What was Dak's record when Zeke was suspended? How did the offense do? 10 games is speculation imo. There has yet to be a dakless period so cannot objectively really say how far a drop would be.
yes I am speculating, for if dak was not playing, but all you have to look at is when romo was out in 2015, I think cowboys won 1 game with bkups.
The thing is elliot is good, but he can be shut down when the qb cant pass effectively. We have seen that with dak playing.
So with bkup qb or someone they would get to fill in for Dak would more than likely not be as effective, and even with elliot they would not be able to
win many games.
Another RB however even though not as good as elliot, could fill in for him and be good enough to win games with Dak.
minnesota is a good example, AP had a great season, got the big contract, and the next few years could not make the playoffs, or got beat
in WC round. They did not have a decent qb, but had the great and highly paid RB.
Without a decent QB the RB position is not enough no matter who it is.