Back when Ezekiel Elliott was with the Cowboys and the team was coached by Jason Garrett, Dallas used a high volume of carries for Ezekiel Elliot to help grind out wins. Now with Tony Pollard and a slew of new faces at running back, times have changed.
Last year, Elliott ended the year with more touches than Tony Pollard. He tilted the scale in carries and ended up winning by a hair. Tony will receive most of the carries this season, but Deuce Vaughn and Hunter Luepke will get their chance.
In Mike McCarthy’s Green Bay tenure, running backs in his West Coast system needed to be able to catch the ball.