Cowboys' Klayton Adams Reveals How 1 Key Offensive Aspect Makes 'Team Better!'

The Dallas Cowboys' offense seemingly found its groove, identity, anything you want to call it in the win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Yes, the Cowboys had CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, but the offensive line and Javonte Williams were the stars of the show on Monday night.

Williams rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, with the offensive line opening up gaping holes routinely, which, in turn, took the pressure off Dak Prescott (just 27 pass attempts) and the passing game.

The Cowboys haven't really been known as a run-first team since the early days of Ezekiel Elliott, but against the Eagles, we saw exactly what this offense can be when it commits to the run.

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For offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, when asked if this is what he expects each week regardless of opponents, he gave a long-winded but ideal answer.

“You want to be whatever you have to be to have more points than the other team,” Adams said. “How you get there is a unique path each week, but in general, when you can run the ball and the other team can't, or you can run it better than them, it makes your whole team better.

“That doesn't mean that you're going to need to have a certain amount of yards but I think your defense feels it when you're running the ball well, special teams feels it, the receivers appreciate it, just it makes things a little bit easier.

“It gives everything a little bit different perspective and color. So, yeah, long story short, would you like to be able to run the ball every week? Yes, because I think it just opens up a lot of other things.”

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And Adams is right.

Dallas' first two touchdowns were against man coverage as CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens both had the beating of their defenders. 

Why? One, because both are superb receivers. But two, the defense was forced to stop the run, meaning extra numbers at the line of scrimmage, which allowed Pickens and Lamb to go against defenders who had no extra help.

So the run game not only helps the Cowboys stay in good downs and distances, but it also creates advantageous matchups for Dallas' elite passing weapons.

It does open up a whole lot for an offense if it can run the ball effectively, and that was evident on Monday night.

Now, Dallas won't rush for 200 yards every week, but if the running game can be good enough that the defense has to consistently respect it, there will be no help against 88 and 3, which means the Cowboys become incredibly difficult to defend.

Yes, the Cowboys have to be whoever they need to be each week in order to win, but make no mistake about it, being a run-first offense certainly feels like the way forward.