Why I feel it is Zeke or bust

[Section446]

This ridiculous idea that you should be weary of drafting a RB in round one is, well, ridiculous. If he is the best player on your board, I don't care if he's a kicker, you freaking draft the guy.

 

[superonyx]

At the end of last season, were you clamouring for a better defense more than you were clamouring for a better running back? Did you think it was a higher priority to boost the running game over better front seven pressure play?

To answer your last question on neutralizing outside smaller rushers: block them. Be in advantageous down and distances. Win off the line if you're Dez or T Will. I can't see how one would answer that question with draft Zeke at 4.

I would say people should be clamouring for drafting a generational cornerstone player with the 4th pick. Regardless of the position this guy plays. With the exception of OL where we already have 4 cornerstone players we should look to draft the guy who is the best player over the next 6 years. Not chase any position. This has always resulted in bad things for teams. Many many examples by looking at past drafts will show this.

 

[Romotil45]

so which players are worth the 26 mil ??

and no one can predict any of the players production, gurley was coming off surgery? and played partial
season, without the dallas OL.

Jerry is not going to pay 26 mil guaranteed for a RB. That's just foolish sure Jerry loves Zeke we all do. If you want Zeke pray we can trade back and he is there because Zeke will not go at 4.

 

[willia451]

Jerry is not going to pay 26 mil guaranteed for a RB.

He will if he believes it is the best way to extend Romo's career.

 

[Romotil45]

If Zeke racks up 2200 all purpose yards, scores 17 TDs, and allows Romo to return to 2014 form, no one will give a damn if we took him at 4.

They'll just say how brilliant the move was and act like they supported it from the beginning.

If Zeke racks up 2200 all purpose yrds is crazy talk not going to happen. Gurley had 230 carries and 1100 yrds last year. Can anyone say fantasy land ?

 

[Romotil45]

He will if he believes it is the best way to extend Romo's career.

Zeke doesn't extend Romo's career any more than a quality back in the 3rd or 4th round.

 

[willia451]

If Zeke racks up 2200 all purpose yrds is crazy talk not going to happen. Gurley had 230 carries and 1100 yrds last year. Can anyone say fantasy land ?

Murray racked up 2200+ all purpose yards in 2014 behind this OL. Zeke can run, block, catch, and has more speed than Murray. So its not too much of a stretch to say Zeke could at least approach that.

 

[willia451]

Zeke doesn't extend Romo's career any more than a quality back in the 3rd or 4th round.

Same argument was used heading into the 2015 season. Our RBBC will be fine behind this OL.

Doh!!! How did that work out?

 

[Romotil45]

Same argument was used heading into the 2015 season. Our RBBC will be fine behind this OL.

Doh!!! How did that work out?

Rusher sometimes get free in the NFL you know the guys on the other side are professional athletes too. It happens that a knee-jerk reaction Zeke isn't going to pick up ever free rusher.

 

[DandyDon52]

if they trade back and get him then that is great, but they may not get him like that.
no telling what jones boys will do ,

 

[DogFace]

I do believe he's the "safest" pick. He may also be the best immediate help to our team. I'm still leaning toward Ramsey and Henry in the second but, I'd be just fine with Zeke as our pick.

 

[Romotil45]

if they trade back and get him then that is great, but they may not get him like that.
no telling what jones boys will do ,

You never know Jerry might wake up Thurs morning and say I feel like wasting 26 mil today n pull the trigger. But I wouldn't expect it its not realistic.

 

[Romotil45]

I do believe he's the "safest" pick. He may also be the best immediate help to our team. I'm still leaning toward Ramsey and Henry in the second but, I'd be just fine with Zeke as our pick.

Giving up 26 mil on a RB is never safe thats crazy talk.

 

[willia451]

Here is another argument for Zeke. If Romo does not have confidence that the RB can get the yards needed or get the job done in some other way, then he'll just check out of the called running play and try to make something happen on his own. That's just who he is. And he's not going to change.

He had confidence in Murray.

He had no confidence in what we started with in 2015. And it was obvious.

So Superman went out there and tried to win games himself. And "CRUNCH"!!!! Season over.

We need to give Romo his Murray replacement. Or we're going to regret it.

 

[plasticman]

At the end of last season, were you clamouring for a better defense more than you were clamouring for a better running back? Did you think it was a higher priority to boost the running game over better front seven pressure play?

To answer your last question on neutralizing outside smaller rushers: block them. Be in advantageous down and distances. Win off the line if you're Dez or T Will. I can't see how one would answer that question with draft Zeke at 4.

Be in advantageous down and distance? Yes, that's rather obvious. How do you auppose that would be accomplished on a ccosistant basis?

No, I didnt clamor for a better defense. I recognized that the defense was crippled by injuries and suspensions at the start of the season after which they were placed in very difficult circumstances by a completely inept offense.

When your defense holds opponents to 19 points or less then you typically win those games. The Cowboys lost in those games last season.....six times.

That is turning a 10-6 season into a 4-12 season because your offense can't score 20 points.

But the problem was defense, right?

Why can't the offense score 20 points?

Why do people think the real issue was losing Tony Romo when the offense couldn't score more than 6 points in the 1st half in either of the first two games that Romo started. It took an absolute miracle for the Cowboys to win the first game.

Is that our strategy for 2016? An average running game despite an elite line with a defense holds oponents to under 19 points, we will all just wait for Tony to perform his weekly miracle in the 4th quarter?

In that case, I predict another long disappointing season.

 

[Dundalis]

Here is another argument for Zeke. If Romo does not have confidence that the RB can get the yards needed or get the job done in some other way, then he'll just check out of the called running play and try to make something happen on his own. That's just who he is. And he's not going to change.

He had confidence in Murray.

He had no confidence in what we started with in 2015. And it was obvious.

So Superman went out there and tried to win games himself. And "CRUNCH"!!!! Season over.

We need to give Romo his Murray replacement. Or we're going to regret it.

Not really that compelling an argument for Elliot. Because there are other 3 down backs in the draft. Murray himself was a mid round pick. The only situation I'd be comfortable drafting him is in a trade down. The money he will get is stupid for an untried RB. If Romo is gonna miss games, he's gonna miss games. He'll get hit regardless. One RB ain't gonna make much difference to that.

 

[Broges74]

Go Henry in the 2nd. Ramsey in the first.

 

[bayeslife]

If Zeke racks up 2200 all purpose yrds is crazy talk not going to happen. Gurley had 230 carries and 1100 yrds last year. Can anyone say fantasy land ?

The Rams don't have a QB and don't have the line that Dallas has. Zeke would immediately be the front runner for ROY.

 

[Romotil45]

The Rams don't have a QB and don't have the line that Dallas has. Zeke would immediately be the front runner for ROY.

It would be mistake to think like that. Zeke is not going to want to be loaded with 300 plus carries a yr because if so he prob doesn't make it to his second or third contract. There is a very good reason why the league went to rotating backs. And if you say you don't care if he makes it to a second or third contract then you don't really care about the kid and that would be a shame.

 

[TwoDeep3]

I have meandered in my opinion about this pick. Once the quarterbacks were gone, I have changed my mind several times.

But for this franchise, Zeke will do more for the defensive side of the ball than any of the defensive players available at 4.

At best a DE might have - as a rookie - 15 sacks, which might be close to a record. Googling this states Aldon Smith had 23 as a rookie in 78. But correct me if I am wrong, they didn't keep track of sacks then. Else Harvey Martin would be the sack leader FOREVER.

So essentially a DE or DT might have 15 or so great plays.

Behind this line Zeke the Freak would have as many long runs, if not more.

But how many times would Zeke touch the ball, and how many times would he move the chains keeping the defense off the field? How many times would he punch the ball into the endzone for a short yardage TD? How many times would he set up play action for Romo and Dez to sear the butt of the opposition?

How many times would Zeke affect plays where the defense had to concentrate on him in play action that saves Romo from a beat down?

THE MONEY DOES NOT MATTER. IT IS NOT OUR MONEY, AND WE ARE NOT THE GM OF THIS TEAM.

So taking all this into consideration, along with the fact RunDMC is an injury waiting in the wings and his back-up was terrific his rookie year but slipping away from that level each year since, It becomes evident to me this team should take the guy who looks more like Emmit than I have seen since, well............................Emmitt.