FRISCO - "That sucked.''Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has developed a very frank verbal short-hand to describe life in the NFL. Positive or negative, he tends to be able to summarize a situation with two words, plus a habit of a chuckle followed by a sort of snort."That sucked.''Two words.Chuckle.Snort.What "sucked'' big-picture Tyree Jackson Jersey was We have to play the cards we are dealt and not worry about things we cant control,'' Elliott said of the ups and downs experienced in the Week 9 outing. "Worry more about how we play and how we execute. Worry? Speaking of that one word, Elliott exited the game for a time with a nagging knee injury that saw him sit on the bench when a warm wrap over his leg.Yeah, it helped, just to keep it warm, said Elliott, who finished with 51 yards on 10 carries. Thats the biggest thing, keeping it warm.More "help'' on Wednesday, as Brian Westbrook Jersey under coach Mike McCarthy have developed a "Veterans Rest Day'' for mid-week work.Elliott, scheduled for limited practice reps, is joined in the group of guys either dealing with minor ailments or simply being managed for wear and tear: Amari Cooper, Randy Gregory and Zack Martin in category.Scroll to ContinueAs 6-2 Dallas prepares for Sunday's visit from the 4-4 Falcons, Tyron Smith is still working through rehab and will not practice today. He is, however, "making progre s" from ankle injury,'' McCarthy said. ("That suggests this isn't a long-term i sue, something confirmed by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who said in review, I thought the way he finished the game, just his intensity, the Rick Lovato Jersey way he was running in the game, eases my mind on a going-forward basis. And the trainers didnt give any indication there was an i sue going forward.Once behind 30-0 late in the game, Elliott finally retired for good for the day. He insists the concern going forward isn't about his knee, but rather, about his team.I think we came out and didnt play very well, didnt execute, Elliott said. We felt ready, we felt prepared going into this game, but at the Arryn Siposs Jersey end of the day, they were more physical than us and we didnt execute good enough.Did the Cowboys (now 6-2) make the mistake of taking Denver (now 5-4) too lightly? No, I dont think we came out thinking we already had the game in the bag, Zeke said. We just didnt play good football. We did not play well. And thats simple. We have to get back to work, learn from this lo s and pick it up next week.All of that, with the hope that Ezekiel Elliott's nagging knee allows him to work, learn and pick it back up. ... and chuckle and snort Jason Croom Jersey about more Cowboys victories.