Machota: Cowboys positional review - How will Mike McCarthy utilize Ezekiel Elliott?

[L.T. Fan]

That happens with almost every single player in every sport. They get a big contract and then numbers arent the same as the "contract year". I know his situation was a little different but its not unique either.

It isn’t unique. But in Elliot’s case his pay went up and his production down.

 

[Rev]

It isn’t unique. But in Elliot’s case his pay went up and his production down.

Again. Its not unique. Performances going down after getting paid happen all the time around every sport.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Again. Its not unique. Performances going down after getting paid happen all the time around every sport.

Zeke is still a really good back but I would have rather kept him 5 years and than drafted a guy. It's a sunk cost now. No going back. But in terms of pay I wouldn't do that again.

 

[UncleMilti]

Check the stats and try again. They didn't go up every year. Some years they ~GASP~ went down. And that was in the first 6 years, as you mentioned here. In fact, from year 3 to 4 he fell almost 3 hundred yards. The friggin bum.

LMAO..he missed 2 games in year 4 and had 90 less carries.

Over the 6 seasons I mentioned, less carries a couple seasons...and didn't play all 16 games in a couple of seasons. You did say check the stats, right?

But please, keep spinning Elliotts production and if you want to ignore that, then turn to his inabilty to break the big runs like we saw in his rookie season..from your 4th overall pick. Then, just pretend you don't see Emmitt still popping 40-60 yard runs all the way up thru his 11th season. ~GASP~

 

[data]

LMAO..he missed 2 games in year 4 and had 90 less carries.

Over the 6 seasons I mentioned, less carries a couple seasons...and didn't play all 16 games in a couple of seasons. You did say check the stats, right?

But please, keep spinning Elliotts production and if you want to ignore that, then turn to his inabilty to break the big runs like we saw in his rookie season..from your 4th overall pick. Then, just pretend you don't see Emmitt still popping 40-60 yard runs all the way up thru his 11th season. ~GASP~

Out of all RBs with 1,000 rushing yards last season, Ezekiel Elliott:
- only RB with zero rushes of 60+ yards
- lowest RB with rushes of 20+ yards (qty 4)
- yet highest # of 1st down runs and 4th-best in 1st down %

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[NoDak]

LMAO..he missed 2 games in year 4 and had 90 less carries.

Over the 6 seasons I mentioned, less carries a couple seasons...and didn't play all 16 games in a couple of seasons. You did say check the stats, right?

But please, keep spinning Elliotts production and if you want to ignore that, then turn to his inabilty to break the big runs like we saw in his rookie season..from your 4th overall pick. Then, just pretend you don't see Emmitt still popping 40-60 yard runs all the way up thru his 11th season. ~GASP~

There's nothing being spun. He rushed for nearly 1400 yards and people are carrying on like spurned little junior high girls.

Like I said. Laughable.

 

[UncleMilti]

There's nothing being spun. He rushed for nearly 1400 yards and people are carrying on like spurned little junior high girls.

Like I said. Laughable.

Not at all, not from my end anyways. I'm simply saying the guy looks slow, looks uninterested, and the yards are going down. Not what you want out a 4th overall pick.

 

[p1_]

I’d say the dip in Dlaw’s post contract signing was more pronounced than Zekes

we expected his production to be commencement to what he was paid.

the word you're looking for is "commensurate". you're welcome.

 

[bbgun]

the word you're looking for is "commensurate". you're welcome.

periods go inside the quotation marks. you're welcome.

 

[L.T. Fan]

Thank you both.

 

[Cotton]

periods go inside the quotation marks. you're welcome.

The first word of every sentence is supposed to be capitalized. You're welcome.