With or without Ezekiel Elliott for a few weeks, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott believes that the team’s offense will thrive in the regular season.

Elliott has been suspended by the NFL for six weeks for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, and while the running back has since appealed his suspension, Prescott seems to be ready for whatever the outcome of that case would be according to a report by Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.

“I don’t think this offense is going to be much different,” Prescott said. “The way our team is built, it’s kind of the way we played last year, just in the physical offensive line that wears people down. We’ve got great receivers to go make plays in the passing game. As I said before, no matter who we put in at running back, I think both of those guys have been Pro Bowlers in their careers. It really doesn’t matter.”

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The potential absence of Elliott for almost half a season is huge for the Cowboys. Elliott led the league in rushing yards in his rookie season with 1,631, and it goes without saying that the Ohio State product was an integral part of the Cowboys’ offense that put up 26.6 points and 379.8 total yards per game – both top five in the league in 2016.

The Cowboys’ contingency plan if indeed the NFL shuts down Elliott’s appeal will be the duo of Alfred Morris and Darren McFadden. Both were backups with limited touches to Elliott last season, but also had experiences as starters before in their respective previous teams, Morris with the Washington Redskins and McFadden with the Oakland Raiders.