One of Zeke's biggest assets coming out of college was his patience. Waiting for the play to develop and blocking to set up before hitting the hole. In his first couple years, it was a thing of beauty to watch. Sometimes it felt like an eternity before he turned the jets on, but on the replay you could see what he did. His RB vision is as good as I had ever seen.
Having a RB with that kind of vision and an offensive line that was elite was a pleasure to watch. Zeke was as football smart as they come and had the natural ability as well. Also a very smart man. He seen the Cowboys were gonna run him into the ground and got paid while his value was at it's apex. I can't blame him for that.
Back to his vision. On the plays where he's not met in the backfield you can still see him being patient waiting for the hole to materialize. I just don't think he has the burst to hit it like he used to, being a little slower in burst is enough to change the whole play. And to me, the falling forward almost looks like he's surprised he got through without getting hit.
It's too bad he lost it so quick, with his vision and all around elite skills, he could have been an all time great. But I guess you could say that about a lot of players.
