Cowboys RB Surprise In Play Due to New Coach Hires?

Brian Schottenheimer is filling out his coaching staff with the Dallas Cowboys, and with an emphasis on running the football, there finally appears to be an alignment from top to bottom regarding how Schotty wants his offense to roll.

With Schottenheimer and Stephen Jones stating that the Cowboys want to be able to run the football, the hires of Klayton Adams (offensive coordinator) from Arizona and now Conor Riley (offensive line coach) from Kansas State are two moves that signal Dallas will be pounding the rock in 2025.

One player who might benefit most from not only Adams' hire but also Riley's is running back Deuce Vaughn.

Having been on the periphery of the offense under Mike McCarthy to the point where Deuce was often a healthy scratch, now he might finally be set to have a decent shot at making an impact on the roster.

How you say? Let's take a walk.

Adams was heralded as a major factor in the Cardinals' top-10 run game last season (yes, with a running quarterback, too). Riley will now reunite with Vaughn and Cooper Beebe, both of whom he coached at Kansas State.

Why is that a big deal?

Well, Vaughn, under Riley, in his three seasons as offensive line coach, was a menace, rushing for a total of 3,608 yards and 34 touchdowns in three seasons. Deuce was also used as a receiver, amassing 1,280 yards and nine touchdowns during his time in college.

So, with Riley coaching him, Deuce was quite the weapon and now with Adams and Riley both at The Star as Schottenheimer wants to run the ball as the first port of call, maybe Deuce has an inside track into being featured more on offense.

Deuce has only played 14 games (zero starts) and has 40 attempts for 110 yards in his two seasons, and it is coming to crunch time for the running back to make noise.

And with Riley now involved, maybe, just maybe the Deuce might finally get loose in the NFL.