What to do about Rico?

[Hawkeye0202]

NFL RB's yards per attempt this season:

Saquon Barkley 5.9
Derrick Henry 5.8
Bucky Irving 5.6
Jahmyr Gibbs 5.6
Jordan Mason 5.2
Rico Dowdle 5.0

6th in the league isn't special? 6th in the league is a JAG?

Considering the bad play calling and historic injuries along the OL this season I'd say he is having a remarkable season. His longest run is only 27 yards (shortest of any names mentioned) which drags down his average. Dowdle works his butt off and his effort shows every week.

He doesn't a lot skin on the wall which is why I doubt he gets an offer from another team as a starter. He may be better off taking a modest 2-year deal from Jerry.

 

[Mark]

The only mistake that can be made with Dowdle (or any other player) at this juncture is to overpay him. He's clearly earned the spot he has now.

 

[Chasing6]

Let him walk, or at least see what his offers are, then match it, if not too high.
But Jerry will go full Pollard and pay him $10 million.

They need to clean house at RB, draft 1, or even 2, with all the picks they have. Sign a FA as well. then a few UDFA's.

He has played much better lately, but I can't trust another injury won't happen.
Then there are those that will say, fix the OL even morsel than it has been playing better lately. The RB will be fixed. I understand and agree with that to a point.
Still need a stud RB regardless.

RB gets fixed with a better OLine.

 

[KJJ]

he is nothing special. he is a JAG that's looking good going against some of the worst defenses in the league.

we need to draft a RB and if he comes cheap at about 2-3M a year, then he can be RB2.
he has no deep speed. no power. not very good vision.

He’s nothing special but he’s been better than a JAG the last few weeks. He’s not a playmaker that can break a big run so he doesn’t scare anyone. We need a more dynamic runner who can also provide something as a receiver.

 

[calicowboy54]

Fix the oline and it won't matter who's running it. Draft a RB. Look at what bucky irving is doing in Tampa.

i think you spend your money on O-Line and D-Line and let him walk there are 15 RB in this class that are equal or better than him and 10 that for sure are an upgrade.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

NFL RB's yards per attempt this season:

Saquon Barkley 5.9
Derrick Henry 5.8
Bucky Irving 5.6
Jahmyr Gibbs 5.6
Jordan Mason 5.2
Rico Dowdle 5.0

6th in the league isn't special? 6th in the league is a JAG?

Considering the bad play calling and historic injuries along the OL this season I'd say he is having a remarkable season. His longest run is only 27 yards (shortest of any names mentioned) which drags down his average. Dowdle works his butt off and his effort shows every week.

no, not special. he has done well against Carolina, Cinci and Giants some of the absolute worst defenses in the league.

if you are putting Dowdle in the same group and comparing to Barkley and Henry, then is it ok to compare Dak with some of the other top notch QBs stats? just asking.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He doesn't a lot skin on the wall which is why I doubt he gets an offer from another team as a starter. He may be better off taking a modest 2-year deal from Jerry.

I'd love for that to happen. Grab one of those good young buck RB's in the draft to team up with him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

no, not special. he has done well against Carolina, Cinci and Giants some of the absolute worst defenses in the league.

if you are putting Dowdle in the same group and comparing to Barkley and Henry, then is it ok to compare Dak with some of the other top notch QBs stats? just asking.

At the end of the year, stats are stats. They don't care who you play. They never do.

And it is fair to compare Dak against every QB in the league. In any way you want to. He is the highest paid player and shouldn't be exempt at all.

 

[shabazz]

Asking what to do about any specific player when we are getting ready to finish the season with 3 of the top 10 teams in the league is very questionable timing.

It's only fair to do so. If we are to recognize his production against the 3 worst defenses in the league it's only fair that we do it with 3 of the better teams.

I would say that this applies to his offensive line as well.

It's been nice to see his late progress and I hope he continues it but I don't expect him to get 100 yard games against the Eagles or Bucs.....the Commodes aren't great against the run so he's got a good chance.

We'll all watch the games and recognize if the offensive ine is giving him a chance or not

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

You must have been a RB...

If Ranch is here then who's teaching drivers ed before ball practice?

 

[big dog cowboy]

It's only fair to do so. If we are to recognize his production against the 3 worst defenses in the league it's only fair that we do it with 3 of the better teams.

I would say that this applies to his offensive line as well.

It's been nice to see his late progress and I hope he continues it but I don't expect him to get 100 yard games against the Eagles or Bucs.....the Commodes aren't great against the run so he's got a good chance.

We'll all watch the games and recognize if the offensive ine is giving him a chance or not

Just 3 more games then there will be an entire off season to over-evaluate everything.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

At the end of the year, stats are stats. They don't care who you play. They never do.

And it is fair to compare Dak against every QB in the league. In any way you want to. He is the highest paid player and shouldn't be exempt at all.

I don't compare dowdle to Henry or Barkley, who are perhaps elite RBs in the league, based on YPC only.
it takes more than a few games to say somebody is got and playing at a high level, specially that they are in their 4th year in the league and just starting to play and been able to get elevated from PS.

if the intention was that hey Dowdle is as good or close to these guys, based on a single stat, then it doesn't fly. there is not enough evidence to normalize the stats. his stats are skewed becaue he played three games against crappy defenses and was given the load.

he is a JAG and can be replaced by almost any other starting RB in the league.

 

[Ranching]

If Ranch is here then who's teaching drivers ed before ball practice?

Your boyfriend is subbing today...

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Your boyfriend is subbing today...

I bet jokes like that were so cool back in your glory days.

 

[rambo2]

Fix the oline and it won't matter who's running it. Draft a RB. Look at what bucky irving is doing in Tampa.

Is there something wrong with the line?

 

[Big_C_KU]

Really depends on what his offers elsewhere are but if you let him go other places for offers then might as well consider him done. I’d probably offer a two year deal in 5 mil a year range with 1 year being fully guaranteed. 5 mil a year would put him in that range of a solid RB pay. Nothing more than that. I’d be looking at drafting another RB in first 3 rounds. If his agents want more than 2 years and 5 mil plus then let him walk.

 

[fivetwos]

More gross mismanagement by the clowns playing GM.

Years ago, the rest of the world knew Elliott was declining, and that Pollard would either need to be tagged or lost a year later, yet they refused to draft even one RB in advance to prepare for that.

Now even Rico is going to be overpaid or gone. That’s how you end up with no running game, but I guess that’s ok because they want their ROI with the 60 million dollar man constantly slinging it from the pocket. Good luck.

 

[bigdsgirl]

Zeke wasn’t brought back because they thought highly of him. They moved on from him but they passed on the top FA RBs and didn’t draft a back and Zeke was cheap. We had to cover ourselves at RB after losing Pollard. We couldn’t enter the season with Rico and Deuce. Rico has had injury issues and we needed insurance. Not many thought much of Rico who only had 361 yards and two TDs last season. Too many are living in the moment with Rico who’s looked great the past three weeks. He’s gotten better with more opportunities but he wasn’t the back last season or early this season that we’re seeing now.

Rico is a very good back..I never agreed with RB by committee..most get better with more carries and that seems to be the case with Rico

 

[vlad]

*** He's a free agent
***Would you resign him? This means we are unlikely to use a high pick on RB ( 5th round max IMO)
*** How much? $4-6M or 9-10M
*** Let him walk and draft a new starter ( Jeanty )

Keep money is going to be tight according to Stephen
It's crazy how every time one of our players starts playing at a high level.......the question becomes will we keep him? Wonder if other teams go through this also.






https://overthecap.com/player/rico-dowdle/9346


https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...nsion-before-season-end-free-agent-draft-pick

If the Cowboys were to sign Dowdle to an extension, it wouldn’t break the bank. Devin Singletary, a similar runner production-wise to Dowdle, signed a three-year, $16.5M deal with the New York Giants last offseason. Dallas could likely lock up Dowdle with a similar type of offer only costing them $5-6M a year

I'm confused, where is Zeke?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Rico is a very good back..I never agreed with RB by committee..most get better with more carries and that seems to be the case with Rico

I'm fine with running back by committee when you have a committee of good running backs. Problem is we didn't...and I'm not even sure how good Dowdle is.