The Facts: The Cowboys want Elliott to get the football. They also don’t want to wear down their star running back. It’s a fine line. “I think it’s a situation where we understand what Zeke is to our football team, to our organization, to our success,” RBs coach Gary Brown said. “I think it’s important for us as an organization to maximize his ability to go out and help us win championships, and the way we do that is to take a little bit off of him. You know, 300 carries last season. It must be over 1,000 touches so far. So we’ve got to make sure we take care of that guy.”

Diehards Line:Elliott led the league with 304 carries and 381 touches last season, getting a career-high 77 receptions. His backups last season combined for only 50 rushes and nine receptions. Elliott has 1,003 touches in his three seasons. The only season he didn’t lead the league in rushing attempts was 2017 when he served a six-game suspension. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett took issue with the word “limit” when asked about the team’s plans for the running back this season. Meanwhile, Elliott’s primary backup last season, Rod Smith, signed with the Giants. The Cowboys used a fourth-round pick on Memphis running back Tony Pollard, who they are excited about using in a variety of ways, and a seventh-round choice on Ohio State running back Mike Weber, who hurt his knee in Saturday morning’s practice. Brown said the Cowboys have a plan “for what we want to do.” We'll be watching for signs as to what that plan is as the season draws near.