(07-18-2019, 02:47 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(07-18-2019, 02:33 PM)Caldrac Wrote: The Cowboys barely won 10 games last year and Dak Prescott is a game manager at best. Not a game changer. But a game manager. There's also a huge difference between an elite RB and just a guy at "the most replaceable" position in football. When elite RB's are given a superstar QB they end up putting up even more ridiculous numbers. Faulk, Tomlinson and Peterson are prime examples of this. 

Elliot has the potential to be a hall of fame RB someday. Like Cleatwood said. Take Zeke out of Dallas and watch Prescott fold further under pressure over a 16 game season. I don't think you have to break the bank for the guy. But Jerry Jones has signed up far, FAR less talent for far more throughout his time in Dallas.

He's been an above average QB since he came into the league by pretty much every relevant point you want to look at. 

And yes Zeke is absolutely elite , but positions also have levels of value. You aren't going to pay him like a prime pass rusher because it isn't as valuable. So that leaves us with what will you pay him? Given his multi faceted role I'd be happy to make him 8 million or so , but I'm not gonna give him what the Rams gave Gurley for instance. There's so much talent at the position and it's so dependent on Oline play that I'd rather spend elsewhere.

Amari Cooper is a lot more valuable than Zeke, so is Dak and several linemen.

Elliot is right on par with Gurley. Maybe even better at times. Prescott has overachieved. I won't take that away from him. Sometimes being a game manager isn't a bad deal. I think value is relative to each individual team and how they approach the game. If you have a QB like Tom Brady and you run a RB by committee policy you won't value a RB as much as say a team such as ours here in Jacksonville where we've always prided ourselves on being able to run it at will. 

We went so long with such depletion and lack luster ability at the position that they decided to draft Fournette (for better or worse) as highly as they did a few years ago. The Cowboys obviously valued Elliot enough to take him as high they did. Which is something they haven't done since I believe Emmitt Smith at the position. 

The idea though that you can just throw anybody behind Dallas' line and expect 2,000+ yards of total offense to be picked-up by Prescott and Cooper is a tall order to ask and fulfill. Even if you got a Joe Blow at RB that scrapped up 900 - 1100 yards you would still be relying on a QB that's yet been asked or demanded of to throw for well over 4,000 yards in a season and therefore put more pressure on himself in the pocket and his pass protection up front.

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