Ezekiel Elliott raves about new Cowboys offense and expanded role

The Dallas Cowboys have one of the most disruptive players in theNFL in Ezekiel Elliott. He’s a tackle-breaking machine and workhorse running back that can put Madden-like numbers weekly. However, they don’t have many postseason wins to show for it.

America’s Team finally parted ways with Jason Garrett after yet another disappointing season and appointed former Green Bay Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy to pull the strings of the team from now on.

And following some interesting additions in the offseason to an already impressive core, the Dallas Cowboys enter the season as one of the strongest Super Bowl candidates. Obviously, with Elliott leading the way on the ground.

Ezekiel Elliott Says The Sky Is The Limit For Cowboys’ New Offense

The former Ohio State Buckeye raved about the team’s new offense under Mike McCarthy, stating that, even though he’s just twitched a couple of playcalls, the sky is the limit for them entering the season:

“I don’t think that any changes that we’ve made are that big from what we were doing. Just like, little different playcalls. I think I’m ready. I’m pretty comfortable in the offense. It’s very similar to what we ran last year, so it’s not really anything that’s crazy-new or crazy-alarming, so it’s pretty much the same system I’ve been in the past four years. I think the sky’s the limit,“ Elliott told the Cowboys’ site.

Ezekiel Elliott To Be More Involved In The Passing Game

Moreover, Elliott wants to be more than a bell-cow running back on the ground as he’s been working as a slot receiver as well through most of the offseason, hinting at the possibility of being way more involved in the passing game under McCarthy:

“Uh, yeah, I think I will be. I think this offseason, I really didn’t do anything from the backfield. I did a lot of stuff from out at receiver, in the slot. Just trying to evolve my game there, just so I can be more of a viable resource in the pass game,” McCarthy said.

Elliott is coming off just 54 receptions in 2019, 23 shy of his career high. His presence in the slot would provide even more balance to a Cowboys offense that, at least in the paper, has plenty of weapons to lean on.