I totally get that.
It just seemed to me with the way the 2018 season ended, losing to the Rams, Jerry and the front offoce knew a playoff team was assembled and removing Zeke was too risky. He wants to win a Superbowl and not having Zeke would have reduced those chances.
Plus Zeke has been reliable in terms of health and is probably the leading rusher since being drafted #4 overall in 2016.
Jerry had to pay him.
The Cowboys last playoff game was lost because RBs mashed us to death.
Dak actually passed better than Goff but we lost by quite a lot.
I have been a passing is king guy long before nerd twitter got ahold of made up stats proving just that (which they sat out to prove by creating said stats).
All that said running the ball IS important.
Having an RB who blocks well and can also run the ball very well is very important.
And we know having a RB who can catch the ball out of the backfield is important.
On the first 2 areas Zeke is elite. Easily top 5 in each and overall. In the third he can use some focus and work on hands and route running; simply being a more natural receiver.
RB is tough in general and I was AGAINST drafting Zeke at 4. I mean seriously in disbelief against it.
Dallas had made insane production per pick with Murray and others.
BUT, what Zeke did here was immediate and special. He has not been a choir boy off the field but he is certainly not dramatic like Ramsey.
And those were easily the top 5 guys so options were pretty much down to those 2.
Ultimately, Dallas did draft him and I moved passed my beliefs to judge him on performance and he has been elite.