Elliott may not be the great runner he was years ago, but he does two things that do not produce any stats that are important for the team's success. The first one is block and protect the quarterback. The second one? He does not complain.I wanted Zeke to rest against the Eagles and was not happy to see him start..... Then I became more ticked off to see him in there in the 3rd quarter.... When I found out he was still in there in order to reach the 1000yd/year mark I became outraged.... Seriously!! To me, a player putting himself in a position to risk further injury is Selfish and not good for overall team culture. Is it just me or does that seem selfish and individual goal minded/short sighted?? I still think the organization has a culture problem.
Meh.. Zeke and the team didn't alter their thinking and approach to your whims.. How dare they..
I see nothing wrong with it. Other players around the league did the same thing. Brady did not want to come out because Gronk was close to a record. GB did the same thing. These guys work their butts off and no it is not selfish for them to try to achieve goals. What is outrageous is how outraged people are every fricken weekend.
When more than half the board wants him gone anyway.It doesn't matter and is great to achieve milestones/records etc........ until that player gets injured and is out for the playoffs and ruins their teams chances - then it matters LOL
Worked so well against the cards after that momentum building win against the skins..hope this time it works.Destroying the Eagles B team will give us huge momentum this week though. Winners mentality or something.
It doesn't matter and is great to achieve milestones/records etc........ until that player gets injured and is out for the playoffs and ruins their teams chances - then it matters LOL
It's an ego thing...he knows that's how running backs are judged...and after playing days...write ups always say...10 years, 10k yard, 5 1k yard seasons, etc etc
A RB can rush for 999 yds every year for 10 years and will be relegated to the lower tier just because never rushing for 1k.
Go Cowboys!
Many of us don't seem to accept Zeke as a legit RB who's still useful, even though he isn't what he was as a rookie. Without him, we'd be stuck, without a chance at the playoffs. Think about that, before taking out your frustrations on a back who does his job willingly and does it well. He'll still be there, willing to do his job, well after 1000 yds. has been achieved. What could it be that renders so many here as malcontents?! We're on the verge of entering the playoffs and still the untimely dissatisfaction?! No wonder so many folks see us as lousy fans! Too many here earn that rep on a daily basis.
When more than half the board wants him gone anyway.
Exactly. They complain when he's in taking carries from Pollard and then complain he would risk an opportunity to take further carries from Pollard. Lol
Maybe the coaches wanted to reward him for gutting it out all year, as well as being the good soldier while he ceded carries to Pollard.
Worst case was we plug in Clements and run Pollard and Clements in the playoffs. I like Zeke, but aside from pass protection I'm not sure he couldn't be replaced.
I'm hoping against hope TP is the focal point of our rushing attack in the playoffs. Zeke still has a role grinding and closing out games. More Pollard early might allow us to pop a couple big ones.
The Cowboys with a culture problem ?I wanted Zeke to rest against the Eagles and was not happy to see him start..... Then I became more ticked off to see him in there in the 3rd quarter.... When I found out he was still in there in order to reach the 1000yd/year mark I became outraged.... Seriously!! To me, a player putting himself in a position to risk further injury is Selfish and not good for overall team culture. Is it just me or does that seem selfish and individual goal minded/short sighted?? I still think the organization has a culture problem.
Don't get too worked up about it. It wasn't Zeke forcing his way onto the field. McCarthy was comfortable with him playing. But whether you want to debate the meaninglessness of 1,000 yards in a 17-game season is another thing.