Twitter: 4th & Goal at the 1, season on the line, which 1 of 4 Cowboys RBs gets the ball?

[Ring6]

one of those names has never been on the team

 

[Whyjerry]

Emmitt and it's not even close.

Could not say it better so I won’t.

 

[TwentyOne]

Ready...Set...Go...

What line players do we have ?

RB is not important.

 

[RoboQB]

one of those names has never been on the team

While the OP misspelled Dorsett, I can assure you that all
four have, uh, been on the team. Obviously, one still is.

Tony Dorsett
Herschel Walker
Emmitt Smith
Ezekiel Elliott (Zeke, for short)

 

[charron]

Anyone behind that 90's OL. Talk about dominant.... We tried to copy that and were close for 2 years but no longer anywhere near that good now.

 

[mrmojo]

#22 , he had a knack for getting first downs. His only kryptonite was Barry Switzer...

 

[Diehardblues]

Another slobbering Dak everyone else suks thread. The Daksters hate them some Elliott. Lol

 

[RoboQB]

This is a fun exercise.

We should also do a 4th and goal from the 10. Who do you throw the ball to?

Pearson
Irvin
Dez
Novacek
Witten.

I gotta say, that list looks good to me.
Let me throw in some honorable mentions.

Golden Richards, Butch Johnson and Tony "Thrill" Hill.

 

[DandyDon52]

How about D. Murray ? was he even on the list?

 

[gimmesix]

Ready...Set...Go...

Depends on the season and the coach.

If it's Garrett, there's at least a 60 percent chance that it's an empty-backfield pass.

If it's Landry, it's a fullback dive. (Perkins, Garrison, Newhouse)

If it's Johnson, it's power right with a fullback lead. (Emmitt)

For sake of this exercise, Smith is the clear choice.

 

[Dallasfann]

This question is much easier if you reverse it. Who do you give the ball to if you HAVE to lose 1 yard on the last play of the game. Easiest answer of all time. Julius Jones.

 

[aikemirv]

Love 3 of those backs but I’m giving it to Hershel

Hershel was a studder step kind of back - not the one I would give it to at the goal line.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

One name...

Lincoln Coleman

 

[Big_D]

They’re throwing!

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

EMMITT

 

[McKDaddy]

Emmitt and it's not even close.

With all due respect to 22, those are 4 great options. It is hard to imagine choosing anyone over Herschel when it comes down to physical ability & ain't stopping til I'm in the endzone attitude.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

If they all have the same line I’m going with Zeke. He and Herschel are the two bruisers. Emmitt wasn’t great on the goal line once his line started to deteriorate.

 

[MikeB80]

Emmitt Smith is one of the best players to ever put on a uniform in the NFL. What kind of question is this?

 

[starfan1]

Hershel was a studder step kind of back - not the one I would give it to at the goal line.

He was also the biggest freak of an athlete among those listed.

 

[gimmesix]

Hershel was a studder step kind of back - not the one I would give it to at the goal line.

100 percent agree. For the size that Herschel was, he rarely just tried to plow into the end zone. Part of that was because he ran high (not the Gregory kind of high) so he didn't generate as much power as he could. He preferred to either leap or look for a hole. I never quite understood it.

Emmitt understood how to get behind his pads and also how to get skinny when needed. He was tough to stop around the goal line. For his size, he had a great knowledge of what he needed to do to score in short-yardage situations. I think Elliott could stand to learn some of that slipperyness that Smith had. His mind-set is powering his way in.