Cowboys Unlikely To Extend Ezekiel Elliott?

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I’m not saying Timmy Smith is superior to Emmitt Smith, just saying that Emmitt hasn’t accomplished what Timmy Smith has. Not sure Emmitt would’ve held up after 150 rushing yards since he’s never done it in a Super Bowl.

 

[NoDak]

Notice how LT has STILL avoided the Murray/Emmitt comparison even though it's been presented to him numerous times using his own criteria.

 

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The runaway winner for the Hyperbole Flatty of 2019. Not since Julius Jones was Barry Sanders-like has this Flatty had a winner that will leave a legacy. Well done.

 

[jsmith6919]

Julius Jones was Barry Sanders-like

Who claimed that?

 

[shoop]

Notice how LT has STILL avoided the Murray/Emmitt comparison even though it's been presented to him numerous times using his own criteria.

What.....

1.	Eric Dickerson	1984	LA	379	2,105	5.6	66	14
2.	Adrian Peterson	2012	Min	348	2,097	6.0	82t	12
3.	Jamal Lewis	2003	Bal	387	2,066	5.3	82t	14
4.	Barry Sanders	1997	Det	335	2,053	6.1	82t	11
5.	Terrell Davis	1998	Den	392	2,008	5.1	70	21
6.	Chris Johnson	2009	Ten	358	2,006	5.6	91t	14
7.	O.J. Simpson	1973	Buf	332	2,003	6.0	80t	12
8.	Earl Campbell	1980	Hou	373	1,934	5.2	55t	13
9.	Ahman Green	2003	GB	355	1,883	5.3	98t	15
	Barry Sanders	1994	Det	331	1,883	5.7	85	7
11.	Shaun Alexander	2005	Sea	370	1,880	5.1	88t	27
12.	Jim Brown	1963	Cle	291	1,863	6.4	80t	12
13.	Tiki Barber	2005	NYG	357	1,860	5.2	95t	9
14.	Ricky Williams	2002	Mia	383	1,853	4.8	63t	16
15.	Walter Payton	1977	Chi	339	1,852	5.5	73	14
16.	Jamal Anderson	1998	Atl	410	1,846	4.5	48	14
17.	DeMarco Murray	2014	Dal	392	1,845	4.7	51	13
18.	Eric Dickerson	1986	LA	404	1,821	4.5	42t	11
19.	O.J. Simpson	1975	Buf	329	1,817	5.5	88t	16
20.	LaDainian Tomlinson	2006	SD	348	1,815	5.2	85t	28
21.	Eric Dickerson	1983	LA	390	1,808	4.6	85t	18
22.	Larry Johnson	2006	KC	416	1,789	4.3	47	17
23.	Emmitt Smith	1995	Dal	377	1,773	4.7	60t	25

Weird

 

[L.T. Fan]

Z

Notice how LT has STILL avoided the Murray/Emmitt comparison even though it's been presented to him numerous times using his own criteria.

It has no purpose in what I presented. I posed a circumstance about Elliot and Murray. It has no place in this discussion. Pose the question to someone that might want to compare Smith and Murray.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Z

It has no purpose in what I presented. I posed a circumstance about Elliot and Murray. It has no place in this discussion. Pose the question to someone that might want to compare Smith and Murray.

It absolutely has a point because it clarifies your ridiculous stance that Murray is better until Zeke surpasses one season record.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I just learned that Shaun Alexander was better than Jim Brown, and Ricky Williams better than Walter Payton. Neat.

 

[boozeman]

[h=1]Execs Say Ezekiel Elliott Must Be Top Priority for Dallas over Prescott, Cooper[/h] MIKE FREEMANJUNE 28, 2019

The question was a simple one: Of the three Cowboys stars in quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and receiver Amari Cooper, which one do you prioritize paying, since it's difficult (virtually impossible) to pay all three top-dollar?

Three team executives were asked what they'd do, and their answers, frankly, were both surprising and unified. The answers also showed that while the NFL still values quarterbacks above all others, there are a handful of players at other positions who are viewed by some teams as equally potent.

The arguments from these executives went like this:

Prescott is good, and talented, but he won't ever be great (their view, not mine).

Cooper is good, and talented, but it's still easier to find receivers with his capabilities in the draft, and they'd be cheaper (their view, not mine).

Elliott is seen as different. To these executives, and others, he is potentially a transformational back. One said he already is. They see him as practically unstoppable because he can create his own openings when holes in the line aren't there.

They say he's mostly durable, extremely productive and, at just 23 years old, has a minimum of five good years left at a high level. In three years, he's amassed 4,048 yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.

It is Elliott who makes Prescott and Cooper, not the other way around.

Again, this is somewhat surprising because of how teams value quarterbacks, but the general belief of these executives—and this is key—is that Elliott is the only one of the Dallas trio who can truly consistently create his own offense, and do so in a spectacular way.

This is the view stated by a few people from across the huge corporation that is professional football; it's not a thorough survey. Yet, I don't think these executives are alone. I think this is becoming (or already has been) a common belief.

The team executives note one huge caveat with Elliott, and that's his off-field conduct.

Elliott has churned out those on-field numbers despite missing six games in 2017 after being suspended by the league for alleged domestic violence. In a statement at the time, the NFL said, "The commissioner determined that the credible evidence established that Elliott engaged in conduct that violated NFL policy."

Elliott's suspension, and an incident at a concert recently in which he was handcuffed, gives some of these executives pause. But, one said, it's "a minor pause." They don't believe Elliott has any type of serious problem, though no one really knows if that's accurate.

What's clear is that the Cowboys have the 21st-century Triplets with their own modern versions of Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith. They have offensive weapons in a league that caters to offense.

There are valid arguments that say the Cowboys could potentially pay them all (including this one from Joel Corry at CBS Sports). But there is massive disagreement about this.

Some teams believe it is both nearly impossible and highly impractical for a team to pay three offensive stars top-dollar. Could the Cowboys do it? Yes. Would it be smart? No, teams tell me. It would just be too much money assigned to three players. Really incredible players, but still just three, and all of them on offense.

The Cowboys will have to make some tough choices. Actually, some brutal ones. They may have to choose which one to pay the most.

That player just might be Elliott.



Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @mikefreemanNFL.

 

[p1_]

It’s not a contest of who is the top running backs. It’s a contention of whether Elliot will ever accomplish what Murray did.

Murray didnt win 2 NFL rushing titles in his first 3 seasons either. A distinction belonging to Elliott.

 

[Simpleton]

They can, and will, be able to afford Prescott/Elliott/Cooper without much issue. They don't spend shit in free agency, they have like $100 million in space in 2021 and can easily afford to cut loose guys like Crawford, Jones and Collins, all of whom are in the top 10 on the team in terms of 2019 cap hits.

 

[p1_]

They can, and will, be able to afford Prescott/Elliott/Cooper without much issue. They don't spend shit in free agency, they have like $100 million in space in 2021 and can easily afford to cut loose guys like Crawford, Jones and Collins, all of whom are in the top 10 on the team in terms of 2019 cap hits.

and they will sign each one.

 

[L.T. Fan]

Murray didnt win 2 NFL rushing titles in his first 3 seasons either. A distinction belonging to Elliott.

Fine. This however does nothing to address what I posted. I will repeat for clarity. I said I wasn’t sure that Elliot is a superior running back to Murray because I wasn’t sure he could hold up in a season like Murray did when he set the single season rushing record for Dallas. I am not making a judgement who is the better RB period. The only issue in my post is whether Elliot could accomplish the same feat and if he did I would reconsider my position about him. I have stated this before but folks are still giving me responses like I said Murray was a better back than Elliot. I didn’t say that so I not going to respond to questions that are still making that stance.

 

[NoDak]

So go on record. Let’s hear it. In your opinion, which one is/was the better RB? Not single season. Single game. But overall. Murray or Elliott?

 

[L.T. Fan]

Store is closed. If you wish to offer it as a general guestion post it and allow folks to respond. You are only interested in trying to put the question to me as target practice. Sorry you are pissed because you thought I said something I didn’t say.

 

[NoDak]

Nobody is pissed about anything. Stop playing the victim.

 

[L.T. Fan]

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Nobody is pissed about anything. Stop playing the victim.

I’m not playing the victim. Let’s get something straight. You are principally responsible for turning this Thread into what is has become because of your statement that I said Murray was a better RB than Elliot. I have explained my position on the criteria I used to make a single comparison of the two and it wasn’t who is the better RB. It was a simple query of whether Elliot would ever attain what Murray did in the single season rushing title. And it was the basis for me raising the issue of whether Elliot was superior to Murray as some one alluded to.

It was a simple thought process of wondering about something and not a statement of anything. For some reason you still want me to answer something that I suspect is to become give folks an opportunity to continue to escalate a matter you are chiefly responsible for creating by reading of my comments and an erroneous response that has the whole thing in an uproar.

Now you want me to quit playing the victim.

 

[boozeman]

Rowr.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

So we all agree Zeke is better than Murray. It's settled.

 

[p1_]

I will state my thought thusly. Murray had a fantastic singular season, but his career in Dallas saw that season as a final accomplishment. It marked another contract Stephen wouldn't pay, DWare being the first one he wouldn't overpay. Zeke will get paid, and just maybe have a season beyond the 2014 version of Murray.