Perhaps they didn't hate Zeke, they hated the idea of drafting a RB #4 overall? I'm never going to change my opinion that drafting Zeke and Smith in rounds 1 & 2 were better than drafting Ramsey & Henry instead. That is a philosophical disagreement on draft strategy. That said, if we were going to use a top 5 pick on a RB, then the performance needs to warrant that draft spot. And Zeke's performance on the field shut people up, including myself. It was crying over spilled milk at that point. You even admitted my point by saying "they lay in wait and sit quiet". Yes, that is what happens. You perform and you shut critics up. Under-performing expectations has a tendency to draw criticism. Surely that isn't some big revelation.
What I don't understand is when people complain when players outperform expectations, like in Dak's first 4 years. That makes no sense to me.