Zeke watch - The rushing title is in the bag

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The biggest what if, is Romo getting a chance to play with Zeke the year he should have gotten his job back. Wasted opportunity and possibly dumbest football decision in history.

It was a smart decision because Romo's body couldn't withstand the hits anymore...his body failed him. Even if we put him in when he was healthy he would have broke in half again the moment someone touched him. Dude's body was made of glass at the end, no shame in that. He was tough as nails though.

 

[khiladi]

Again, no mention that he leads the league in fumbles, averages less ypc than Gurley or Barkley, averages ~5 more carries per game than Barkley which means Barkley would be beating Zeke by over 100 yards if he got as many carries and he also runs behind a much worse O line.

But yeah, Zeke has more yards so that means he’s the best...unless he didn’t have the most yards, ran behind an O line as bad as the Giants and didnt have as many carries then he would still be the best but it would be the O lines fault and the coaches fault for not giving him the ball enough

Barkley doesn’t run against as many stacked boxes. He’s also had six games where he hasn’t broken 50 yards rushing. And Eli is still better than Dak..

 

[mattjames2010]

Ive said this all year and somehow people said he sucked was fat and slow

Gurley, before his injury, was far more impressive and Barkley seems to be more of a home run threat.

But they are all just running backs. These rushing totals would have mattered from 1990 to about 2005. Different era.

I can’t get excited about RBs. When an RB is the player you talk about, you have problems

 

[Seven]

Off topic, how does Philly look without Wentz?

Better....... definitely gonna be a QB controversy all offseasoff a d early next season. Book it.

 

[mattjames2010]

It was a smart decision because Romo's body couldn't withstand the hits anymore...his body failed him. Even if we put him in when he was healthy he would have broke in half again the moment someone touched him. Dude's body was made of glass at the end, no shame in that. He was tough as nails though.

The play where he broke a bone in his back would have happened to anyone.

The same with collarbone - Rodgers breaks his collarbone the same way, I even broke mine playing football that way. Hitting the ground and a 250 pound man falling on your shoulder will snap it.

Romo and Rodgers are more unlucky than anything

 

[khiladi]

It was a smart decision because Romo's body couldn't withstand the hits anymore...his body failed him. Even if we put him in when he was healthy he would have broke in half again the moment someone touched him. Dude's body was made of glass at the end, no shame in that. He was tough as nails though.

No it wasn’t... especially the way the rules are now and how the OL was playing..

 

[Aviano90]

Zeke another game without a TD.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Zeke For MVP.

Nobody can convince me he means less to the Cowboys than Mahomes does to the Chiefs, but QB's always get the award.

But I will say it again: Zeke for MVP.

 

[aria]

Zeke another game without a TD.

and a fumble but don’t mention it, you’ll ruffle some feathers.

 

[mattjames2010]

Zeke For MVP.

Nobody can convince me he means less to the Cowboys than Mahomes does to the Chiefs, but QB's always get the award.

But I will say it again: Zeke for MVP.

Zeke is nowhere near an MVP in anything. The league is simply not built around running - Steelers have gone through 3 RBs in a year and each one has produced. Dallas went from Murray to McFadden to Zeke, all put up 1,000 yards

He’s also becoming a fumbler as well

 

[CowboyStar88]

Just did.

Take Zeke off this team and what do you think the record is? I’ll take the fumbles and whatever bs stat you want to post to discredit him. Dude is playing with a QB who can’t hit wide open wr/te.

 

[aria]

Take Zeke off this team and what do you think the record is? I’ll take the fumbles and whatever bs stat you want to post to discredit him. Dude is playing with a QB who can’t hit wide open wr/te.

No doubt the dude is the best player on this team and one of the top 3 RB’s in the league. IMO he’s 2nd, with Barkley being first and Gurley 3rd.

And yes, we would hurt greatly without him behind our current O line which is very good but not great.

 

[Hoofbite]

The passing game doesn’t account for the lions share of every teams offense though. From a pure yardage standpoint? Sure but not to the actual impact on the game.

I mean with our offense the running game is the most important aspect for sure.

I would love to see a defender win MVP. A guy like Khalil Mack is deserving of consideration this year. Absolutely.

What impact do you think yardage and scoring has? Yes, there are some things that can be done that won't show up on the stat sheet. When the things that do show up on the stat sheet are so disparaging, what are people supposed to do? Productivity matters and when it comes to MVP, it's hard for a RB to produce enough to warrant the pick. It's nearly impossible for a kicker to warrant the pick. It is what it is.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Zeke is nowhere near an MVP in anything. The league is simply not built around running - Steelers have gone through 3 RBs in a year and each one has produced. Dallas went from Murray to McFadden to Zeke, all put up 1,000 yards

He’s also becoming a fumbler as well

My point is the Cowboys have won the NFC East and their entire offense has been built around Zeke. The teams you mentioned run completely different schemes and have (no Dak hate here) more established QB's and better passing games.

Everybody in the stadium and watching at home knows Zeke is getting the ball. And he still hasn't been stopped, not even behind a line that is a shell of it's former self. Take Elliott off this team and this team is not in the playoffs today.

 

[CowboyStar88]

No doubt the dude is the best player on this team and one of the top 3 RB’s in the league. IMO he’s 2nd, with Barkley being first and Gurley 3rd.

And yes, we would hurt greatly without him behind our current O line which is very good but not great.

Why argue about the top 3 spots? I’d be happy with any of them. You act like people are discrediting Gurley, Barkley. Nobody is dissing them to prop Zeke up. Simple, fact of the matter is he has more rushing yards and is going to win the rushing title for the 2nd time in 3 years.

 

[DCowboyz]

He won a rushing title with an average OL this season. They also forget to block when we get into the redzone. He should of had 3 rushing titles.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Zeke is nowhere near an MVP in anything. The league is simply not built around running - Steelers have gone through 3 RBs in a year and each one has produced. Dallas went from Murray to McFadden to Zeke, all put up 1,000 yards

He’s also becoming a fumbler as well

McFadden did not carry this team. Take Zeke off this team and they’ll be lucky to win 4 games. You know exactly why that is. Take Murray off that team they still win 9-10 games, and you know exactly why. Zeke is a damn good back, I don’t see the reason why you’d tear him down Matt.

 

[mattjames2010]

My point is the Cowboys have won the NFC East and their entire offense has been built around Zeke. The teams you mentioned run completely different schemes and have (no Dak hate here) more established QB's and better passing games.

Everybody in the stadium and watching at home knows Zeke is getting the ball. And he still hasn't been stopped, not even behind a line that is a shell of it's former self. Take Elliott off this team and this team is not in the playoffs today.

We won the NFC East because the other 3 teams are trash.

Having an “MVP” on your team and getting shut out against the Colts when that “MVP” has a supposed good day? He also hasn’t had a TD in 4 games on the ground or through the air.

And Zeke has had over 100 yards in one game out of the past 4. He’s not exactly dominating.

Zeke is overrated on this board in the craziest way.

The MVP of this time is collectively this defense. They stop QBs which matters in 2018. Zeke is exposable just like Bell.

 

[aria]

What impact do you think yardage and scoring has? Yes, there are some things that can be done that won't show up on the stat sheet. When the things that do show up on the stat sheet are so disparaging, what are people supposed to do? Productivity matters and when it comes to MVP, it's hard for a RB to produce enough to warrant the pick. It's nearly impossible for a kicker to warrant the pick. It is what it is.

Yup. IMO kickers are the most under appreciated, under paid players in the league. There would be in contention for MVP if it were up to me. RB’s, QB’s, etc are largely dependent on their teammates. Kickers are on an island and many, if not all, games are reliant on the kicker at some point in the game. Whether it be kicking a game winning 55 yd FG or missing a FG in the 1st qtr and giving the ball back to the other team on the 40 they are one of my top positions to pay/draft for.

Not Al Davis crazy 1st rounder but there have been several teams (TB last year comes to mind) that have lost a few games and thus playoff hopes based on the kicker missing FG’s.

 

[mattjames2010]

McFadden did not carry this team. Take Zeke off this team and they’ll be lucky to win 4 games. You know exactly why that is. Take Murray off that team they still win 9-10 games, and you know exactly why. Zeke is a damn good back, I don’t see the reason why you’d tear him down Matt.

I tear him down for the nature of the RB position.

Zeke is carrying this team? What the heck are you talking about? Our D is near the top of the league. He’s not carrying them - the dude can’t even get in the end zone. He might be carrying Dak, but that’s about it.

We are winning games because of the defense. You really want to argue against this? The “MVP ZEKE” helped put up 0 points last week. We remember that, right?