TheMarathonContinues
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Your eyes are deceiving you then.......We must be watching different teams then. I see 8 men in the box against us numerous times. That is what stacking the line means. 8 or more in the box. Care to share a link that proves otherwise? Now this year, they haven't been doing it as much because they have been able to throttle Zeke with their front 7. I'm still waiting for Dak or any QB to win consistently with no running game. I used to say had Miami gave Dan Marino a great RB, they would have won a couple of Superbowls. Teams like Miami, Houston (Warren Moon era), Atlanta, (Deion era) where all great passing teams that never won a Superbowl. Teams need a running game to take that next step. How many did John Elway win prior to TD? None. When Emmitt held out, our offense went nowhere. Believe me, if Dak never had Zeke, he would not have accomplished nearly as much as he has. Not a knock on Dak just how I see how QB's need a decent running game to balance themselves out. Brady never had a great running back but they still ran the ball and they always had a top 10 or top 5 defense. Plus Brady is more of an exception than a rule. I would take him in his prime any day over Mahomes.
What made our 90's Cowboys such a dominant team was their ability to control the clock, and grind teams down and score. High powered offenses never did well against them because Dallas would just pummel them with the run game, (Because most high octane passing teams are always paired with sucky defenses) slow the game down, keep those high powered, pass happy offenses on the sidelines and score on them almost at will. Then they would trot out a top 10 or 5 defense to go after their QB.
But according to NFL.com’s Next Gen Stats, Elliott has faced less 8+ men in the box situations than any other time in his entire four-year career. In 2019, Zeke has run against eight or more defenders in the box just 18.04 percent of the time. During his rookie season, when Elliott led the league in rushing yardage (1,631 yards), that percentage was up to 28.88.