Zeke - Pollard tandem remains in Cowboys plans

[Risen Star]

You wonder how much of the devotion to a shot player like Zeke has to do with their QB.

 

[Big_D]

You wonder how much of the devotion to a shot player like Zeke has to do with their QB.

Even Jerry doesn’t want them to break up!

 

[Risen Star]

Zeke is 28 soon.

And his leg isn’t trashed like Pollards.

Which is weird. Zeke's essentially been shot since he was 25.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Not even for the vet minimum...get him out of here.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Which is weird. Zeke's essentially been shot since he was 25.

He dosent seem to take training or his health very serious. Look at Henry, he works out constantly and stays in shape. Zeke on the other hand is attending music festivals and playing with D shaped water pistols in the off season. Henry with nothing around him and a worse O line puts up stupid stats.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

Which is weird. Zeke's essentially been shot since he was 25.

Which is Pollard's age today!
-and Pollard is in a wheelchair LOL........

 

[diamonddelts]

Zeke 28 soon. Not old yet

He’s a power back and the rotation takes the load off him.

He makes a lot of first downs and he scores a lot of TDs

With the freakish leg injury to Pollard, Dallas needs Zeke.

What power? He could not break a tackle to save his life in his current state

 

[Sydla]

But we can pay Pollard 10 million on the tag, and he has a trashed leg?

Hey I am not fan of tagging Pollard either.

But Pollard's injury isn't this death knell you keep claiming and Elliott is clearly in decline.

You are letting your fanboyism for Elliott cloud rational thought.

 

[Sydla]

Zeke 28 soon. Not old yet

He’s a power back and the rotation takes the load off him.

He makes a lot of first downs and he scores a lot of TDs

With the freakish leg injury to Pollard, Dallas needs Zeke.

None of this changes the fact that pushing more cap hits into the future is just idiotic for Elliott. He's already in decline. Why in the world would you make his cap hits IN FUTURE YEARS higher? I mean the whole reason they are talking about pay cut/outright cut is because they know he's not the same TB and they can't function with him on that kind of contract.

So to be clear, you think it's perfectly fine if we restructure Elliott and kick approx $8 million or so into future cap years?

 

[jsb357]

The absolute definition of insanity

we like our guys...

 

[Motorola]

He dosent seem to take training or his health very serious. Look at Henry, he works out constantly and stays in shape. Zeke on the other hand is attending music festivals and playing with D shaped water pistols in the off season. Henry with nothing around him and a worse O line puts up stupid stats.

Exit Elliott; bring in Henry (one year prove it deal, incentive-laden).

 

[Sydla]

The irony of these Elliott threads is that the Elliott fanboys complain that people are making this personal with Zeke.

If anyone is making it personal, it's the fanboys. Most people who want Zeke gone do so because they understand the cap and cap sustainability and issues when one has a declining TB with a $16+ million cap hit. That's the problem. Zeke at even an 8 million cap hit is kind of preposterous.

If Elliott's cap hit was say $2 million next year, you'd see way less people wanting him cut. The fanboys don't seem to understand this.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

Keeping Zeke as part of this FO’s plan for 2023 is a microcosm of the last 27 years. It’s hard for me to believe they are serious about winning a championship if they keep Zeke around.

This, love Zeke and this is no hate but that is the one difference about the Clampetts and the other owners, they get to attached to players and the others do not and will let the players go when it’s time.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Keeping Zeke as part of this FO’s plan for 2023 is a microcosm of the last 27 years. It’s hard for me to believe they are serious about winning a championship if they keep Zeke around.

Pollard went down in that SF game and Zeke was useless. Game over. No reason to keep him anymore. he's done.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

This, love Zeke and this is no hate but that is the one difference about the Clampetts and the other owners, they get to attached to players and the others do not and will let the players go when it’s time.

Clampetts! LOL

That's perfect.

 

[DuncanIso]

The irony of these Elliott threads is that the Elliott fanboys complain that people are making this personal with Zeke.

If anyone is making it personal, it's the fanboys. Most people who want Zeke gone do so because they understand the cap and cap sustainability and issues when one has a declining TB with a $16+ million cap hit. That's the problem. Zeke at even an 8 million cap hit is kind of preposterous.

If Elliott's cap hit was say $2 million next year, you'd see way less people wanting him cut. The fanboys don't seem to understand this.

And Dallas spends 10 million on a tag for Pollard, who’s leg was wrecked by a drop tackle.

But the Zeke haters get butt hurt over Zekes wallet.

Lol.

 

[Aven8]

I think Stephen gets his way here and Zeke is cut. They just aren’t good at letting go so they hold things out forever. Remember JG hanging out in the building a week after the season?

 

[LatinMind]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/zeke-pollard-tandem-remains-cowboys-rb-plan

Well according to this writer anyway.
I posted this as I did not know about Zeke's contract. I never seen it posted in any of the many off-season threads about his contract.

If Zeke does not take a pay cut, the team can simply restructure without him agreeing to it. It would save $7.3 million on the cap.
I know many want him gone, for various reasons. But thought I would put this out there for a different perspective. I know, just kicking the can down the road. But it is an option.

Elliot was never going anywhere. Right or wrong, overpaid or not. They want the leadership and dirty work he does. When they started talking bout all the things Elliot does, that should've told you guys their intentions. What have they talked about?

Daks contract, did it.
Tyron, not cut
Elliot, not cut
Pollard, franchise tag possible, did it

This team just doesn't lie. They tell you what they're going to do and they do it.

 

[CowboyRoy]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/zeke-pollard-tandem-remains-cowboys-rb-plan

Well according to this writer anyway.
I posted this as I did not know about Zeke's contract. I never seen it posted in any of the many off-season threads about his contract.

If Zeke does not take a pay cut, the team can simply restructure without him agreeing to it. It would save $7.3 million on the cap.
I know many want him gone, for various reasons. But thought I would put this out there for a different perspective. I know, just kicking the can down the road. But it is an option.

NO doubt being the horrid GM that Jerry is, he will bring back the horrid Zeke and feature him.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I think it might be wise for Zeke to, at least, agree to cutting his pay in half or more to avoid some of the negativity involving him. If he's the "team guy" that this FO would like to convince its fans to think he is, he should be more than willing to agree to it. Even at that, he'd be getting a very good deal. Would that satisfy all of his detractors? Certainly not, but it might serve to alleviate some of the negativity to a more reasonable extent, though.

Money isnt the biggest issue, its that they give him the football and he drags down the offense.