"They don't have a run game. They're throwing the ball (too much). They have to throw the ball early because they have a run game that defenses don't respect.