Ezekiel Elliott - An Overlooked Statistic...

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If Johnny Football stays in the Dallas area.......will he invite Zeke to his parties, probably ran into each other in the Ohio night life already........sounds like Zeke has a propensity to enjoy the "ecstasy" of the party life.
 

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thunderpimp91 said:
Unless you trade down you have to pay someone that money. I'd rather spend it on the top rb that I'm confident in than reach for a player lower on my board who I feel could be a bust. Pick according to your board, and forget all the other bs.
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On my board Zeke is not a top five prospect I have him rated 15th so no I don't take him at 4.
 

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rpatricc said:
He's got 10"+ hands. 99 percentile for RBs. And he hold the ball high and tight like Tiki Barber when he runs
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Yep. Love his ball security. Love to have him on the team but no way he goes at 4.
 
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Romotil45 said:
On my board Zeke is not a top five prospect I have him rated 15th so no I don't take him at 4.
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And that's fine. If you don't like the player I agree you don't take him. I just believe you play your board, and I hate the idea of being locked into cetain position's(qb,de,ot) early on because some aren't worthy(rb,g,dt). I won't argue with anyone who wants other players because they believe they truly project better to the nfl than zeke.
 
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thunderpimp91 said:
And that's fine. If you don't like the player I agree you don't take him. I just believe you play your board, and I hate the idea of being locked into cetain position's(qb,de,ot) early on because some aren't worthy(rb,g,dt). I won't argue with anyone who wants other players because they believe they truly project better to the nfl than zeke.
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Makes sense.

I will say that other factors with RBs are
  • longevity (RBs and LBs have shorter career spans)
  • replacement cost (or lack thereof)
  • accessibility in later rounds (FAR more Rbs found later than at other key positions)
But if you love the player that high, I'm not going to complain too much. It's just that if I'm taking Zeke, I much prefer Zeke plus a 2nd or 3rd vs Zeke + 0.
 
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Dhragon said:
In the last 20 years, the Cowboys have used about 2/3 of their first round picks on defense and when they did go offense, it has not been on flash players except twice - Dez and Felix. I think Jerry gets a bogus rap on the flash players thing.

We draft defensive players 2 to 1 over offensive players in the first round yet we've seldom had top defenses.

I'm ready for another top offensive skill player myself instead of settling for later round ones with lower ceilings. Since QB is pretty much off the table at 4 give me Zeke.
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Going defense doesn't mean you aren't going for "flash."

The Mo trade up for example was the definition of a "flash" move for which Jerry is often criticized.
 
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rpatricc said:
I just remember he had ball security issues and had to relearn how to run w ball "high and tight". He greatly improved.
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Possibly, my memory is a bit fuzzy about the end of his career. I just remember several seasons where he had close to 10 fumbles.
 

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If JJ's goal, is to return to be as good as we were in the early 90"s...consider this...

With as much credit that was given to the Triplets, neither of them would have been what they were without a dominate offensive line. When that line started to falter or was absent, it meant the end of the Triplets.
Irvin's career ended because he had to go over the middle into the teeth of an Eagles defense and got slammed into the concrete turf called Veterans Stadium, because of his QB not having enough time. Aikman had to end his career because of the brutal hits he was taking both trying to stay in the pocket and the unfortunate times he was forced to run. (ie, LaVar Arrington). And Emmitt's career basically came to an end on a hit from Roy Williams while playing for the Cardinals.
We have the dominate line, we have an elite quarterback and receiver once again. The only piece that is missing...is a truly elite running back. Our team from last year paid the price for this 4th overall pick....NOW USE IT!!! He's our's...!!!
 
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Avery said:
Here's another one: he's 20 years old and will turn 21 before the season starts. In comparison to the other top prospects (age shown is age at season start):

Henry - 22
Booker - 24
Dixon - 22
Procise - 22
Perkins - 21
Williams - 22
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Didn't know that - that's even better.

He'll be 26 before he hits free agency if we even let him get that far along. The perfect time to either re-up for 3 more years or let him go.
 
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Toruk_Makto said:
All those pining over Zeke better never have been those who hammered Jerry on liking shiny objects at the detriment to the Cowboys.
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John Manziel is a shiny thing people were pining over... Zeke would be special player. Nothing wrong with wanting him on our team at all.
 
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