Until Stephens successor takes over for him.
I saw online that some people think zekes getting released. If that happens, I’ll legit stop following this team after 30 years. I lost live for them and mainly dak when dez got scape hosted and released. I missed a few games. If zekes released after carrying this team to two playoff appearances and suffering behind the worst o-line in football this year and NEVER! Missing a game due to injury, I’ll support another team for the rest of stephens life.
- Once Dez lost his ability to separate - then it became imperative to release him and move on, he didn't have the in-quickness and footwork as other big possession guys
to rely upon anything else.
- Once i'm convinced that Zeke cannot ..will not regain his once elite burst and breakaway ability as he came into the league in 2016, ..
And i'm not at all convinced he cannot regain 2016 form.
i'm not close to being ready to give up on him per trade or cut. ..until we've done all we can with him.
But since he has been bulked up to be a more bigger, thicker more methodical bell cow ball control runner, he's become more ordinary as a move runner.
- I've listened all over to hear other observations as to why Zeke has lost his speed and agility. We don't even see him high hurdling defenders which all the more explains what could've happened
to him as a splash runner.
- My plan/My hope with Zeke: Get him into a off-season and re-shape his body frame to as close to 2016 form as possible
Less emphasis on Bulk,
More on long speed and agility.
what was Bulked Up .. can also be Un-Bulk up.
- With Zeke, i'm not gonna blame this makeshift injury rattled OL on his shortcomings. He's not just that kind of a true playmaker anymore.
That Ohio state homerun burst, acceleration and agility that jumped out on film, is what made him most feared in the NFL.
- Sure he still has a sheer power element to his game as well, and it's tremendously valuable near the goal line, ..and don't disregard what he adds his valuable blitz blocker.
But he is a one cut runner who could accelerate quickly in and out of a hole and take it to the house.
- Imo, that made him Adrien Peterson like- per his 2016 version
Both were same one cut style, same homerun style burst and speed, neither was over-elusive and both ordinary as a skilled creative receiver out of the backfield.
Zeke was always a much better blitz blocker than AP. And knock on woods, has been more super durable to date.
- If zeke had his patented 2016 burst, he'd make this ordinary, makeshift OL even better. They would not have to work that much harder, and labor and hold their blocks longer because
Elliott needs more initial time to get in and out of holes.
He wasn't electric open field elusive as an open field receiver such as McCaffrey, Kamara or Barkley but he could take a quick screen and accelerate his way to leave the pack of
tacklers behind in the dust ala Steelers ('16) and Niners game ('17) that burst and that screen plays are so obsolete now.