Ezekiel Elliott's Decline and Rico Dowdle's Rise in Dallas
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00:00Let's apply that to Ezekiel Elliott as Baltimore, I think Baltimore wins the game, but I believe
00:08that the ship has sailed on Ezekiel Elliott from a fantasy perspective.
00:12There could still be some wagering viability if you can get it in the right place, but
00:16talk to me.
00:17Look, I think Zeke is just about done.
00:20Last week, six carries for 16 yards averaging less than three yards per carry 2.7.
00:26This week, tough game against Baltimore.
00:29You saw Rico Dowdell last week start to get a little bit more, and these guys are back
00:33to back in the rankings this week, which I also think is very telling in the expert consensus
00:36rankings where people are already hedging their bets a little bit.
00:40Now, last week, Rico looked better running the football.
00:43He certainly looks better catching the football too.
00:45He had four receptions on five targets for 29 yards.
00:48So I'm looking for this backfield to start to shift and to shift towards Rico Dowdell.
00:53That's the guy that I want.
00:54And in a lot of leagues, people lost patience already and dropped Rico Dowdell.
00:57If so, you should be picking him up because I do believe that over the next three to four
01:00weeks, you'll see that shift in this backfield more towards Rico Dowdell.
01:05Zeke will still probably get five to 10 carries a game, but I think Rico is the guy to take
01:09over this backfield.
01:10Something has to change here for these Cowboys.
01:12They need a jolt and Zeke, unfortunately, is just not it.
01:16All right, let's talk recency bias here.
01:18Back to the Cincinnati Washington game.
01:20There was a player whose name showed up and you think people are going to run to him this
01:24week and you're telling them they shouldn't.
01:26Take it away.
01:27Well, we always say don't draft the team for last year and don't play a team for last week.
01:32Last week, he had seven catches for 91 yards, Mike Gusicki, and that was a tremendous performance,
01:37right?
01:38Now, you didn't even need the touchdown.
01:39He had nine targets.
01:40Do those nine targets come back with Tee Higgins now returning against the Washington secondary?
01:44I don't think they do.
01:46So this is a tough sell for me.
01:48Now, if you're going to be without Evan Ingram this week and you need a desperation tight
01:52you could stream Gusicki.
01:54Maybe you get lucky and he has a decent game.
01:56Maybe you get to the end zone.
01:57That's fine.
01:58But in terms of starting in with confidence, I think you should be thinking twice about
02:03that, especially with the return potentially of Tee Higgins and a matchup that really favors
02:09Jamar Chase.
02:10So Gusicki, great outing last week.
02:12If you had to stream him and you're happy about it, good, but don't live in the past
02:17and week three.
02:18That could be a dangerous game to be playing.