trenches and run game- this was a response to a moved or deleted ES post about zeke and didnt want to waste it LOL but its fact that our decline started when we changed our offense and that starts in the trenches and run game..
well one fact i know is this Zekes not done and many actual experts think this..
1. EE has had his peak years for sure and with KM at the helm and defense that gives up points the run game will never be our identity unless something changes quickly..
2. EE was not the player this place tries to say is done, sucks, should be cut or traded, 2020 was lost year in the OL, qb, and many other facets of our team and he not only had c19 in the offseason but two leg injuries' and powered through them.no freaking way this is who zeke has become, this i know.. 2019 maybe depends a lot on #1 above what will KM do with the run game, it needs help , he falt out uses outdated run plays most nfl teams would give FB, add staying into block more then any back in the league , i mean sure he look's like great fb now but its not his fault hes being ran into the dirt by his OC and his defense etc..
3.I still see a lot of flashes of good to great zeke and this will be more of who he is now ie check 2019 and being relative top 5 is all we need but the way hes used is Key.. they need to use an actual FB more to block, pollard more as reliver but in passing situations, take some of the highest on field % of use for offensive playing in the league from an aging zeke so hes fresher./it was freaking ridiculous how he was used in 2020 and it started in 2019..
4.lastly this is not zekes fault that 2016-2018 he was the identity and got paid to be EE, and hes not being utilized, hes volume back that can carry the load, win TOP, wear down defense but between the OC and the defense add in the OL injuries' in 2020, no way he can ever be that zeke regardless of speed and burst, he doesnt need that , that was a bonus but he for sure can be relative.. odd we built this team to be zekes with dak feeding off that and compliment a pass happy playing from behind all the time team..
this is NOT on EE and he cant be constantly destroyed by hater fans who claim hes done and being paid far too much..
better look at coaching and team efficiency the last 2 years where like some posts that are being discussed, we have broken rudder on this team the last 18months and no true identity and direction..EE was our anchor, the OL was our Identity, this is not zeke issue and hes has plenty left. its been weird last couple of offseason and hopefully a real plan is paid in lace to get on track..
outside of the 2 bad games with 4 fumbles , I still say zeke has plenty left and can be the identity and would benefit all to use a fb, Pollard , zeke to get the offense and defense grounded again, pun intended.. Not saying Dak and those Wrs cant exploits the defenses they play but you set it up with the run game.. bring back more play action.
i mean even teams like SF and Rams use this philosophy and to larger extent , the Titans..
i believe ES is correct in one thing Zekes not done by long shot and his contract says he will be here a while..
so fans calm down and open your eyes, the blame is not EE for his apparent surface decline. Sorry haters, its not.