Practice Squad Cowboys sign Dalvin Cook

[conner01]

Exactly. We couldn't count on Dowdle as a primary and Deuce as the only back up. Injury prone and tiny don't provide security. Both can be good backs, but I don't want to rely on either.

Honestly I’d take cook over Zeke. Zeke’s been done for a couple years. Cooks only bad year was last year and he didn’t have hardly any carries and bounced between two teams. The chances of him bouncing back is much high than Zeke bouncing back I think

 

[KJJ]

He avg 4.4 per carry in 2022 but was off last year though he didn’t play hardly any either

He did get 67 carries last season but only averaged 3.2. He’ll be kept fresh on the practice squad and at some point during the season one of our backs is bound to get dinged or isn’t performing and they’ll bring him up.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Why. My 8 year old is taller than deuce. He is a gimmick there for headlines and a side show nothing more.

Deuce has never been a gimmick back.

 

[Rayman70]

Deuce has never been a gimmick back.

yeah, lets ask Alabama if hes a gimmick back...

 

[CWR]

Honestly I’d take cook over Zeke. Zeke’s been done for a couple years. Cooks only bad year was last year and he didn’t have hardly any carries and bounced between two teams. The chances of him bouncing back is much high than Zeke bouncing back I think

You're probably right. Although Zeke always starts off fairly tough. I think once he's starts getting beaten and bludgeoned he doesn't have enough speed to overcome it.

It honestly still suprises me to see these back go downhill so quickly. They used to last so much longer. I guess it's why I don't completely close the door on seeing them improve, which is a fools errand.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Wow, this is not a good sign and the Cowboys must have zero faith in the RB room.

The RB room is Zeke, Deuce and Hunter. They needed another. They must think he is better than David and Rico.

 

[Runwildboys]

Good........

He and Zeke will be on steady training room rotation.

 

[big dog cowboy]

yeah, lets ask Alabama if hes a gimmick back...

Any Big 12 school. They all had parties after he left K-St.

 

[Rayman70]

Any Big 12 school. They all had parties after he left K-St.

exactly right

 

[tyke1doe]

Zeke bout to hit the treadmill.

 

[Hadenough]

Zeke has avg over 4 per carry once since 2019. Cook avg over 4 every year but last year when he only had a few dozen carries

Zeke last two years were 3.8 and 3.5.
Cook last year 3.2 67 attempts

 

[Bullflop]

No question but what the team had to economize with the Cook signing, due to the contracts that are due with Lamb and Dak. A team can only spend so much money when it's high time to economize. That's better than doing nothing, for certain. Not ideal, but added insurance, at least. If one goes down with injury, there'll be another to take up the slack. It's just a "tough row to hoe." When too many stars want their due, ya gotta be practical.

 

[BBGTYCOON]

Dalvin Cook
Zeke Elliott

Our squad winning that 2016 fantasy championship.

Our offseason RB signing bar to clear was running a faster 40 time than current Jason Witten.

 

[eromeopolk]

Fumbles are a concern with constant bad shoulder. He wore a shoulder harness in the past and last year in Minny.

 

[mattjames2010]

Not sure why we waited this long to do it but okay.

 

[KingintheNorth]

yeah, lets ask Alabama if hes a gimmick back...

Alabama would tell you they won 45 to 20.

 

[mattjames2010]

He still has the vision, but that burst he used to have looks to be gone. Similar to Zeke.

They could make a decent combination still though.

 

[zerofill]

I am more interested in seeing if Chubb can still run in Cleveland lol. I never expected to see him playing again.

Maybe all our running backs are alternating downs lol.

 

[panchucko]

Mods mods did I really get this first, oh my gosh the CROWNING achievement of my 40 years of life!!!! I make @Risen Star look like a stepchild!! lol jk

your 40 and think of things like this

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Pretty sad when this is a marquee signing for us

Lol