Twitter: Cowboys told Ramsey Taking Him At 4

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Something is causing his demise, that much seems evident by his performance woes. Of course, the media hype does nothing to pinpoint that being the case but that's not overly surprising, either. Whether it's laziness or his old inclinations to party seems to be kept under wraps. I've not seen reports indicating he's lazy, assuming that's the case. It's not difficult to suspect that wear and tear has taken a toll on him, either. Whatever the cause may be, it's obvious that his performance has regressed. It happens to many RBs who are used on such a constant basis.
Last season was the first he dealt with injuries. You either take this very serious and train and protect your body the way Emmitt did or you could be reckless and naive the way Zeke is. Both had the talent, but only one had the drive.
 

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In an alternate history we draft Ramsey instead of Zeke and things would be very different.

Dak doesn't have Zeke winning the rushing title by over 300 yards and being 1st team all pro and riding that wave to the #1 seed their rookie year.

What happens with Dak if he doesn't have the best RB in the NFL for his first 3 seasons? Romo surely gets his spot back in 2016 and Dak is now the back up? Does he ever get a chance to be the guy? Would he even be in the league right now?

What happens with the defense? Zeke made the Cowboys better in the short term, but Ramsey would have been the better guy long term. Zeke is now washed while Ramsey still plays at a pretty high level.

We would not have those horrible Zeke or Dak contracts right now. We'd have Ramsey on a big contract, but he'd be much better value than both Zeke and Dak.

Looking back, it's clear the Cowboys made the wrong choice.

Zeke

9500 APY

68 TDS

88 games
 
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