ESPN: Dallas Offensive Line is League MVP

[DFWJC]

"How Dallas Built a 1,586 pound MVP"

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ak-prescott-carried-cowboys-back-top-nfl-2016
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"The Dallas offensive line is unbelievable. They're by far the best in the league that I've seen."

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer"
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[pugilist]

So give it to them

 

[DCowboyz]

I hate how everyone says Dak or Zeke cannot win MVP because of the OL. So sure, maybe they should win MVP. There's always a first for everything.

 

[CATCH17]

I hate how everyone says Dak or Zeke cannot win MVP because of the OL. So sure, maybe they should win MVP. There's always a first for everything.

No they should not.

Ezekiel Elliot should be league MVP.

 

[gimmesix]

I'll give them the MVP nod if they push the Giants around if we see them again. This dominate unit got back on course Sunday night after a couple of mediocre efforts against the Vikings and New York.

 

[GIFTS86]

No they should not.

Ezekiel Elliot should be league MVP.

Yes they should. Look how many rb get behind this line and are top rushers.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Each part is valuable. Hard to determine which is more valuable. That line in 2015 went 4-12 because the other parts were lacking namely the QB spot.. lacking really bad. However Zeke and Dak wouldn't be balling without that line. It's synergistic. It's not a black and white issue. Some things are but this isn't. However I know folks like to categorize and put things in a neat little box and so the MVP is a nice little box. I'm okay with the oline getting it though. What Dak says about the oline is correct. "We go as they go" "they are the heart of the team". He is correct.

 

[CATCH17]

Yes they should. Look how many rb get behind this line and are top rushers.

Doesn't matter.

They've never done it before and giving it to an entire group of players is doing nothing but diminishing what Zeke has done.

This group can provide top rushers I agree but Zeke isn't some kind of product of the system either.

 

[Noryb]

I remember this time last year there were whispers that the Oline was overrated. Add a little Dak and Zeke and now they are the MVPs, funny how that works.

 

[GIFTS86]

Doesn't matter.

They've never done it before and giving it to an entire group of players is doing nothing but diminishing what Zeke has done.

This group can provide top rushers I agree but Zeke isn't some kind of product of the system either.

Zeke is all around great so I agree with that. But man this o-line is the best I ever seen. I have seen zeke type of backs before but not o-line

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Yes they should. Look how many rb get behind this line and are top rushers.

Demarco is 2nd leading rusher this season so far

 

[percyhoward]

Best OL in the league for the 3rd straight year.

 

[GIFTS86]

Demarco is 2nd leading rusher this season so far

I know that, what's your point? This o-line has a rookie QB that are helping win him games.

 

[Elusive6thRing]

Pretty much the same offensive line that lead us to 4-12 last year. Its a great unit but lets not ignore that it takes talent at the QB for it to really be sucessful. No team can suceed without good Quarterback play. We also have a pretty good running back too.

 

[CATCH17]

I remember this time last year there were whispers that the Oline was overrated. Add a little Dak and Zeke and now they are the MVPs, funny how that works.

It's funny because a lot of people said he was the best player in the last draft before we ever drafted Zeke.

We also saw him put Ohio State on his back and run through Alabama and Oregon to a National Title.


This is just Zeke's pedigree and for people to try and diminish it because of the offensive line is ridiculous.

Our OL didn't provide a spark through the organization last year did they?

Zeke is the reason things changed this year. Defenses are terrified of that guy and it has opened everything else up.

 

[JJHLH1]

I have mixed feelings about this. The offensive line is amazing and a huge reason the team has been successful this year. On the other hand this is the same offensive line as last year (Leary began the season as a starter last year so I'm including him) when we were 4-12. The biggest difference between last year and this is the quality of QB play. So having a dominant OL in itself isn't enough to be successful. Flip a coin: OL, Zeke, Dak - you could make a strong case for any of them being MVP.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

I know that, what's your point? This o-line has a rookie QB that are helping win him games.

I agree the Cowboy's offensive line is elite but my point is that being Demarco can be a top tier rusher behind another oline, possibly he's just a darn good runner and his success is not only a product of this oline when in Dallas. And same for Zeke who I believe is deserving of serious MVP consideration.

 

[DFWJC]

It's funny because a lot of people said he was the best player in the last draft before we ever drafted Zeke.

We also saw him put Ohio State on his back and run through Alabama and Oregon to a National Title.


This is just Zeke's pedigree and for people to try and diminish it because of the offensive line is ridiculous.

Our OL didn't provide a spark through the organization last year did they?

Zeke is the reason things changed this year. Defenses are terrified of that guy and it has opened everything else up.

As good as Murray was in 2014, Dallas (even with a weaker defense) may have won a Super Bowl with Zeke that year.
His combination of power and home run ability do scare the crud out teams.
My guess is, and just one example, that he busts that gaping hole, run and fumble by D Murray for a TD vs Green Bay.

 

[GIFTS86]

I agree the Cowboy's offensive line is elite but my point is that being Demarco can be a top tier rusher behind another oline, possibly he's just a darn good runner and his success is not only a product of this oline when in Dallas. And same for Zeke who I believe is deserving of serious MVP consideration.

Yeah either way they all deserve it. There are good arguments to both points. I can't really argue with either preference.

 

[CATCH17]

Zeke is all around great so I agree with that. But man this o-line is the best I ever seen. I have seen zeke type of backs before but not o-line

I've seen Elliot make plays for himself several times this year as well though.

We are a zone blocking scheme and a lot of the time Elliot is just reading his blocks and then getting down hill. He deserves a lot of credit for that.


The OL should be MVP is just the East coast and West coasts medias way of saying we need to screw Zeke over somehow and get the trophy in Carr, Rodgers, or Brady's hands.