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<\/p>\nDak Prescott was the MVP runner-up the last time he played a full season \u2014 and in 2025, he finally has the run game and weaponry to finish the job.<\/p>\n
Louis Riddick isn\u2019t wrong.<\/p>\n
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When the well-known scouting mind says that a lot does have to go right for a quarterback to win MVP. \u2026 and then suggests those things won\u2019t happen for the 2025 Dallas Cowboys?<\/p>\n
We get it.<\/p>\n
Riddick, speaking specifically about Prescott\u2019s 2025 chances, noted that George Pickens averages over 16 yards per catch, CeeDee Lamb is \u201cfantastic,\u201d but still, there\u2019s \u201cjust a lot that has to go right for them to have a winning season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fair. But the part Riddick left out is the most important one: when Dak Prescott is healthy, things usually do go right.<\/p>\n
In 2023, the last time Prescott played a full season, he finished as the league\u2019s MVP runner-up. That version of the Cowboys offense was held together by smoke and CeeDee Lamb \u2014 with a less than ideal run game and a limited arsenal of weaponry around him. That won’t be the case in 2025 on at least one of those fronts, but likely both.<\/p>\n
Now, he has George Pickens opposite Lamb, an improved offensive line with Tyler Guyton in year two and another first-round rookie, Tyler Booker added to the mix. The interior of the Cowboys offensive line all of a sudden looks like a strength again.<\/p>\n
Then on top of that, a restructured run game that\u2019s designed to actually give defenses something to worry about will take heat off the QB.<\/p>\n
Dak said it best.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to double-team two guys,\u201d he noted in review of his planned 2025 weapons.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s even harder to double team two guys, stop the run, and outsmart a quarterback who\u2019s seen every coverage the league has to offer.<\/p>\n
Prescott\u2019s MVP window moving forward will now be built on balance and offensive multiplicity, unlike years past. When you pair that with elite pre-snap command, don\u2019t be surprised if 2025 looks a lot like 2023 … just slightly more physical.<\/p>\n
And if Dallas as a team wins enough games?<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s centerpiece will again be in the MVP conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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