Ezekiel Elliot vs Derrick Henry

[BrassCowboy]

Found this interesting

 

[robjay04]

Nice find.

Give me either one of these backs and I'll be a happy guy two weeks from now.

 

[followthestar]

These sports science things are great. This one tells me Elliot is arguably the best is class, as is Ramsey, etc. But with all the discussion about who to select, it should be obvious there is no clear favorite, esp. if the QBs are gone. RB, CB/S, LB it seems the dropoff from the first and say third best at that position is not crazy steep. Trade down is my first choice this year, grab a couple defensive players early, then take your QB or RB or even WR. I'm ok if we take our BPA at 4, but I'm for picking up a few more early picks.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Always enjoy these pieces.

 

[DFWJC]

Elliott looks great. Seems to have it all

People are being a bit too hard on Henry. The best acceleration of any player at any position in three years? And the force of a wrecking ball? wow
He'd be a monster behind our line. We'd pound teams to dust.

Both would

 

[Daillest88]

Henry @34 would be a nightmare for the East. 260 pounds of muscle running at 4.5 speed..yikes

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

Obviously Elliot is your more versatile back, while Henry is the bruiser. I think Elliot has potential for career longevity, while I can see Henry fading in 4 to 5 years once his speed slows down. I still think the Cowboys would be better off going defense in round 1 except in maybe a trade down scenerio then look at an rb in rounds 2 to 4.

 

[Idgit]

Elliott looks great. Seems to have it all

People are being a bit too hard on Henry. The best acceleration of any player at any position in three years? And the force of a wrecking ball? wow
He'd be a monster behind our line. We'd pound teams to dust.

Both would

I don't want Henry--I don't like the way he runs--but I have to admit I *am* intrigued at the idea of seeing him behind our line. There's an outside chance him and our OL are a brutal combination even at the NFL level.

 

[boysfanindc]

My guess is we do not draft a RB until the 5th, 4th at the earliest.

2 defensive players and a QB in the first 4 rounds.

 

[jblaze2004]

Henry @34 would be a nightmare for the East. 260 pounds of muscle running at 4.5 speed..yikes

Henry would be like brandon jacobs was for the giants. Big guy with good feet but body may break down fast.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Imagine if Wentz and Goff are gone. We select Tunsil in the First and Henry in the second...

 

[logan]

Imagine if Wentz and Goff are gone. We select Tunsil in the First and Henry in the second...

Garrett will still trot out his empty set shotgun bullcrap on 3rd & 2.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Garrett will still trot out his empty set shotgun bullcrap on 3rd & 2.

Yeah you probably right.

 

[superonyx]

I don't want Henry--I don't like the way he runs--but I have to admit I *am* intrigued at the idea of seeing him behind our line. There's an outside chance him and our OL are a brutal combination even at the NFL level.

I agree. I see him as a big guy who seems to get taken down in the backfield by small guys. I don't see him breaking many tackles like you would think someone with his size and speed combo would do.
He is a guy that I really want to like but watching his games just doesn't really excite me.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Imagine if Wentz and Goff are gone. We select Tunsil in the First and Henry in the second...

Massive miss-allocation of resources.

 

[AbeBeta]

Zeke is really special intellence-wise. Understands offense. Studies. He's a coaching staff's dream

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Elliott should be our pick at 4. Make this offense elite, then trust in Rod to make our defense slightly above average. That's enough for a SB run

 

[theogt]

I have a hard time fathoming why someone would be okay drafting Elliot at 7-10, but not at 4. Seems an absurd distinction to me. There's just so much to love about him.

 

[Hardline]

So this basically confirms what I already knew.
Anyone else want to tell me Elliott is not 4th round worthy?
Or Henry isn't worth the 34th pick?

How about using both 1st and 2nd round and run the power I formation?
Elliott HB
Henry FB

 

[Teague31]

Elliott should be our pick at 4. Make this offense elite, then trust in Rod to make our defense slightly above average. That's enough for a SB run

That and our defense improves greatly with Zeke pounding away and our offense dominating TOP week in and week out