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RB Ezekiel Elliott (All B1G, All-American, National Champion, Pro Bowl, All Pro, New England Patriots)

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Did you even watch the game? The Cowboys OL run-blocked like [Mark May] for him all game long...
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Dallas also had zero vertical passing game. Prescott's throws consisted mostly of screens to 15 yard throws. They couldn't stretch the defense whatsoever. Easy to key in on the run when you can keep your safeties a maximum of 18 yards off the line.
 
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Ezekiel Elliott on his 'average' first game: 'That's not why I was brought here'

The Cowboys' rookie running back took 25 carries for just 51 yards in his debut
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Elliott rarely had any lanes through which to run the football, a bit of a surprise considering he was operating behind what many consider the NFL's best offensive line. Giants defensive linemen were living in the backfield on nearly every running play, in particular Olivier Vernon (who dominated La'el Collins) and Damon Harrison.

Elliott averaged just 0.5 yards per carry before contact, an atrocious number. He only reached his 2.5 per carry total by making things happen after first contact. For context, Dallas running backs averaged 2.0 yards before contact per carry last season. Extrapolating that across Elliott's 25 carries would have yielded an extra 37.5 yards, bringing him up to around 88 yards on 25 carries. It would still have been only an average day, but it would have looked considerably better than his 25-for-51 line.

Entire article: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/e...-first-game-thats-not-why-i-was-brought-here/
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
Morale of the story: it doesn't matter how good your RB is if your OLine is [Mark May]
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Moral of the story: It doesn't matter how good your running game is, if your QB doesn't have the ability to stretch a defense with the long ball.

Perfect example: Michigan State game last season. Zero passing threat in the game, and the run game couldn't do anything either.
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
Moral of the story: It doesn't matter how good your running game is, if your QB doesn't have the ability to stretch a defense with the long ball.

Perfect example: Michigan State game last season. Zero passing threat in the game, and the run game couldn't do anything either.
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While I agree you have to have the passing game for someone to respect the run. However neither will work if your line is letting linemen in at will
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
While I agree you have to have the passing game for someone to respect the run. However neither will work if your line is letting linemen in at will
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Frederick, their best guy got dinged up in that game as well. But Dallas was playing into New York's strengths all game, so that certainly didn't help.

I have full confidence Zeke will be able to get things going once Dez becomes a threat in that offense again. Potentially as soon as this next week's game.
 
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