mavsfan4ever said:
Kellso said:
mavsfan4ever said:
You keep mentioning people not wanting to spend Jerry's money and being pro-billionaire. No one cares about Jerry spending or not spending money. This isn't ****ing baseball. There is a salary cap, and Jerry will always spend 100% of the cap. So whether he paid Zeke or not, Jerry is going to be paying the same amount of money either way. It's not saving him money if he doesn't pay Zeke and it's not costing him money if he pays Zeke. That is one thing in this whole contract dispute that Jerry said that was actually 100% correct.
So the only reason people were concerned with "Jerry spending his money on Zeke" was the effect it could have on the Cowboys' cap situation and how paying a running back huge money could negatively affect the team overall, due to them not being able to sign other key (and perhaps more important) players at other positions.
I disagree with the strategy of paying big money to running backs and think the money is better spent elsewhere. Having said that, if the money is front loaded as I expect it is, this isn't as bad of a contract as some are making it out to be. And I somewhat understand paying big money to a running back in this instance where we are set up nicely to make a run for it for the next 1-3 years.
Zeke is the best at his position in the NFL and has been the most dominant player on the Cowboys roster since Day 1.
If you wanna let Zeke go for more "important" positions...then I really have to question if you really want to win the Super Bowl.
As I stated last week....just pay the guy and be done with it.
Please tell me the last super bowl winner who paid a running back huge dollars. Has to be either the 90s cowboys or the 90s rams. And Marshall Faulk was more of a combo running back/receiver. There haven't been any champions since the 90s that had a first team all nfl running back. I don't think it's even debatable that running back is not an "important" position in today's nfl and that teams benefit from having cheap, productive backs and spending that money elsewhere.
There are very good arguments for not paying running backs big money. Of course, the people who understand that would also never draft a running back at #4 overall. So i agree that it was obvious the cowboys were going to pay him.
Let me give you my background.
At one time I had the same opinion as you.
Draft night 2016 I was pissed the Cowboys "wasted" a #4 pick on Zeke, and I was using the exact arguments that you are using.
I have a buddy that is an extensive gambler and who knows more about sports than anyone I know.
He tells me on draft night that the Cowboys knocked it out of the park with the Ezekiel Elliott pick.
Once Joey Bosa got drafted they were no other defensive players they felt that were as impactful as Ezekiall Elliot.
On a normal team....yeah you can probably get away with a Tony Pollard, but if you already have a great offensive line and you have the ability to take a Barry Sanders, Emmit Smith, Adrian Peterson, Marshall Faulk caliber of tailback you take him.
My buddy stated that Zeke was the highest rated tailback to come out of college since Adrian Peterson.
Zeke does
EVERYTHING at an elite level. Blocking, running between the tackles, break away speed...etc
The Cowboys are typically at the top of the league when it comes to Time of possession and this helps the defense.
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I don't think it's even debatable that running back is not an "important" position in today's nfl
The Cowboys went 13-3 in 2016 after going 4-12 the previous year
Your argument seems to be lets be like everyone else. That rarely works.
The Cowboys have picked an identity, and now its time to ride it out.
