NFL1000: Rookie Review from Week 6

October 21, 2016   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

"Yeah, I believe it. Two-thousand or more."
That’s what Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant recently said about how many yards his teammate, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott, could gain this season.
To join the 2,000-yard club as a first-year player would be an all-time feat, but Elliott has proved in a short time that he is indeed an all-time talent.
Last Sunday, he blew up Green Bay’s excellent run defense for 157 yards on 28 carries, and he has a league-leading 703 rushing yards in just six games. He’d have to keep up a torrid pace to make Bryant a prophet, but Elliott benefits from a rare combination of positive factors.
There’s his own combination of speed, agility, power and blocking acumen, and there’s the fact that he runs behind the NFL’s best offensive line. Then there’s the fact that fellow rookie Dak Prescott’s read-option expertise forces defenses to look in more places for the ball than they’d like.

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com