GORICO
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Steve---could not have said it any better
News: Pollard can't be "the guy."
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Steve---could not have said it any better
Denim Chicken
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I considered it, then I listened to Jerry speak on the subject.
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That game wasn't really a good example because it was the Bears AAA team out there on defense. They traded away their two best players on defense.. Well Roquan played but he was seen texting his agent "Get me the F outta here!" during the game.. Besides that Pollard can shine for a game or three was never in question. It's what happens in games that are tight and they need 20 or more carries from him? What if they need it two or three weeks in a row? What happens in games against stout fronts like Washington when there isn't going to be all those huge holes to run through? When every inch gained costs a pound of flesh? Those are the questions that Pollard needs to answer.
We obviously won't know those answers until he gets a chance to do it for more than a game or two. Maybe he's the exception and doesn't turn into one of those guys like CMac or Kamara who spend as much time in street clothes during games as they do playing after being promoted to lead back. Or who get beaten down and out of the league in a year or two like Marion Barber and Felix Jones did.. People take this analysis as some sort of Zeke-love/Pollard-hate. That's just dumb. Those of us who have been watching football a long time just know what we've seen which is generally backs like Pollard are better suited for spot duty. There is a sweet spot of utilization where you get the most out of them. Too much and they lose that big play ability. Too little and maybe it costs you games.. It's a fine line.. but Kellen Moore is making like 5 million a year to figure it out.. So figure it out.
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He's limited to 131 rushing yards per game...
For reference Zeke averaged 108.7 yards/game in his best season.
I'll take 131 from Pollard regardless of how many carries he has in the process of getting the 131...
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Like empirically average performance? And as some stat folks have pointed out historically poor performance numbers. He’s basically demarco Murray with a historically significant offensive line to start his career where in volume he has huge numbers but in efficiency was a poor
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vlad
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why do you insist that one bank needs more than that? Imagine a 2nd back that didn’t go down on the first hit almost every time. That costs way less, is not a historically poor passing option, etc. the love for zeke just blows my mind.
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Not sure what you are asking me. I ionly note it was an odd thing...to see a running back have ZERO pass blocking. It's not the indictment you are trying so desperartely to make it.
The hate for zeke....blows my mind.
SteveTheCowboy
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Well...excuse me...but...Tony is NOT averaging 131 yards per game.
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Sure. Hey no matter how stupid, you have the right to post and feel how you feel!
xwalker
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He has played more snaps in other games.
What is more tiring:
Running a marathon with 14 stops for a water break.
Running a marathon with 30 stops for a water break.
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That's not what CowboysZone is all about.
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…after beating the 32nd and 18th ranked defenses, he solidly back on Mount Rushmore again
Doomsday101
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Seems you're right, it is about agenda and pitting teammates against each other.
SteveTheCowboy
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Okay sure. Just thought it was weird....and dishonest ....to present tony's nice one-game talley as a "per-game" average and a zeke season average.
Maybe you didnt mean it like that.
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Right, against Chicago. We've also seen him be much less successful against other teams. We have no idea how much better he would have done had Zeke been carrying the bulk of the carries either. People want to use one game to support their confirmation bias, but it doesn't work that way.
During the Sounds from the Sidelines video, he expressed how tired his legs were before he even peeled off that big TD run. More than around 15 carries will shorten his career and probably make it less productive per game.
