Realistically he didn't really "feature" Zeke. He kept him in the line up as a 6th offensive lineman basically. I don't think Zeke even got to 15 carries over the last 10 games did he? But we can all agree he should not have been playing. I can't even say for sure it was Moore's decision but whomever made that decision needs to be taken to task for it. Zeke was hurt and needed to sit 3-4 weeks (maybe more) to heal up to where he could get back close to the level he was playing at before he got hurt. When they kept telling us that "he can't do anymore damage to it" they were outright lying because unless the ligament was completely torn you can ALWAYS do more damage if only making the tear bigger. In fact if it WAS completely torn then that places more stress on the other ligaments and you run the risk of turning one torn ligament into 2 or 3 and maybe ending that kid's career. It still angers me how they handled that.
Still when I try and reconcile the offensive "rankings" against what we see on the field something doesn't add up.. Clearly the offense has gone up several notches since Moore took over in several statistical categories. But how much of that is the once inexperienced QB simply improving his mastery of the craft a little more? How much of it is great players doing great things vs scheme? Lots of experts talk about how Moore does not appear to have a plan in his play calling. Most of the big plays come as a result of a guy doing something amazing more so than a great play design getting a back to the second level untouched or a receiver running butt nekked wide open in the secondary. And how "great" was Moore's offense in 2020 after the triggerman went down? I know there is no one answer to any of these questions but obviously we need answers if we don't want to see the offense stumble over the second half of the season again. It happened in 2019.. and in 2020.. and aside from beating up on NFC rivals in disarray, in 2021.. Something has to give.
You should actually love Moore. He continues to run and feature Zeke when he should be sitting on the bench or playing FB.
Zeke is definitely featured in the run game buddy. Pollard, especially later in the season was a guy that was simply spelling Zeke. In the playoff game it was even worse.
If Moore ever got away from the run game its because Zeke was either ineffective or the Cowboys were falling behind.
Did you really think the offense was going to be good after Dak went down? LOL
So when the offense is going great, its Zeke and when Zeke is running poorly or the offense is ineffective its Moore?
Bottom line is the Oline was the big issue. And that one huge issue can cripple an offense. We saw it effect both the run game and the passing game.
So how come the great Zeke couldnt carry the offense when Dak went down in 2020?
Zeke is a slow and limited RB at this point. Unable to consistently get to the edges, break tackles or make guys miss.
