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There was a time, as ridiculous as it seems now, when the Dallas Cowboys made a show of trying to tamp down expectations for Ezekiel Elliott.On a sun-splashed practice field in Oxnard, California, in early August, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan stood and talked about his rookie running back. At this time, Elliott had a hamstring injury that was keeping him out of practice a bit. Linehan said all the right things.Weve got to do the right thing by him. Hes a rookie, and so you have to make sure he gets the time he needs to develop, Linehan said, then he smiled. But then I watch what he can do out here, and I think its going to be pretty hard to take him off the field.The Cowboys arent going to take Elliott off the field. Their greatest current fear, as a matter of fact, is that commissioner Roger Goodell might take him off the field. But unless the NFL decides to suspend Elliott as a result of its investigation into domestic violence allegations against him, there appears to be nothing that can stop the former Ohio State star at the present time.With 1,005 rushing yards through nine games, with three touchdowns (including the game winner) in Sundays comeback-over-and-over victory in Pittsburgh, Elliott is dominating the league. Running behind the NFLs most dominant offensive line and taking handoffs from the only man besides him who has half a case for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Elliott is currently the most potent offensive force in the game.At this point, even with Tony Romo healthy enough to play, Dak Prescott deserves to be the Cowboys quarterback. But Ezekiel Elliott deserves to be the leagues MVP.Theres a lot going on in Dallas that has put the Cowboys star rookies in position to succeed. Merely decent offensive line play gives you a weekly advantage in the NFL of 2016, but the Cowboys are, in this area, dominant. Entering Sundays games, Elliott had 495 rushing yards before first contact this season -- third most in the league. He added 82 more (out of his 114 total) on Sunday night. After ambling through a hole the size of an airplane hangar door on the game-winning touchdown, Elliott said, It parted like the Red Sea. All I had to do was run.But neither Elliott nor anyone else should sell him short as a runner. He also carried with him into Sundays action a league-leading 396 yards after first contact. He?has the ability to shed tackles and maintain his momentum. He has the ability to separate from pursuers in the open field. Hes strong enough as a pass protector that the Cowboys dont have to take him off the field on third downs.?They also view him as a strong receiver, though they havent used his receiving skills much. His 83-yard catch-and-run touchdown Sunday showcased another breathtaking element of Elliotts game that may be yet to come.Elliott is, through nine games, everything the Cowboys expected him to be when they used the No. 4 pick in the draft on him. They knew they had the killer offensive line; they saw Elliott as a player who could help them maximize it. Together, he and the slobs (as he calls them) up front are executing the Cowboys offseason vision in a way even their most optimistic decision-makers could not have envisioned. They thought hed help make Romos life easier. Its a major bonus that hes doing that instead for fellow rookie Prescott.Eight of the past nine NFL MVP awards have gone to quarterbacks, and before its all said and done guys like Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, Derek Carr and even Prescott may have their say in who wins it this year. 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"Today is about turning our collective focus to the strong future of the Coyotes here in Arizona and clearly stop talking about ownership questions," Anthony LeBlanc, the Coyotes new CEO and alternate governor, said Tuesday at Jobing.com Arena. "Its time to stop talking about arena leases, its time to stop talking about financing options and where the team will play next year, and to focus on what is important to all of us, and that is what happens on the ice." The Coyotes completed an arduous process to find an owner on Monday, when LeBlanc, George Gosbee and the rest of IceArizona completed their purchase of the franchise from the NHL. The leagues Board of Governors then approved the sale to the Canadian investors, triggering a 15-year, $225 million lease agreement for Jobing.com Arena between the City of Glendale and Renaissance and Sports Entertainment, IceArizonas managing partner. The official announcement came on Tuesday, with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman joining Gosbee, LeBlanc, members of the Glendale city council -- the four who voted in favour of the lease agreement -- and employees from across the Coyotes organization, including general manager Don Maloney and defenceman Derek Morris. "This is a day that we believed since the beginning of all these proceedings four years ago should take place because it would be the right thing for the great fans that we have here in the Valley of the Sun," Bettman said. "Its important and has been important to the City of Glendale. And it was important to the National Hockey League, because we always believed in this market." Now its up to IceArizona to make it work in a market that tends to be winner-driven. A big step is keeping the Coyotes competitive. Even when Phoenix reached the playoffs the first two years without an owner, support fluctuated, from half-capacity crowds at Jobing.com Arena at times during the regular season to raucous support once the post-season started. The Coyotes showed what the Phoenix market could be like two years ago, when they used a blue-collar mentality to make a late-season push ttoward their first division title in 33 years as an NHL franchise.dddddddddddd The desert dogs brought fans along with them on the bandwagon as they kept winning, becoming the darlings of the Valley as they marched toward the Western Conference finals for the first time. The NHL lockout, which stretched into January, dampened some of the Coyotes momentum last season and an inconsistent performance, one that left them four points short of the Wests final playoff spot, didnt help. Even before its deal was complete, RSE started taking steps toward making the Coyotes better. Maloney, assistant general manager Brad Treliving and coach Dave Tippett, along with his staff, all signed long-term deals to stay. Goalie Mike Smith, who had been hesitant to sign with ownership up in the air, signed a five-year deal before Glendales city council had approved the lease agreement. Once the lease was done, IceArizona loosened the purse strings a bit for Maloney and the front office, allowing them to make a big free-agent splash by signing top-line forward Mike Ribeiro. And, as the franchise moves forward, the new ownership group has vowed to give the Coyotes more financial flexibility. Phoenix still wont be one of the top-spending teams in the NHL, but itll certainly have more resources available than it did before. "Were definitely planning to increase the player payroll and were going to increase it year over year, but the reality is were not a club that plans to spend to the ceiling," LeBlanc said. "With Don Maloneys stewardship of the franchise, we expect to continue making this a very exciting, very competitive hockey team." The new ownership group also will try to expand the fan base. The teams name will be changed to the Arizona Coyotes sometime after next season and IceArizona will work to expand the franchises marketing efforts, something that had been limited while it was being run by the NHL. "For the first time in years with this franchise, theres no question it will be tied to Arizona; we have good, strong local ownership," LeBlanc said. "Quite frankly, it will be boots to the ground marketing of getting this product out." It should be easier now that the biggest step -- securing an owner -- is out of the way. ' ' '