How soon should we draft Zeke backup?

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The offense took a huge hit when Zeke was suspended. Although Morris and Smith held their own, they never impacted offense as serious threats. We need a backup RB opposing defenses respect. This draft appears to have a deep crop of quality backs. Whats the earliest round we should pull the trigger on one. What's great about draft one now is we have Zeke backup ( some may say replacement ) lockdown for next four years.

I'm thinking with one the 4th rounders but admit I have no idea who whose carrying 3rd or 4th round grades.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ky-brooks-top-5-2018-nfl-draft-prospects-by-p


Running backs


1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Ronald Jones II, USC
4. Royce Freeman, Oregon
5. Sony Michel, Georgia

A loaded class of RBs features a dynamic collection of runners with receiving skills. Barkley is the ultimate three-down back with a rugged running style and polished set of playmaking skills in the passing game. Guice is a gritty runner with a hard-nosed style and big-play ability. Jones and Michel can carry the load as runners. Teams could also find them enticing due to their potential as mismatches in the passing game. Freeman is a bruiser with the size, speed and power to thrive in a grind-it-out system.

On the bubble: Nick Chubb, Georgia; Kerryon Johnson, Auburn.
 
They shouldn't - they should sign a vet FA who can deal with not getting a lot of snaps, but has the ability to remain sharp.
 
Yes, lets spend a draft pick that will take snaps from the best RB in the league...


Rod Smith is fine as a backup
 
Hawkeye0202 said:
The offense took a huge hit when Zeke was suspended. Although Morris and Smith held their own, they never impacted offense as serious threats. We need a backup RB opposing defenses respect. This draft appears to have a deep crop of quality backs. Whats the earliest round we should pull the trigger on one. What's great about draft one now is we have Zeke backup ( some may say replacement ) lockdown for next four years.

I'm thinking with one the 4th rounders but admit I have no idea who whose carrying 3rd or 4th round grades.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ky-brooks-top-5-2018-nfl-draft-prospects-by-p


Running backs


1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Ronald Jones II, USC
4. Royce Freeman, Oregon
5. Sony Michel, Georgia

A loaded class of RBs features a dynamic collection of runners with receiving skills. Barkley is the ultimate three-down back with a rugged running style and polished set of playmaking skills in the passing game. Guice is a gritty runner with a hard-nosed style and big-play ability. Jones and Michel can carry the load as runners. Teams could also find them enticing due to their potential as mismatches in the passing game. Freeman is a bruiser with the size, speed and power to thrive in a grind-it-out system.

On the bubble: Nick Chubb, Georgia; Kerryon Johnson, Auburn.
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Honestly, if not in Free Agency, the back up will likely be a Undrafted FA. The Cowboys have too many needs to address before running back in the draft to worry about what would likely be the third guy in a very light rotation.

Don't get me wrong; I love the idea of not having too much of a drop off from Zeke, but OG, Safety, 1-tech DT (at least I hope, despite the answers by the FO to the contrary), and linebacker need to be addressed and done so in a meaningful way long before they think running back. I'd even put receiver before running back, but even receiver-need is low as compared to the other four positions mentioned.
 
They went 3-3 without Zeke last year...beat the bad teams and lost to the good ones. I think that's as much as you can ask for with a backup RB in an offense that relies heavily on having an elite RB like Zeke. If we're drafting another RB and hoping that he can be more than a backup RB and can even play on par with Zeke sometimes then that's asking a lot out of a mid-round RB (or any other backup RB for that matter).

Zeke has stay on the field if they want to have any chance at a successful season
 
This draft has one of strongest RB classes we've seen.

It'd be a missed oppurtunity to not take at least one of them.

Im looking at Royce Freeman or Bo Scarborough with a comp 4th or our 5th rounder.

Remember this isnt just about this year. Rod is only under contract for next season then he will be a FA. After what's gone down early on in his career, are yall wanting to sign Zeke to a long term contract after all the miles we will have put on him?

You have to think ahead. Late 4th-5th is where we should look to cash in on this insane RB class.
 
QuincyCarterEra said:
This draft has one of strongest RB classes we've seen.

It'd be a missed oppurtunity to not take at least one of them.

Im looking at Royce Freeman or Bo Scarborough with a comp 4th or our 5th rounder.

Remember this isnt just about this year. Rod is only under contract for next season then he will be a FA. After what's gone down early on in his career, are yall wanting to sign Zeke to a long term contract after all the miles we will have put on him?

You have to think ahead. Late 4th-5th is where we should look to cash in on this insane RB class.
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Personally I like Chubb. Probably one of the best pure runners in this class, and would be a dynamic runner when we want to give Zeke a rest.

He is a pure two down guy in the NFL and I think that will drop him in this class. But in a scenario you play games without Elliott, Chubb and Smith make an excellent 3 down platoon
 
darthseinfeld said:
Personally I like Chubb. Probably one of the best pure runners in this class, and would be a dynamic runner when we want to give Zeke a rest.

He is a pure two down guy in the NFL and I think that will drop him in this class. But in a scenario you play games without Elliott, Chubb and Smith make an excellent 3 down platoon
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After this combine I don't see any possibility that Chubb makes it out of the mid 2nd(full disclaimer I wouldn't take him that high). Were you wanting Chubb at 50? There's no right/wrong answer. Jeff Cauvanaugh wants Ronald Jones to drop to 50 so we can draft him haha.

The two guys I detailed as a consensus will be going much later than Chubb.
 
WillieBeamen said:
Yes, lets spend a draft pick that will take snaps from the best RB in the league...


Rod Smith is fine as a backup
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Is that why we saw no dropoff after Zeke suspension? He is a fine backup but he scares no one.
 
QuincyCarterEra said:
After this combine I don't see any possibility that Chubb makes it out of the mid 2nd(full disclaimer I wouldn't take him that high). Were you wanting Chubb at 50? There's no right/wrong answer. Jeff Cauvanaugh wants Ronald Jones to drop to 50 so we can draft him haha.

The two guys I detailed as a consensus will be going much later than Chubb.
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As good as a runner as I think he is, no I wouldnt want him that high. I want a 3 down player if Im drafting that high. I could live with him in the third.

But for that type of back, fourth would be optimal. I dont want to spend a day 2 pick on a guy I have to take off the field
 
QuincyCarterEra said:
This draft has one of strongest RB classes we've seen.

It'd be a missed opportunity to not take at least one of them.

Im looking at Royce Freeman or Bo Scarborough with a comp 4th or our 5th rounder.

Remember this isnt just about this year. Rod is only under contract for next season then he will be a FA. After what's gone down early on in his career, are yall wanting to sign Zeke to a long term contract after all the miles we will have put on him?

You have to think ahead. Late 4th-5th is where we should look to cash in on this insane RB class.
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Exactly....this is why I'm wondering if we can get a quality one with our 4th rounders.
 
Hawkeye0202 said:
The offense took a huge hit when Zeke was suspended. Although Morris and Smith held their own, they never impacted offense as serious threats.
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That was more a function of Smith's ailments, the left guard position down from last year and Dak's struggles in finding and hitting receivers. As well as Zeke being off six games....
 
jday said:
Honestly, if not in Free Agency, the back up will likely be a Undrafted FA. The Cowboys have too many needs to address before running back in the draft to worry about what would likely be the third guy in a very light rotation.

Don't get me wrong; I love the idea of not having too much of a drop off from Zeke, but OG, Safety, 1-tech DT (at least I hope, despite the answers by the FO to the contrary), and linebacker need to be addressed and done so in a meaningful way long before they think running back. I'd even put receiver before running back, but even receiver-need is low as compared to the other four positions mentioned.
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I'm thinking mid-late rounds ........
 
QuincyCarterEra said:
This draft has one of strongest RB classes we've seen.

It'd be a missed oppurtunity to not take at least one of them.

Im looking at Royce Freeman or Bo Scarborough with a comp 4th or our 5th rounder.

Remember this isnt just about this year. Rod is only under contract for next season then he will be a FA. After what's gone down early on in his career, are yall wanting to sign Zeke to a long term contract after all the miles we will have put on him?

You have to think ahead. Late 4th-5th is where we should look to cash in on this insane RB class.
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Freeman would be a very nice get. I know he was talked as a potential first rounder before the season started
 
Hawkeye0202 said:
Exactly....this is why I'm wondering if we can get a quality one with our 4th rounders.
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Me too, and the two I like don't even have one of the most important traits I look for in a back-up RB, which is specials teams return ability.

Anyone have a sleeper RB that could help in the return game?
 
A 4th round draft pick is probably no better than Smith or Morris, you'd still have a drop off from Zeke, and would still basically "hold their own", same as Smith and Morris.

If I took a running back at all, it'd be a scat-back type, really fast/quick guy. Just to have a change of pace.

But would still probably not be many of those left in the 4th, either...
 
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