{"id":15263,"date":"2024-10-20T07:53:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T07:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=15263"},"modified":"2024-10-20T07:53:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T07:53:26","slug":"breaking-cowboys-trade-proposal-adds-former-nfc-starter-to-replace-ezekiel-elliott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=15263","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Trade Proposal Adds Former NFC Starter to Replace Ezekiel Elliott.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172266634-e1729368746684.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172266634-e1729368746684.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172266634-e1729368746684.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2172266634-e1729368746684.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys potential trade target Khalil Herbert\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" data-img-load-time=\"161\" data-dom-ready-time=\"841\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Cowboys potential trade target Khalil Herbert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tired of hearing just how poorly constructed the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0running game is? Weary of lamenting the foolish decisions made by doddering owner Jerry Jones this offseason, including the complete failure to pursue\u00a0Derrick Henry, who would have welcomed a chance to play for the Cowboys, if only they\u2019d carved out room for his modest contract?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to blame you. But, too bad. It\u2019s all still true.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 ugly running game is hardly the only piece of the disappointing puzzle that the early season has been, but it is emblematic of the way this franchise appears to have failed its offseason. Other mistakes were made, but none as easy to grasp as the fact that the Cowboys let\u00a0Tony Pollard\u00a0leave in free agency and replaced him with an older, broken version of\u00a0Ezekiel Elliott.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect a Cowboys home-run swing to fix the running back room ahead of the trade deadline on November 5. The Cowboys are decidedly reluctant to make in-season trades, and while most of the would-be deals concocted in all corners of the internet are sensible, they\u2019re unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Jerry Jones has deluded himself into a certainty that he has put together a good team, no matter the evidence to the contrary. So, even a well-reasoned and modest trade proposal for a running back that is very much available ahead of the deadline is a long shot. Still, ESPN\u2019s Bill Barnwell has put one together that oozes with good sense.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Would Have to Axe Ezekiel Elliott<\/h2>\n<p>In his column this week titled, \u201cThe 12 deals we want to see at the NFL trade deadline: DeAndre Hopkins, Bryce Young on the move,\u201d Barnwell pegged the Cowboys adding Bears running back Khalil Herbert as one of the possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert is a fifth-year back who has had some decent seasons in Chicago as part of what was a running back committee that actually had talent on hand. He\u2019s no star, but he would be an upgrade over the Cowboys current trio of Elliott,\u00a0Rico Dowdle\u00a0and\u00a0Deuce Vaughn.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what Barnwell wrote about the trade pitch: \u201cThere\u2019s no\u00a0Derrick Henry\u00a0lurking as an immediately impactful back, but what about adding another set of fresh legs to compete with Dowdle? Herbert is probably not the sort of back to shoulder a workload of 20 carries per game, but among the 46 players with 300 carries or more between 2021 and 2023, his 4.9 yards-per-carry average ranks seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a running back most likely means the end of the line for Elliott, because the Cowboys are very unlikely to keep four halfbacks, plus\u00a0Hunter Luepke at fullback. Someone would have to take the fall,\u00a0 and though Elliott is a well-liked teammate, he\u2019d be the best bet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Khalil Herbert Is Odd Man Out<\/h2>\n<p>Herbert is talented, a former sixth-round pick in 2021. He ran for\u00a0611 yards on 132 carries\u00a0last season, for an impressive average of 4.6 yards per rush. But the Bears have a running back crunch, and free-agent signee D\u2019Andre Swift is getting more run these days.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not hard to get more run than Herbert, actually, who has just eight carries for 16 yards on the year. That\u2019s something of which the Cowboys should take note. Any underused impending free-agent running back on another team\u2019s roster should warrant a call from Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert is not designed to be a chief load bearer in any competent running game. But he can chew up carries and break off chunk runs. The Cowboys are lacking that element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRanking 28th in success rate suggests Herbert was hitting big plays as opposed to racking up steadier gains, but the Cowboys\u2019 longest run of the season has gone for 12 yards,\u201d Barnwell wrote. \u201cHerbert had 24 runs for 13 or more yards during his first three seasons with the Bears. Some explosiveness wouldn\u2019t hurt, even if he would only become a part of the rotation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyCowboys potential trade target Khalil Herbert Tired of hearing just how poorly constructed the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0running game is? 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