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.

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