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The Cowboys have just announced a major move, as alongside that, we have some huge injury updates ahead of their game versus the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. And on Tuesday, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, they were looking to add a running back through free agency. They did so with Keiondre Miller, but by Friday, the running back they picked to add to the squad, well, he was already on the practice squad. Israel Abakananda, he's going to get the practice squad elevation this week and will be the RB2 behind Javante Williams against the 49ers. Now, he has 22 career carries and was signed last December by the Cowboys. And the quarterback Dallas needs most on Sunday, well, guess what? He didn't practice again. So what exactly does that mean? Well, Brian Schottenheimer tells us. And we look at this team, and if they can beat the 49ers with a backfield that's thin and a potential hole at corner. Let's start first with why Abacananda is needed. Tyler Goodson, the backup, hurt his knee in last Sunday's win at Indianapolis, and he is out with ACL and MCL sprains, and sources say it's a pretty serious injury that will keep him out for multiple weeks. Now Malik Davis was supposed to be the RB too, but he's been on IR since September 12th of a hip injury and is done for the year. Now Goodson's 163 rushing yards were second most of any Cowboys running back this season, behind Javante Williams, the bell cow, back at 629. Which is exactly the hole that Jerry meant on Tuesday when he said Dallas wanted an RB2 from free agency. Now, of course, what they actually did was sign Keiondre Miller to the practice squad that same day. Schottenheimer, though, he still gave the RB2 job to a practice squad back with 22 career carries. Now, all that to be said, a lot is against the Dallas Cowboys. On Couchy, the Cowboys are only at 35% to beat the 49ers on Sunday. And on Couchy, you're... 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Now, they average about four yards a carry, also 21st in the league, but the same team scores 27.3 points a game, 6th in the league, and throws for over 260 yards a game, breaking them at 8th. So this offense lives through the air, and the run game is the place that keeps the defense honest, and according to Greg Olson, is where the Cowboys should probably put some more assets into. Though the last three games prove it. Dallas scored 38 at Philadelphia, 30 against Arizona, and 27 in Indianapolis. Now, 95 points in three games without a running game anyone is talking about. Besides, of course, that Eagles game we saw in Javante get going. All that tells you what this offense runs on. Now, Javante has 629 of those 932 rushing yards, 67% of the total. Goodson has 163 more, so those two backs have carried for 85% of the Cowboys' rushing yards. Meanwhile, the third guy on the team is Dak Prescott, the QB, with 102 yards ahead of Hunter Lipke's 16. So when your quarterback is your third-best runner and a second back is now a guy who has 22 career carries, it becomes a hole for Sunday. Abakananda is stepping into that second job, and it is a piece that matters least when Williams is healthy and matters most when he's not. So who exactly is Israel Abakananda? Well, Abakananda ran for 1,431 yards and 20 touchdowns in his last season at Pitt. Now, the Jets drafted him in the fifth round in 2023, and every regular season game he has played came from there. Six games, 22 carries, 70 yards. After that, he has spent time with the Packers and the 49ers, who they're playing this weekend, but without playing a regular season game for either squad. Now, this past September, Dallas signed him to the practice squad. Before that, though, he was actually on last year's squad late in the year, signed to the practice squad in December, staying with us throughout the offseason, and then being on and off the 53-man roster and practice squad throughout this year's early roster elevations and moves. Now, of course, they had him on the 12th, waived him on the 15th of September, and then put him back on the practice squad on the 17th. So, like I said, throughout the Cowboys, he's been a journeyman for the past year. Now, his cap at the season is relatively small, 234,000, which is kind of what you'd expect from a practice squad back. Now, in 22 carries, he has averaged 3.2 yards a carry against four that this Dallas offense has. In those 22 carries, that came three seasons ago with a different team behind a different line. He is not the only Dallas back that they have on the practice squad either. Jay Sean Corbin just signed with us on November 4th, and Keiondre Miller recently, of course, from the Saints signing on November 11th, the TCU product. Schottenheimer picked Abakananda over both of them, and the only explanation so far is that he has said so, and he has had some great practices from Abakananda. If you ask me, I think the reason is because he's been here the longest. A practice squad elevation also only covers the game, so he's going to go back to this practice squad after Sunday unless Dallas decides to sign him to the 53-man roster, which is a possibility, but given you have three running backs on your practice squad, I think they're just going to kind of keep rotating them in and out each week, which is why the bigger question on Sunday might be the secondary. Joey Porter Jr. once again missed practice here on Friday. However, Brian Schottnummer says that does not rule him out for the game. He missed Wednesday, he missed Thursday, and of course now missing Friday alongside missing the most recent game with Indianapolis with that same ankle and foot problem. Now that is three straight days on the injury report without a practice and the game of course coming Sunday afternoon. Jane Slater even coming out and reporting that there's a lot going on with that ankle and maybe more than meets the eye with his foot. Now, he's expected to be listed as questionable with a decision coming in the next 36 to 48 hours. So, it might kind of be like Indianapolis where game time decision is really a game time decision. Now, again, even if he does not practice like he did not, Schottenheimer has confidence in Porter that he can play adequately. Now, Porter says the whole foot is jacked up and kept playing on it until he had to shut it down, which is not exactly what you want to hear from a guy you traded for. He'd rather him shut it down before it got too jacked up. To come back, he needs to be able to run and be able to cut. When Jerry was asked about Porter and George Pickens' absences on Tuesday, he called them 100% pure injury-related, and the facts back that up. As for the contract talk, Porter says he does not know where it comes from and that his goal is to win games and play football. Now, his cap hit this season is relatively simple, $3.052 million, about 13 times Abakananda's salary. Now, if he cannot go, Daron Bland and Kobe Durant are the corners left, and neither of those guys are on the injury report. Porter is not the only name Dallas is waiting on. George Pickens seems to be questionable with a hamstring, but he looked good running routes on Friday and looks like he probably should be good to go. Now Pickens has 533 receiving yards, second on the team behind CeeDee Lamb at 904. Tadden Jake Ferguson is out with a knee injury and is expected to miss multiple weeks alongside Tyler Goodson. Safety PJ Locke is out with a concussion, his second in as many games. Then Jonathan Mingo and Kamonte Turpin, they are both questionable. Linebacker Donovan Azaraku is questionable with an ankle injury alongside him. Ferguson has 136 receiving yards and Spanford has 130. So the tight end room, it's not falling off a cliff. And I like what Reverend Spanford has been doing as of late. Then we has 130 receiving yards this year. And of course, he'll step up in a big way with Ferguson out. Now, the same morning Jones talked about adding a back, he said a lot more about where this team is. He was not anticipating making a significant trade, but said it did not count out a move being made. He called Caleb's downs, everything the Cowboys hoped he would be, and he also admitted that the win over Indianapolis, it was a bad win, and they have to play better to beat good teams, which is the chance they'll have this Sunday versus the 49ers. Now, a win by four on the road with Porter and Pickens in street clothes, and the owner, he still wants more. That is the bar Abakananda is walking into on Sunday. The other side of this matchup is an offense that has Dallas on notice. San Francisco scores 29.4 points a game, third in the league, and it runs for 135.3 yards a game, seventh on 4.6 yards a carry. That is 31.7 more rushing yards a game than Dallas. Christian McCaffrey has 457 rushing yards in the season, 42% of the 49ers rushing total. Kalen Black, the rookie, has 303 more, and Brock Purdy has 201 of the ground himself. Dallas has 17 sacks through nine games, 20th in the league. And that matters because Purdy is not only a passer, he's a 49ers third-leading rusher, so you've got to contain him. So the 49ers get rushing yards from three different players, and Dallas will answer with a back who spent this week on the practice squad alongside Javante Williams. Now Prescott called it a great opportunity against a 7-1 team, and the standings agree. The 49ers are 7-1 and hold the top seed in the NFC, which is why Jerry called this game that could turn the season around, which is why Jerry called this game one that could turn the season on its head. A win puts Dallas at 5-5, still chasing the Giants with the Titans and the Eagles upcoming on the schedule. A loss in their 4-6 against the schedule that comes up with the Titans and, again, the Eagles, which those games look easy, but if you lose, you never know. So here is what we'll decide Sunday. The inactives come out in 90 minutes before the 4.25 p.m. Eastern kickoff, and that is when Porter's status is settled. And just a heads up, I'm going to be at the game this weekend, but I do have one of my best buddies streaming this game for you, so don't miss out. Come join us. We'll be live about an hour before kickoff, about 2.25 Eastern time, or excuse me, 2.25 Central time, so come join us as we're going to have the broadcast even with me at the game, and I'll also get some clips with me at the stadium, so be on the lookout for that. Now, if Porter is out, Bland and Durant take every snap against the 49ers offense. That scores nearly 30 points a game. If Pickens plays, Dallas keeps the passing game. That is eighth in the league at 264.6 a game. Now, if he does not, the offense leans on CeeDee Lamb's 904 receiving yards and Ryan Planoi's 395. San Francisco throws for 247.5 yards a game, 14th. And P.J. Locke, of course, is out at safety. Dallas hosts a 7-1 team at home with a corner in doubt, a safety out, and a backup running back who was on the practice squad until this week and has only 22 career carries. It's a lot for a 4-5 team, but the Cowboys want to upset the 49ers and put the entire NFL on notice. If you want all of this Cowboys news at your fingertips the moment it breaks, subscribe to the channel because we're making videos like this every single day throughout the entire season. Three games, three different stories. A 38-21 win at Philadelphia, a 33-30 loss in overtime to Arizona, and a 27-23 win at Indianapolis. A win over the 49ers could turn this season and give them energy going forward, especially with the two teams in front of them not looking great. Jerry knows this, and he said exactly that on Friday. Abadacanda is the RB2, and the elevation is going to cover that one in this game. Now, behind Javante, of course, it's Abadacanda, and so watch the touches, who takes them, and how much we put Javante out there on the field. Porter is the real swing, and the call comes in the next 36 to 48 hours. So check the inactives before kickoff, as we'll have the broadcast here. You can check them on our live stream. Again, 2.25 Central Time. Come join us. But let us know in the comments section, yes or no, do the Cowboys beat the 49ers on Sunday? We'll see you next time on the channel. For now, guys, peace out.