The Facts: Elliott wants to be more like Marshall Faulk. The Cowboys running back, who led the league in rushing as a rookie, wants his growth to follow that of Faulk. Elliott calls the Hall of Famer a complete running back. "With now being more comfortable in this offense and not really worrying about having to learn what I have to do, I kind of want to grow more as an overall player," Elliott said. "One of the guys I looked up to growing up playing football was Faulk."
Diehards Line:Elliott added: "You hear stories about him about how he was kind of like a second quarterback back there with Kurt Warner. So this offseason, I’ve just been focusing on kind of learning the offense outside of roles. I’m just kind of being able to be back there and be helpful to Dak [Prescott] and just kind of … learning what everyone else is doing and how I fit into my job.” As PFT's Charean Williams notes, a big storyline this offseason has been the Cowboys’ intention to use Elliott more in the passing game. Elliott had only 32 catches for 363 yards and a touchdown last season. Faulk caught 52 passes for 522 yards and a touchdown in his rookie season of 1994. In a five-year stretch from 1998, his final season in Indianapolis, to 2002, Faulk averaged 83 catches per season. “For sure I think I can [do that],” Elliott said. While those kind of totals seem like a reach, fantasy owners have to be happy Elliott is reaching high.