Is Zeke Cowboys life on the line these last 3 weeks?

[3rdEyewarrior]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

No.

I don't believe he is elite when healthy at this point. He looks like he's stuck in mud. He'll never be elite again, but I don't think he's gone after this season.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

He’s currently 138 away from 1000 and 6th in rushing. Two big games silences a lot of critics.

 

[CATCH17]

Nope. His contract has him safe for 1 more year.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

No.

I don't believe he is elite when healthy at this point. He looks like he's stuck in mud. He'll never be elite again, but I don't think he's gone after this season.

He was elite before his knee injury with neck to back 100 yard Gabe’s and at the time, the line gets rush of the year.

 

[Aviano90]

Peaked as a rookie. Has needed excuses to explain why he couldn’t perform at that same level ever since. Went from arguing he was still the best in the league (he wasn’t except for 2016), to whether or not he is the best RB on the team. Dude worked hard in the offseason to try and find the fountain of youth, started off good and fizzled fast. He’s just a JAG now but doesn’t make sense to cut him yet.

 

[Sydla]

No.

Because for the billionth time, his contract basically precludes them from cutting him until after the 2022 season.

 

[RaZon]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

Ah, might wanna check your stats.

 

[BobSacamano]

I guess Saquon Barkley playing for his Giant life the next three weeks as well. Davontae Booker smoked him on Sunday.

 

[big dog cowboy]

No.

Because for the billionth time, his contract basically precludes them from cutting him until after the 2022 season.

 

[Cowpolk]

Zeke will be here until he retires

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Peaked as a rookie. Has needed excuses to explain why he couldn’t perform at that same level ever since. Went from arguing he was still the best in the league (he wasn’t except for 2016), to whether or not he is the best RB on the team. Dude worked hard in the offseason to try and find the fountain of youth, started off good and fizzled fast. He’s just a JAG now but doesn’t make sense to cut him yet.

So do you believe we have the #1 offense in the league at this point?

 

[joseephuss]

Dallas will be playing more than 3 games the remainder of this season. They have 3 regular season games and then the playoffs. He and the running game will be needed.

 

[Cowpolk]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

Rushing
Year Team Lg G GS Att Yds Avg YPG Lg TD FD 10+

2016 Dallas NFL 15 15 322 1,631 5.07 108.7 60t 15 91 --
2017 Dallas NFL 10 10 242 983 4.06 98.3 30 7 55 --
2018 Dallas NFL 15 15 304 1,434 4.72 95.6 41 6 74 --
2019 Dallas NFL 16 16 301 1,357 4.51 84.8 33t 12 78 38
2020 Dallas NFL 15 15 244 979 4.01 65.3 31 6 62 22
2021 Dallas NFL 14 14 201 862 4.29 61.6 47 9 47 22
TOTALS FBS

 

[RonnieT24]

He was elite before his knee injury with neck to back 100 yard Gabe’s and at the time, the line gets rush of the year.

The guy was second in the NFL averaging over 5 ypc before he got hurt.. The only difference between him and some other backs is he has been tough enough to keep suiting up instead of taking weeks off. It boils down to which you would rather have.. a guy who is spectacular for 10-12 games a year but misses 4-6 or a guy who is a steadying presence who sacrifices his own stats and his body for the good of the team and who repeatedly keeps your QB from getting decapitated.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Ah, might wanna check your stats.

People don't believe in stats. Unless it supports their....delusions.( er...I mean opinions. )

My good buddy Aviano...love him....but ignores Zeke was the best RB in 2018. And in all honesty...would have been in 2017.....if not for GODells' vendetta against Jerry.

I don't blame people for discounting what never happened...but 2018 did. But...fact is zeke was a TOP NFL RB for three years and we wasted him. Not just Running but taking on hardcore blocks. your precious Kamara doesn't do that. HE...sits for those plays.

We make fun of fat zeke but that would have knocked any of us senseless in less that one game.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

The guy was second in the NFL averaging over 5 ypc before he got hurt.. The only difference between him and some other backs is he has been tough enough to keep suiting up instead of taking weeks off. It boils down to which you would rather have.. a guy who is spectacular for 10-12 games a year but misses 4-6 or a guy who is a steadying presence who sacrifices his own stats and his body for the good of the team and who repeatedly keeps your QB from getting decapitated.

You and me do not always see eye to eye.....but I stand beside you battling Zeke haters.

Sorry...it goes against forum rules. But when somebody says "zeke was only the best rb in 2016"....ignoring FACTS.....they are haters. No other way around it. I apologize for my transgression.

 

[visionary]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

Can at least your 4th eye see

 

[RonnieT24]

You and me do not always see eye to eye.....but I stand beside you battling Zeke haters.

Sorry...it goes against forum rules. But when somebody says "zeke was only the best rb in 2016"....ignoring FACTS.....they are haters. No other way around it. I apologize for my transgression.

Hey man I can't abide people trashing a guy who is giving this team as much as he has been this year. He has played hurt.. he has had his totes reduced.. he has had to hear all the morons proclaiming his demise and the need to replace him with Tony Pollard.. And he still stands up at the podium for his team.. and he keeps putting his body in front of fast moving huge men for the good of the team and to his own detriment.. That kind of hating simply is not logical to me. They have proclaimed that he "doesn't care since he got paid" while ignoring the amount of physical pain he not only plays through but has to endure every time he has to play bodyguard for Dak. I generally ignore stoopid.. but that level of stoopid annoys me and compels me to speak on it. The other thing that gets me is the proclamation that he is somehow "jealous of Tony Pollard" or scared that Pollard will take his job. I don't think those people ever played any team sports.. and as such don't understand the brotherhood that forms with one's teammates. When one is a true team player one cheers LOUDLY for one's teammates. This is especially true in football because it's a sport that is so heavily dependent on teammates..

 

[conner01]

This’ll be two straight years without 1000. I still believe he’s elite when healthy but I think their not resting him will give justification for cutting him next year. Resting him even one game would’ve helped his knee and he’d easily get 1000 yards. Thoughts?

No