6 years agoDallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is tied for the NFL lead in rushing with 274 yards, doesn't think the answer to the offense's woes is that he touch the ball more. He's averaging a career-low 16 carries through the first three games. “I mean, I would love to see it more, but I just think the nature of the games we’ve played in these first three games, we’ve been down,” Elliott said. “We’ve been having to try to come back. It’s hard to come back and try to run the ball. When you run out of time in the game you can’t just be sitting there trying to pound it." Elliott said the team has to find a way to start faster so that they can lean more on the run throughout the game. The team's passing offense ranks second to last in the league and quarterback Dak Prescott has thrown for fewer than 200 yards in all three games and nine of the last 11 games going back to last year. Dallas' personnel in the passing game is just bad, with Cole Beasley as their leading receiver. In negative game scripts where they fall behind big, it'll be tough for them to run the ball consistently, which could hurt Elliott. However, he continues to be productive despite the overall offensive woes, and he remains a locked-in RB1 for fantasy owners.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Clarence E. Hill Jr.