Brian Schottenheimer hasn’t wasted time shaking things up since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys ’ head coach. Case in point: His decision to move on from running back Rico Dowdle and bring in Javonte Williams . What did he see that the Denver Broncos didn’t? Well, Schottenheimer finally opened up on the matter. It turns out, the answer is pretty simple. He fell in love.

“Rico’s a really skilled runner,” Schottenheimer said Wednesday. “He’s got great vision. He runs hard. The guys who have been around him, we’ve got a ton of new faces, they don’t realize the power that he has. Rico was a guy that we considered keeping, and we kind of fell in love with Javonte. Were we right? I don’t know.”

That’s refreshingly honest. He didn’t overcomplicate it. He just loved what he saw

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