Zeke Elliott appreciation thread

[Thomas82]

He definitely should have had more than 13 carries. And congrats to Zeke for passing ex-Cowboy Chris Warren on the all-time rushing list tonight!!

 

[JBond]

What has been his excuse this season? Another injury? Also Zeke didn't just start slowing down last season, he's been progressively getting worse, he was just getting force fed the ball until MM came in and Pollard became featured more.

He really hasn't had true burst since 2017.

20+ yard plays for Zeke have disappeared. This is the first game in a while where he did not run up the backs of our O-line every play and actually made some cuts. Maybe the injuries were much worse than we thought.

Good blocker. Maybe move him to FB and use him like Mike Alstott. Still a heavy workload with some power formations. Capable runner on a good day. Keep defenses guessing.

 

[NumOneQB]

Zeke ran hard tonight and showed some burst. He needs at least 15 carries a game.

 

[Thomas82]

I knew we were in trouble when we got to 3rd and 1 and passed ... Kellen Moore went all Kellen Moore again despite the runners averaging 5+ yards a pop. Oh and Zeke clearly still owns the Eagles..

And don't forget about Moore calling that rollout on 4th and inches.

 

[lostar2009]

I agree. He should've had more than 13 carries.

More like 20 carries.

 

[mattjames2010]

20+ yard plays for Zeke have disappeared. This is the first game in a while where he did not run up the backs of our O-line every play and actually made some cuts. Maybe the injuries were much worse than we thought.

It's a combination of injuries plus just wear and tear since his college days. He was a work horse and those don't last long in the NFL save for a few legendary players. I also wasn't a fan of Zeke bulking up after 2016.

 

[RonnieT24]

What has been his excuse this season? Another injury? Also Zeke didn't just start slowing down last season, he's been progressively getting worse, he was just getting force fed the ball until MM came in and Pollard became featured more.

He really hasn't had true burst since 2017.

Yeah Zeke sucked horribly while leading the league in rushing in 2018 and then being 4th in 2019. The simple fact of the matter is that when he's been given the ball he has produced. I don't expect big games from him on 12-13 carries most of them out of shotgun. He's not that type of back. If Dallas didn't want a feature back they should have let him walk in 2019. Again, their mismanagement of his utilization is their fault.. not his. He has not "been progressively getting worse." He has been "progressively getting the ball less." I'm sorry you don't understand the difference.

The Cowboys are undefeated when Zeke has gotten at least 15 carries this season.. But I guess we don't have to hear about them being undefeated when Pollard gets more than 10 carries anymore now will we? But the Zeke hater gang will probably change it to when Pollard get s12 or more carries or some such. We all know how this movie ends.

 

[Cowpolk]

We lost it was Daks fault and Garrets

 

[Rockport]

Dude was fantastic today. Always plays his heart out and literally brought us back in this game. He is so underrated by this fanbase it’s ridiculous

If Zeke can keep playing like this and Dak gets back this team will be in fine position to make a run.

 

[JBond]

He definitely should have had more than 13 carries. And congrats to Zeke for passing ex-Cowboy Chris Warren on the all-time rushing list tonight!!

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-rushing.htm

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Dude was fantastic today. Always plays his heart out and literally brought us back in this game. He is so underrated by this fanbase it’s ridiculous

The old boy seems to be gaining traction.
Though Pollard has intrigued me more, I like the Pollard-Elliott tandem even more if KM can get creative.

81 yards by Elliott tonight are not bad.
He shows steady improvement and wants to be a premier back again.
I dunna know if Zeke's highs and lows can be traced to km or to Zeke himself.
Let us get back to some 150-yard rushing days no matter who stars be he Pollard or Zeke.

 

[RonnieT24]

The old boy seems to be gaining traction.
Though Pollard has intrigued me more, I like the Pollard-Elliott tandem even more if KM can get creative.

81 yards by Elliott tonight are not bad.
He shows steady improvement and wants to be a premier back again.
I dunna know if Zeke's highs and lows can be traced to km or to Zeke himself.
Let us get back to some 150-yard rushing days no matter who stars be he Pollard or Zeke.

I don't think we're ever going to see that kind of rushing attack consistently with Kellen Moore calling plays.. It's just not who he is. He believes passing is the best way to win games.. And as he himself stated.. "yards are yards." So to him a 5 yard pass is just as good as a 5 yard run. The impact the 5 yard run has on the defensive front doesn't matter to him.. What it does to set up what you can do to a defense later in the game doesn't matter to him.. It boggles the mind that he has been handed so much responsibility while exhibiting such a flimsy grasp of so many of football's basic tenets. But then I remember who hired him..

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

Dude was fantastic today. Always plays his heart out and literally brought us back in this game. He is so underrated by this fanbase it’s ridiculous

He’s still a very very good back. He hasn’t had a top line in 3 or 4 years.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

The old boy seems to be gaining traction.
Though Pollard has intrigued me more, I like the Pollard-Elliott tandem even more if KM can get creative.

81 yards by Elliott tonight are not bad.
He shows steady improvement and wants to be a premier back again.
I dunna know if Zeke's highs and lows can be traced to km or to Zeke himself.
Let us get back to some 150-yard rushing days no matter who stars be he Pollard or Zeke.

His stats fell off when Garrett left.

 

[CyberB0b]

Dude was fantastic today. Always plays his heart out and literally brought us back in this game. He is so underrated by this fanbase it’s ridiculous

Underrated? He's the highest paid running back in the league, and he isn't the best running back on the team. He's average, at best.

Yeah Zeke sucked horribly while leading the league in rushing in 2018 and then being 4th in 2019. The simple fact of the matter is that when he's been given the ball he has produced. I don't expect big games from him on 12-13 carries most of them out of shotgun. He's not that type of back. If Dallas didn't want a feature back they should have let him walk in 2019. Again, their mismanagement of his utilization is their fault.. not his. He has not "been progressively getting worse." He has been "progressively getting the ball less." I'm sorry you don't understand the difference.

The Cowboys are undefeated when Zeke has gotten at least 15 carries this season.. But I guess we don't have to hear about them being undefeated when Pollard gets more than 10 carries anymore now will we? But the Zeke hater gang will probably change it to when Pollard get s12 or more carries or some such. We all know how this movie ends.

You're touting his stats from over 4 years ago. That is an eternity in the NFL.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Zeke had a good game tonight.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

Underrated? He's the highest paid running back in the league, and he isn't the best running back on the team. He's average, at best.

He had another hand that was better than pollards. When pollard dies t have gaping holes, he struggles to get yards.

 

[Daillest88]

He looked better than Pollard. Is he at his peak? No. But he's not finished by any means.

I called him out on his vision. Literally next play has a td with great vision lol

 

[CyberB0b]

He had another hand that was better than pollards. When pollard dies t have gaping holes, he struggles to get yards.

Too many drinks tonight?

 

[black label]

zeek is like hatoraid