Kareem Hunt and Chiefs reunion also makes the Cowboys look a lot worse

Just a few seasons ago, the Dallas Cowboys had a dream running back scenario. They had Ezekiel Elliott, who went downhill after an insane amount of touches early in his career. But Zeke was on the committee because Dallas also had Tony Pollard, who also looked incredible.

Now, two or three years later, the Cowboys have one of the worst running back rooms in the sport of football, and it’s not particularly close.

Dallas brought Elliott back to the team after he recovered slightly last year. But Elliott was terrible in six games, so the Cowboys handed most of the responsibility to young quarterback Rico Dowdle.

In the offseason, they acknowledged they had talent and a running back depth problem by going out and acquiring veteran running back Dalvin Cook in free agency. But the Cowboys didn’t think at all about improving their position. Cook has yet to touch the ball for Dallas, and the worst part is the player sitting next to Cook as a free agent who the Cowboys decided not to sign.

After starting running back Isaiah Pacheco went down with a serious leg injury, the Kansas City Chiefs tried several running back options of their own before ultimately re-signing free agent Kareem Hunt.

Since signing his contract, Hunt has looked incredible. He replaced Pacheco very well, averaging the same amount of yards per carry as Pacheco averaged before his injury. Hunt carried the ball 63 times for 249 yards and three touchdowns. This happened in just three games in which Hunt rushed for 69, 102 and 78 yards while playing for the Chiefs.

And he was sitting right there as a free agent that the Cowboys could have signed, but they chose him over Dowdle, Elliott and Cook.

By comparison, through six games, Elliott carried the ball 38 times for 115 yards and a touchdown. Dowdle carried the ball 59 times for 246 yards and no touchdowns.

Something like this is pretty hard for the Cowboys and their fans to accept, especially considering how bad the team has looked since Week 2. The Cowboys very easily could have gone 2-4 or 1-5 if a few games didn’t go their way. .