FRISCO, Texas – The Committee.
That’s all we hear about these days. The Committee, the plan for how the Cowboys will handle the running back position come 2024, not necessarily by choice but by necessity. At least as of May 17.
But what does that mean?
How big is the committee?
Who is on the committee?
Who is head of the committee?
What are the individual member responsibilities?
A lot to digest.
Let’s start here. When the Cowboys begin their first of three OTA practice sessions next week, here are the committee members at this point, and ranking them in no particular order with the exception of maybe NFL experience.
Ezekiel Elliott.
Snoop Conner
Nathaniel Peete.
If NFL career starts mean anything, Zeke, turning 29 this summer, of course leads with 107 starts. Freeman is next at nine, but only one since 2018. The other six? Well, a grand total of, uh, zero.
And yards? Well, after Zeke (8,904) and Freeman (1,792, with 319 of those last year with the Rams), the other six have a grand total of 605 yards rushing, 385 of those belonging to Dowdle.
So to me, without knowing where the seventh-year veteran Freeman fits in, at this point the top three right off the bat would be Zeke, Rico and Hunter, with the possibility of carving out a role for Deuce and Malik.
