Mactin
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To everybody here on the forums that is a cowboy fan or not that was against the Cowboys drafting Ezekiel Elliot. Let me just say that drafting Elliot was the right move for the boys and here why:
I know what I'm going to say is pretty much obvious, but this team is built on a running game. We have one of the best offense line in the NFL but we lack a running back that would be able to take advantage of that offense line to the fullest potential. Yeah we had running backs before Ezekiel was drafted but they didn't had the skill that he had. Ezekiel skills were great, so great that it would be impossible for Jerry Jones and co not to grab him.
Look at last season. Lance Dunbar was injury prone as shown in the last few seasons, Darren McFadden while was a former first round pick and in my opinion did okay in his first season with the cowboys, was best use as backup for Elliot and Randle screw up. All of the RB were not starter RB.
We all seen what would happen if you put a great running back and a great offense line together. Emmett Smith and the great wall of Dallas in the 1990s, Tony Dorsett and that o-line from late 1970s to early 1980s are great examples.
It's been proven that if you run the ball more the clock runs down increasing the time of possession for that team. The 2014 Cowboys were first in time of possession controlling the ball 54% of the time and last season they were thirteen, the same season that Murray wasn't on the team. When the offense had the ball more the less the defense were on the field, making them more rested. It's great if you had a defense that is top five but what the point if they have to come back out on the field every three and out which is what happen last season.
When Murry ran the ball, Romo was able to become a better QB than he had before,Dez was able to produce better results for the team, other receivers were able to make catches, we ranked 11th in third down percentage in 2014. Why? because Demarco was able to gain enough yardage to make third down for bearable. Would you whether deal with third and ten or third and two? He was able to force the defense to focus more on him and not on Romo or the others. We were more balance that way.
I can see why people wanted Bosa or Jalen Ramsey, those two would had been great additions to the team but we make it to the playoffs and won the nfc east titles in 2014 because of the run game that we had.Ether way, I think we should all support the decision make as any addition to the team is a good one.
Look I get that some of you guys are going to counter on this post but you got to admit that the Cowboys focusing on the run game had great results. You can't tell me you were not happy in the 2014 season or the 1992 1993 or 1995 seasons or in 1971 or 1977. Running back matter and so the run game.
I know what I'm going to say is pretty much obvious, but this team is built on a running game. We have one of the best offense line in the NFL but we lack a running back that would be able to take advantage of that offense line to the fullest potential. Yeah we had running backs before Ezekiel was drafted but they didn't had the skill that he had. Ezekiel skills were great, so great that it would be impossible for Jerry Jones and co not to grab him.
Look at last season. Lance Dunbar was injury prone as shown in the last few seasons, Darren McFadden while was a former first round pick and in my opinion did okay in his first season with the cowboys, was best use as backup for Elliot and Randle screw up. All of the RB were not starter RB.
We all seen what would happen if you put a great running back and a great offense line together. Emmett Smith and the great wall of Dallas in the 1990s, Tony Dorsett and that o-line from late 1970s to early 1980s are great examples.
It's been proven that if you run the ball more the clock runs down increasing the time of possession for that team. The 2014 Cowboys were first in time of possession controlling the ball 54% of the time and last season they were thirteen, the same season that Murray wasn't on the team. When the offense had the ball more the less the defense were on the field, making them more rested. It's great if you had a defense that is top five but what the point if they have to come back out on the field every three and out which is what happen last season.
When Murry ran the ball, Romo was able to become a better QB than he had before,Dez was able to produce better results for the team, other receivers were able to make catches, we ranked 11th in third down percentage in 2014. Why? because Demarco was able to gain enough yardage to make third down for bearable. Would you whether deal with third and ten or third and two? He was able to force the defense to focus more on him and not on Romo or the others. We were more balance that way.
I can see why people wanted Bosa or Jalen Ramsey, those two would had been great additions to the team but we make it to the playoffs and won the nfc east titles in 2014 because of the run game that we had.Ether way, I think we should all support the decision make as any addition to the team is a good one.
Look I get that some of you guys are going to counter on this post but you got to admit that the Cowboys focusing on the run game had great results. You can't tell me you were not happy in the 2014 season or the 1992 1993 or 1995 seasons or in 1971 or 1977. Running back matter and so the run game.
