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3 Cowboys who should be fired after playoff disappointment

By Ethan Lee

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 16: ead coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after losing to the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at AT&T Stadium on January 16, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 16: ead coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after losing to the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at AT&T Stadium on January 16, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Cowboys bold predictions, Ezekiel Elliott
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 08: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 8, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott is a talented running back. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Elliott is also on a hefty contract that contributes to the overall difficult situation of managing a roster with multiple hefty contracts.

While it’s clear that Elliott isn’t the reason Dallas lost against the 49ers, it’s also clear that he didn’t exactly do much to put the Cowboys in a position to beat San Francisco. On just 12 carries, Elliott gained 31 yards.

And that’s about all he did.

Elliott is talented and is generally well liked by folks in Dallas. It’s not like people are enthusiastic about wanting him off the Cowboys, but it might be necessary for Dallas to work around all of the hefty contracts it has to try and manage. Moving Elliott is the tricky part due to how inconsistent he’s been and how much he’s being paid, but the Cowboys should try to do it and maybe get a draft pick in return.

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