Jerry Jones: Elliott's fumble issues won't impact workload

Coughing up the ball a few times over the weekend won't be enough for the Dallas Cowboys to reconsider their position on deploying Ezekiel Elliott as a featured back.

After Elliott's strong Week 2 performance was overshadowed by a pair of fumbles, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones downplayed the idea the issues could affect the number of carries the first-round rookie sees.

"No. They will not, at all," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, according to Jon Machota of Dallas News. "He's a big man and he carries it properly. He does a good job of finishing, which means he's trying to give the tacklers more than he's getting in terms of how you absorb hits. All of that makes him a sound ball carrier fumbling wise."

The Cowboys may not be concerned about Elliott's ball security after one poor showing, and it's sensible they don't have any intentions of scaling back his workload.

But the fact Alfred Morris was on the field for the game's final three carries in Sunday's win over the Washington Redskins, including a goal-line set to punch in the go-ahead score, can at least be considered notable.

The Ohio State product should and will remain the featured back as long as his fumbling issues don't persist. Any continued struggles in that area could conceivably see the veteran Morris get the nod in more key situations.

Elliott finished with 83 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries en route to the win, an improvement over his 51-yard, one-score Week 1 effort.