{"id":8509,"date":"2024-11-15T08:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:11:39","slug":"warning-new-angle-of-blown-ezekiel-elliott-run-proves-the-cowboys-should-cut-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=8509","title":{"rendered":"Warning!! New angle of blown Ezekiel Elliott run proves the Cowboys should cut him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_79\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01jcgy47kdcpx0n0fs9a.jpg\" alt=\"Philadelphia Eagles v Dallas Cowboys\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_49sa6jx96\">With Dak Prescott officially set to undergo season-ending surgery on his hamstring, it&#8217;s time for the Dallas Cowboys to evaluate their roster and look ahead to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That is\u00a0unfortunately wishful thinking with this front office. The continued usage of Ezekiel Elliott is all the proof you need.<\/p>\n<p>The Elliott narrative has reached a boiling point over the last two weeks. He was benched in Week 9 after he missed a Friday meeting before Dallas&#8217; game in Atlanta. This past Sunday, Elliott fumbled on the goal line against the Eagles with the Cowboys trailing 7-3.<\/p>\n<p>While that was Zeke&#8217;s biggest gaffe in the game,\u00a0Pro Football Focus&#8217; John Owning\u00a0cut up another Elliott run that definitively proves he should be cut from the roster.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_es8cltzvd\" class=\"tagStyle_1rck2gq-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_es8cltzvd\">New angle of Ezekiel Elliott run proves the Cowboys need to cut him<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"style_11gw3bn-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_8bfk8yfzk\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1856020429099680228&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthelandryhat.com%2Fnew-angle-blown-ezekiel-elliott-run-proves-cowboys-should-cut-him-01jcgy1ya471&amp;sessionId=bb2397b4b8b755eb022f5001fa3637c770e91ccd&amp;siteScreenName=LandryHat&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1856020429099680228\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_vefr3pmlg\">That was perfect execution by Dallas&#8217; offensive line. Most starting running backs would have turned that into a touchdown, or at the very least a huge gain. As Owning notes, though, Elliott cut upfield. By the time he got back to the line of scrimmage, he only gained six yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_mj6ddggxp\">Elliott had a cavalcade of blockers in front of him and chose not to follow. If you pause the above video at the three-second mark, you&#8217;ll see how much potential the play had. So often praised for his vision throughout his career, Zeke&#8217;s eyes led him astray in this case.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost as if Elliott knows he can&#8217;t make anyone miss in the open field anymore so he runs into contact. Regardless, this was another mistake from the 29-year-old and the latest evidence that he has no business being on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the metrics show Elliott is one of the worst running backs in the NFL, the Cowboys keep going back to the well. And they&#8217;re doing so at the expense of Rico Dowdle, who ranks eighth (!) among all RBs this season with a 55.2% rushing success rate.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle has surpassed 15 carries in just one game this season. That can be attributed to Elliott averaging 6.75 carries per game.<\/p>\n<p>There is a mountain of evidence that Elliott shouldn&#8217;t be eating into Dowdle&#8217;s workload. And yet, Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday that he&#8217;s seen positive things from Elliott and that the team &#8220;isn&#8217;t living in the past&#8221; with the two-time rushing champ.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will simply not admit to being wrong about signing Zeke. 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