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BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues, Consider In 10-Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: A hot-button debate in the fantasy football community this offseason was Ezekiel Elliott versus Rico Dowdle. Who would get the majority of touches for the high-powered Dallas offense?
The answer is now clear: Neither of them is a lead back. To make matters worse, the Cowboys' rushing offense is putrid. Their 73.7 rushing yards per game is the fourth-worst mark in the league at the time of this writing (Cincinnati could jump them with a decent performance on Monday night).
The Cowboys are currently the only team in the NFL that doesn't have a QB or RB with a run over 10 yards.
Their longest run of the season is a 12-yard run by CeeDee Lamb. Rico Dowdle has one 10-yard run. Nobody else has touched double digits on a carry.
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) September 23, 2024
There has been a noticeable trend for the Cowboys in the last two games. Dowdle starts the game and gets the first few touches, Deuce Vaughn is second in line, then Elliott gets involved.
While none of the trio has been anywhere near worthy of a starting spot in fantasy football lineups, Dowdle is the one averaging double-digit opportunities per game. He's the best Cowboys running back to roster, despite playing fewer than half of the team's snaps in the first three games.
Unfortunately, there aren't any signs of improvement in the Dallas ground game. Dowdle can be rostered, but fantasy managers shouldn't start him unless he takes more work from Vaughn or Elliott.
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