Ezekiel Elliott Appreciation Thread **merged**

[SDCowboy]

Zeke is beasting. I can't even imagine how good he'll likely be by the end of the season.

 

[Texas_Pete]

Been debating which jersey I need this year.

21 it is

Agreed. But I'm honestly debating between his and Dak's.

 

[DTown214]

With today's 138 yards rushing, Zeke needs 1397 yards to break Dickerson's rookie rushing record. He will need to average 116 yards per game.

As crazy as it sounds, that's very doable.

 

[Hoov]

loving how he falls forward for extra yards and stays low in traffic

 

[KB1122]

I know. 150 last week. 140 this week. He's obviously good. But I'm not convinced he's top-5-draft-pick-good. He lacks the Dorsett burst. He had 140 yards. But the holes were gigantic and with better breakaway speed he should have had 180-200, maybe more, with a couple of touchdowns. There were at least three big runs where a top-5 talent should have turned on the jets and scored. There was one on the drive where Dorsett would have scored easily. Smith would have been tackled inside the five. I think McFadden would have scored.

I can't complain too much, because he's obviously productive. But he strikes me as a quality third-round mudder that we used an elite draft pick on. I think I might rather have Buckner and the right third-round back. I'm just not convinced that he's worth the draft capital we spent on him.

Just MO. Figure it's an interesting conversation.

 

[Dale]

And how about him coming out and hyping up the defense before that big third down? The heart he and Dak have brought to this team is unreal.

 

[Blackspider214]

I know. 150 last week. 140 this week. He's obviously good. But I'm not convinced he's top-5-draft-pick-good. He lacks the Dorsett burst. He had 140 yards. But the holes were gigantic and with better breakaway speed he should have had 180-200, maybe more, with a couple of touchdowns. There were at least three big runs where a top-5 talent should have turned on the jets and scored. There was one on the drive where Dorsett would have scored easily. Smith would have been tackled inside the five. I think McFadden would have scored.

I can't complain too much, because he's obviously productive. But he strikes me as a quality third-round mudder that we used an elite draft pick on. I think I might rather have Buckner and the right third-round back. I'm just not convinced that he's worth the draft capital we spent on him.

Just MO. Figure it's an interesting conversation.

 

[dogunwo]

As crazy as it sounds, that's very doable.

He needs one of those big breakout games.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

If he's this kind of a guy who can be a workhorse, block, never miss games, and get 4 yards on 2 yard blocking type plays I'll take it and not look back.

 

[bayeslife]

No it really isnt an interesting conversation Elliot has elite cutting ability and had the most converted 3rd downs of any RB

 

[Nexx]

can we ban the OP?

 

[NickZepp]

Said this in the game thread but it needs to be re-posted here.

Zeke Elliott is a bust. A HOF Bust.

 

[SHAMSzy]

He has looked flat out dominant past two games. You can see he is getting more comfortable. By the end of the season he will be putting up ridiculous numbers!!

 

[KB1122]

You can laugh, but he left four points on the board on the last drive.

It's like the Kirk Cousins completion against us, where it was a big gain, but it should have been a touchdown, then we got the interception in the end zone.

 

[vicjagger]

 

[Rogerthat12]

The jester position is still alive...

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

He showed heart and fire... burst and exolosivenesss.

I'm good.


Give these guys more than 2 minutes before we express major disappointment.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I know. 150 last week. 140 this week. He's obviously good. But I'm not convinced he's top-5-draft-pick-good. He lacks the Dorsett burst. He had 140 yards. But the holes were gigantic and with better breakaway speed he should have had 180-200, maybe more, with a couple of touchdowns. There were at least three big runs where a top-5 talent should have turned on the jets and scored. There was one on the drive where Dorsett would have scored easily. Smith would have been tackled inside the five. I think McFadden would have scored.

I can't complain too much, because he's obviously productive. But he strikes me as a quality third-round mudder that we used an elite draft pick on. I think I might rather have Buckner and the right third-round back. I'm just not convinced that he's worth the draft capital we spent on him.

Just MO. Figure it's an interesting conversation.

I mean he isn't worth a top 5 pick. Becuase he's likely to get injured and or not be worth his 2nd contract.

But he looks great now. So all we can do is hope he continues this type of production for a decade.

 

[SDCowboy]

 

[NickZepp]

I know. 150 last week. 140 this week. He's obviously good. But I'm not convinced he's top-5-draft-pick-good. He lacks the Dorsett burst. He had 140 yards. But the holes were gigantic and with better breakaway speed he should have had 180-200, maybe more, with a couple of touchdowns. There were at least three big runs where a top-5 talent should have turned on the jets and scored. There was one on the drive where Dorsett would have scored easily. Smith would have been tackled inside the five. I think McFadden would have scored.

I can't complain too much, because he's obviously productive. But he strikes me as a quality third-round mudder that we used an elite draft pick on. I think I might rather have Buckner and the right third-round back. I'm just not convinced that he's worth the draft capital we spent on him.

Just MO. Figure it's an interesting conversation.

Dorsett as a rookie had 2 100 yard games(one of which was actually 200+) Elliott did fumble it twice against Washington but if didn't we are looking at 3 100 yard games in 4 rookie games. Dorsett wasn't quite Dorsett as a rookie.