Zeke Elliott signs with the Patriots

[BigJay]

 

[BigJay]

Not sure how much he has left. Dallas definitely used him up.

Still a good short yardage, goal line and run block guy if he can stay healthy.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Dallas did split his time a lot

He could still have a lot left in tank

 

[carolinakid]

a wasted talent in his early yrs with dallas as they could never win anything big

 

[Tanko]

his legs have to be spent.
Can't see this working out for Pats.

 

[KingKolzig]

dumb move by him. hes 28. belichick chews up and spits RB's out

why share carries when you are still in your prime

 

[BigJay]

He hasn’t been in his prime in awhile. His output dropped off dramatically last three years. It happens

Excellent first four years though. CK correct, a shame the team couldn’t have accomplished more

 

[BobbyFK]

dumb move by him. hes 28. belichick chews up and spits RB's out

why share carries when you are still in your prime

At least it's only a 1 year deal

 

[JDS]

He hasn’t been in his prime in awhile. His output dropped off dramatically last three years. It happens

Excellent first four years though

I tend to agree with this regarding his present career.

 

[jjgold]

Good move
He never dogged it dallas
Ran hard

 

[Archie]

dumb move by him. hes 28. belichick chews up and spits RB's out

why share carries when you are still in your prime

28 way past RB prime. no multi year deals after 26 for 98 percent of RBs

 

[KingKolzig]

going by elite sprinters peak at 28

the human male peaks at 28

zeke not many carries past few years i stand by my prime statement

 

[KingKolzig]

end of prime 23-28

could till bust out a 1,100 season if he was a true starter

 

[easy_street]

He'll get hurt. He's done

 

[Archie]

going by elite sprinters peak at 28

the human male peaks at 28

zeke not many carries past few years i stand by my prime statement

do 28 year old sprinters get hit hundreds of times per year by 200-350 lb men?

 

[Archie]

Among those who debuted since 2000, running backs experienced a 25.2% decline in PPR points per game, and 37.0% in total PPR points scored, from their age-28 to age-29 seasons. Only 11 running backs have reached their age-28 and 29 seasons since 2010 and the group saw a 16.8% decline in PPR points per game going from ages 26 to 27, 8.4% decline going from 27 to 28 and a 15.3% decline going from 28 to 29.

In fact, running backs are getting fewer opportunities as they advance toward 30 years old. Last season, only 13.8% of all touches by running backs were accrued by those 28 or older, while 8.4% came from those 29 or older. That's a marked downturn from the 16.4% and 13.7% numbers that were accrued by those same groups 10 seasons earlier (in 2012).

 

[stormtrooper8]

He’s a solid pickup for the Patriots

They’ll get more out of him than Cowboys could

Plucky team in New England, being slept on ….

 

[stormtrooper8]

Could be worth a bone for Patriots to win AFC East

I like Dolphins but decent value on Patriots IMO as a long shot. Bills and Jets both obviously flawed, as well as Dolphins

 

[KingKolzig]

depends on how a person defines peak

id say within 10% of your best madden rating. in general for a player

dont see many guys falling more than that at age 28. no matter what position. zeke does look sluggish compared to pollard but he was never really that good. cowboys had the highest rated O-line in the NFL a few years ago.

 

[Tanko]

He’s a solid pickup for the Patriots

They’ll get more out of him than Cowboys could

Plucky team in New England, being slept on ….

Agree with this statement.
Good backup. We're not going to see all-star performance from Zeke again. He started to fade once he scored the huge contract in Dallas.