Back when reports first surfaced that Ezekiel Elliott was considering the holdout that eventually materialized, I put up a post that posited Zeke is not really what the Dallas Cowboys need. It was, shall we say, a bit controversial.
Over recent history, we have seen the emergence of a growing analytics crowd, and the birth of the entire “running backs don’t matter” argument. Now, after three consecutive losses that looked nothing like the hope-inspiring string of wins to start the season, it is time to go back to that whole idea, which is basically centered around this line in the original piece:
So consider this hypothesis: Having a fourth overall pick as your running back and feeding him the ball may actually be holding Dallas back.