{"id":1742,"date":"2024-11-18T00:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2024-11-18T00:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:38:01","slug":"cowboys-rb-ezekiel-elliott-on-pace-for-nfl-record-no-one-would-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1742","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys’ RB Ezekiel Elliott on pace for NFL record no one would want!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These numbers don’t look good for Ezekiel Elliott.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott \/ Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In what has been a surprise to\u00a0everyone not named Jerry Jones, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have been awful on the ground this season. They head into Week 11 with just 753 yards rushing, which is somehow not the worst in the NFL, but still the second-lowest output.<\/p>\n

The good news is that they finally realize that Rico Dowdle is\u00a0their best option. The bad news is that he’s not someone who can carry the load on his own consistently \u2014\u00a0and there’s no help whatsoever behind him.<\/p>\n

That includes Ezekiel Elliott, who Jones re-signed this offseason. Jones stated that Elliott was still a featured back in the league, and felt confident rolling into the season with him as the No. 1 guy.<\/p>\n

Not only was Jones speaking out of turn when he said this during the offseason, but he inexplicably continues to sing the praises of Zeke. Jones stated at one point they were “saving him” for a potential playoff run (apparently) and then\u00a0delusionally said the team liked what they saw from No. 15.<\/p>\n

For the rest of the world, we’ve seen a running back in a severe decline. It’s gotten so bad that Elliott can become the first running back in league history to have his yards per game drop in\u00a0nine consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n