YoloinOhio Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Thoughts on Zeke as NFL MVP contender at this point? 9 games 198 carries 1005 yards 10 TDs 5.1 ypc Cowboys 8-1 with rookie QB Edited November 14, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Zeke is on pace for 2,244 total yards and 18 TDs. His team is 8-1. When Peterson won the MVP in 2012 he had 2,314 total yards and 13 TDs. His team was 10-6. Zeke is the NFL MVP and it isn't a surprise. He was destined to be a superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Zeke dropped 40 on my face yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Not included in those stats (except the W-L record) are his blocking and blitz protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 @adamschefter Ezekiel Elliott joins Eric Dickerson and Adrian Peterson as the only players to rush for over 1,000 yards in their first nine NFL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 If Zeke is in the MVP race, so is Dak. Dallas had a decent rushing attack last year without Romo. Dak is the real difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 If Zeke is in the MVP race, so is Dak. Dallas had a decent rushing attack last year without Romo. Dak is the real difference. Agreed. Plus, Doesn't Demarcus Murray prove that Zeke is a product of that line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thoughts on Zeke as NFL MVP contender at this point? 9 games 198 carries 1005 yards 10 TDs 5.1 ypc Cowboys 8-1 with rookie QB MVP. ROY. FANTASY STUD. PRESIDENT. Agreed. Plus, Doesn't Demarcus Murray prove that Zeke is a product of that line? Murray is having an amazing year in Ten. I think Murray's bad yr in Philly is more of a testament to how much Chip sucks at the NFL level. Not included in those stats (except the W-L record) are his blocking and blitz protection. Yup. I havent seen a rookie RB block that well in....years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Agreed. Plus, Doesn't Demarcus Murray prove that Zeke is a product of that line? Dak is good, Zeke is a difference maker. There is a difference between good and great. The OL is tough but Zeke is a finisher. The difference between a good back and a great back is that a great back knows when he is gone. Zeke is on pace for 18 TDs; he can score from anywhere on the field. Dak should get some consideration (as should Derek Carr) but at the moment Zeke is the favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) The OL is good and I think was the reason his last TD was so easy to Ice the game yesterday. The LBs were on the ground before he ever got the ball. But the 83-yard screen pass he took to the house was all him. I knew he had the breakaway speed in college but didn't know if he would have those same runs in the NFL. He's amazing . Edited November 14, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Maybe Tom Brady if not Elliott. He really dominated yesterday. That last run he wasn't even touched. OL deserves a lot of his credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 The OL is good and I think was the reason his last TD was so easy to Ice the game yesterday. The LBs were on the ground before he ever got the ball. But the 83-yard screen pass he took to the house was all him. I knew he had the breakaway speed in college but didn't know if he would have those same runs in the NFL. He's amazing . I can never keep track of these OSU RBs. They all seem to run wild in college and look like they will be all-pros. I still have nightmares of beanie wells breaking off like 50-yards runs in that 2006 1 vs 2 Michigan/OSU game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) I can never keep track of these OSU RBs. They all seem to run wild in college and look like they will be all-pros. I still have nightmares of beanie wells breaking off like 50-yards runs in that 2006 1 vs 2 Michigan/OSU game.and now Beanie has a radio show here. Never had the NFL career he wanted, mainly due to injuries. Zeke was more polished and NFL ready I think than anyone they have had going back to Eddie George because he can do anything (run, block, catch, short yardage/long yardage). There is a young pup now named Mike Weber, Jr. who is developing nicely. Edited November 14, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Apparently EZE's teams are a combined 85-9 going back to his sophomore year of high school. Kid goes hard. I don't think it's only about the Oline in Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thoughts on Zeke as NFL MVP contender at this point? 9 games 198 carries 1005 yards 10 TDs 5.1 ypc Cowboys 8-1 with rookie QB Definitely should get consideration for MVP if he continues on his current pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) If Zeke is in the MVP race, so is Dak. Dallas had a decent rushing attack last year without Romo. Dak is the real difference.No way - Averages 5.1 yards per carry despite 200 touches. That is borderline legendary. Dak has been playing well, no question, but the running back is the one flirting with an all time season, in an era where running backs are supposedly obsolete Edited November 14, 2016 by Over 28 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 No way - Averages 5.1 yards per carry despite 200 touches. That is borderline legendary. DMC averaged 4.6 behind that same line last year with non-existent passing attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 He was the best RB coming out since Adrian Peterson. With that line this was the inevitable outcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 DMC averaged 4.6 behind that same line last year with non-existent passing attack. Maybe the moral of the story is the trenches do matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 He was the best RB coming out since Adrian Peterson. With that line this was the inevitable outcome Hindsight is what it is, but many people criticized the Cowboys for taking a RB that high "with so many problems on the defense"..etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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