Zeke Dispels RB Myth Again

[aikemirv]

he did on his 44 yard run. Saquon would have taken it to the house.

Like he did against Dallas - oh wait, Heath caught him!

 

[aikemirv]

18-4 when Zeke is over 100 yrds

 

[StuckMojo]

One thing I really like is how Zeke and Dak get along and seem to have each other's back!!

 

[cern]

Like he did against Dallas - oh wait, Heath caught him!

lmao.

 

[northerncowboynation]

zeke, imo, is the best rb in the nfl. no one I would rather have in a one on one swap.

Kamara and Gurley are great RB's but I wouldn't trade Zeke for either. As far as I'm concerned the Zeke versus Jalen Ramsey debate can end too. I thought it was the best pick then and after listening to Ramsey run his trap, I think the same today. There is no question in my mind that Zeke wants to win a SB. He and Dak have been winners at every level. They both know how to win and will lay it completely on the field to do it. To me, that is the single biggest thing both brought to this team in 2016 and they've carried it through for 3 years. IF they maintain that attitude BOTH will win a SB eventually

 

[Thomas82]

Two huge factors helped us win this game:

1)Zeke's ability to break an inside run outside and make the edge. That was an incredible run.

2)Zeke's ability to come up to the LOS w/ nothing there, and still get 2-6 yards. He did this all game and it was a monster reason why we won.

And no, absolutely no, not just any RB could have done this.

Hopefully we see more of the same tomorrow night.

 

[Thomas82]

Average to good running backs are easy to replace. You can find other average to good running backs. Elliott is not average or good. He is great. Great running backs are not easily replaced. Replace him with an average running back or even a good running back and the Dallas offense is not as good. Dallas found some average to good running backs to use once they moved on from Emmitt, but they didn't find another great running back until they drafted Elliott.

 

[Thomas82]

To claim Elliott isn't a game-changing player and is relatively easily replaced just isn't interesting. It's laughable. Statistical analysis has its value, but this isn't baseball. There are limits to what stats can show. How many times did a player's presence on the field influence the defensive call? Were more defenders kept in the box? Was a safety more or less influenced by play action? Were pass rushers more or less inclined to check the run first? Was a run-stopping DL kept on the field more plays at the expense of pass rush? What about a run-stuffing LB? There are too many variables.

Sometimes one must trust the ol' eyeballs, and the eyeballs don't lie about Elliott's play. He is a great RB. That takes nothing from Prescott who has shown the ability to make plays to win ballgames, which is the point of it all.

What's maybe more interesting is the question of whether an early first round pick should be spent on a great RB. Consider this -- if a team could get five great years from Aaron Donald would it be worth trading an early first round pick to get him? Even if it was understood that he was highly unlikely to be on the new team past five years? I think it would be a worthwhile investment. In the modern NFL, teams and players come and go. If I have a 5-year window in which I have one of the two or three best players at his position, that's awfully valuable.

Certainly RBs tend to have short shelf lives, though there have been exceptions. But if the payoff, during that period, is great, game-changing play, the investment is solid. Elliott has provided that. Whatever one thinks of last year's suspension, it's clear Elliott has had a major role in making the Cowboys a playoff-caliber team when he is on the field. To suggest otherwise is to be less than serious.

 

[DStar22]

Yes. The idea that Zeke is the SOLE and ONLY reason for the teams success is lunacy. What's so difficult to comprehend about that unless you have a "Dak sucks" agenda?

Emmitt Smith wasn't the SOLE and only reason the team won, but simply put , without Emmitt they couldn't.. win very often.

get rid of Zeke and this team will lose so much, it won;t be funny

 

[basilhayden]

he did on his 44 yard run. Saquon would have taken it to the house.

You mean the Giants RB that had half his games under 80 yards? That one?

 

[G2]

Need to see more finished runs for TDs than 6.

 

[CF74]

Zeke has proven why he was the #4 Pick, less than a handful of backs can do what he does...

 

[blueblood70]

Im not reading any of this at all just off the ehadlines, im sick of the banter back and forth about whether Zeke should have been taking at 4 or are any RBs worth that price..yes they are if you use them correctly..

The jaguars weren't the same when fornette went down, SB was responsible for NYG not going 0-16 so he was good for 5 ins alone, the Chargers are much better with Gordon, even the chiefs as good as they still are scoring, Hunt is obviously missing yes Zeke IMO is our best layer on the team , you can argue an Olinemen or a Defensive star but IMO hes the best player we have..now if you ask me can you pay any one player especially a RB with wear and tear milage etc too much money to keep ie Bell dilemma we might be in with zeke, I say no to 20 mil for a rb like Gurley.. so yes its dilemma but if he settles for 15 with maybe12 guaranteed..i can see this

 

[Blackrain]

One thing I really like is how Zeke and Dak get along and seem to have each other's back!!

There friendship is an intangible that dosent show on the stat sheet but pays dividends every game

 

[Blackrain]

I had many arguments about Cousins. Same type of experience w/ a couple of my buds. He's a paper QB.

And a very expensive one at that making it difficult to put a team around him to get him over the hump . SHEESH I have seen that happen somewhere before LOL

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Like he did against Dallas - oh wait, Heath caught him!

Maybe like the 8 other plays he had this year that went for at least 40+ yards.

 

[aikemirv]

Maybe like the 8 other plays he had this year that went for at least 40+ yards.

Well, we were talking about the 44 yard run where 2-3 defenders had the angle on him but yeah , Saquon is faster, but all plays are different as well and Jeff Heath caught Saquon with very little angle.

Zeke is plenty fast for a RB, faster than Emmitt was!

 

[kskboys]

You mean the Giants RB that had half his games under 80 yards? That one?

You know, maybe Saquon would've taken it to the house. Possible. But Saquon would not have consistently made those yards to keep the chain moving as Zeke did.

Zeke controls the game. Saquon does not. Give me the Emmit type over the Barry type any day.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Well, we were talking about the 44 yard run where 2-3 defenders had the angle on him but yeah , Saquon is faster, but all plays are different as well and Jeff Heath caught Saquon with very little angle.

Zeke is plenty fast for a RB, faster than Emmitt was!

I think what’s most impressive about Zeke’s 4.7 YPC is that he doesn’t have a bunch of long runs to fluff the average. If your longest run on the year (reg. season) is just 41 yards, it indicates that’s a legit ~5 yards every time he ran the ball on average.

That’s not a knock on Saquan.

 

[CouchCoach]

Zeke is the best back in the league at being patient. He can Chinese water torture a D better than any back. It is frustrating when they think they're stopped him cold only to find out he's gained 3 yards out of nothing.

Of all the teams playing this weekend, there is not one more reliant on one player more than the Cowboys with Zeke. And there is not any player more comfortable with that role than Zeke.

Here's his theme song.