Are we really better off at RB than last year?

[America's Cowboy]

We gonna run the option?

Pretty sure there will be some RPOs being run. Don't believe the old college option though.

 

[Risen Star]

Best Cowboys RBs
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Jaydon Blue
3. Tony Dorsett
4. Ezekiel Elliott
5. DeMarco Murray

Just missed: Phil Mafah

 

[Mr_437]

Sure, it nothing to do with the OLine.

He could not get 1 yard on 3rd in 1.

Zeke was the short yardage/goaline RB, but I just like to see him post that stat.

 

[Hoofbite]

Agree with this. Dowdle is only costing Panthers 2.7 million with incentives up to 6 million for 1 year. If they meet in the middle the Cowboys could have retained him for around 4 million guaranteed for 1 year with a million in incentives, or 8 million for 2 years with 5 million guaranteed.

Either option would have possibly kept him on the team and kept the cap hit low.

Dowdle is probably not betting on meeting in the middle. If he’s active every game and repeats last year he’ll make more. 30 or so more scrimmage yards and 1 extra TD than last year and he’ll make a bit more.

 

[BlindFaith]

Sure, it nothing to do with the OLine.

He could not get 1 yard on 3rd in 1.

It had to do with a couple things.

The offense as a whole was fairly anemic in even getting to the redzone let alone inside the 10 or 5.

When they did manage it, they still forced half the carries to Zeke.

Dowdle had 1 less TD inside the 10 than Pollard last year

 

[BlindFaith]

Best Cowboys RBs
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Jaydon Blue
3. Tony Dorsett
4. Ezekiel Elliott
5. DeMarco Murray

Just missed: Phil Mafah

You left off your own personal favorite, duece. Or you now claiming you werent a super fan?

 

[kskboys]

Pretty sure there will be some RPOs being run. Don't believe the old college option though.

Think Dak can still run an RPO?

 

[America's Cowboy]

Think Dak can still run an RPO?

Very good question brother.

 

[Chasing6]

Think Dak can still run an RPO?

As good as Troy did.

 

[Pass2Run]

Dowdle is probably not betting on meeting in the middle. If he’s active every game and repeats last year he’ll make more. 30 or so more scrimmage yards and 1 extra TD than last year and he’ll make a bit more.

They want their backs to score. One reason we had RedZone troubles is because we didn't have a threat to run it in between the tackles. One of Dowdle"s 2 TDs was a reception.

So, he scored once running the ball, which is an astoundingly low number given how much the Cowboys prefer running the ball in the RedZone. That's another reason we drafted Booker, so we can run in the RedZone.

 

[kskboys]

As good as Troy did.

Don't remember Troy running RPOs.

 

[Chasing6]

Don't remember Troy running RPOs.

Exactly.

 

[Hoofbite]

They want their backs to score. One reason we had RedZone troubles is because we didn't have a threat to run it in between the tackles. One of Dowdle"s 2 TDs was a reception.

So, he scored once running the ball, which is an astoundingly low number given how much the Cowboys prefer running the ball in the RedZone. That's another reason we drafted Booker, so we can run in the RedZone.

He had 5 TDs. 2 rushing and 3 receiving. For the purposes of my previous post he hits a bonus at 6 total and another at like 8.