Good NFL coaches adapt to their available talent. Failing coaches try to force a certain style of play because they previously experienced success with a specific approach.
The Dallas Cowboys' Mike McCarthy is a Super Bowl-winning head coach. He's also a born-again play-caller for a squad that's struggled to even reach similar success to last year's offense, which resulted in the dismissal of its offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore.
Monday's 20-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium provided a glimmer of what the Cowboys should be under McCarthy's current direction. It starts with letting quarterback Dak Prescott be a distributor.