Pollard the Under The Radar Factor?

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

Will he be our jack of all trades and be lined up at wr? I feel he will be. In the NFL..the element of surprise in a new scheme and with a new mindset is key. How will teams defend us when we have you spread out? lol?Its pick your poison. Each skill guy we have can take it to the house..but Pollard is like Marshall Faulk..you better know where that guy is at all times. HELPS OUT EVERYONE on offense. CEE DEE will be great,but Pollard will be the X FACTOR THAT MAKES IT ALL WORK. Zeke may find himself phased out unless he finds a niche in short yardage and goal line. THOUGHTS?

MarcusRock · Jun 17, 2020

Was Darius Jackson under the radar? I think not!

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

MarcusRock said:
Was Darius Jackson under the radar? I think not!

AH NO. lol..He was JAG obviously. For the life of me I never will understand why he kept being brought back.

darthseinfeld · Jun 17, 2020

Rayman70 said:
Will he be our jack of all trades and be lined up at wr? I feel he will be. In the NFL..the element of surprise in a new scheme and with a new mindset is key. How will teams defend us when we have you spread out? lol?Its pick your poison. Each skill guy we have can take it to the house..but Pollard is like Marshall Faulk..you better know where that guy is at all times. HELPS OUT EVERYONE on offense. CEE DEE will be great,but Pollard will be the X FACTOR THAT MAKES IT ALL WORK. Zeke may find himself phased out unless he finds a niche in short yardage and goal line. THOUGHTS?

Dont know if we will use alot of 4 WR sets. Will likely be mostly 11 personel. I do think in 4 WR set you may see more of him or Jarwin wide than you will a WR on the depth chart.

Good chance he remains a backup basically. Should still get 400-500 yards rushing and 100 or 200 recieving if thats the case

QuincyCarterEra · Jun 17, 2020

If we want our best possible offense he should see 50% of RB snaps

blueblood70 · Jun 17, 2020

NO Zeke is not a fossil , hes not going to be phased out , he can also catch the ball, major threat in the pass game, can block better, and oh yes a great Tailback in the run game teams still have to account for..

I like pollard, has upside and potential but zekes not a one trick pony, therefore can be an asset in any Offense..just because the last staff forgot to use the RB in the pass game on regular basis doesnt mean EE cant still be a threat like 2018..

Pollard is not better then zekes , he will be a great backup to utilize in many ways, thats it..

dragon_mikal · Jun 17, 2020

More like a “Dunbar” factor. Zeke is the better player and will see the field much more often but Pollard will have his chances.

Ranched · Jun 17, 2020

I think Tony can be a killer in this offense, especially now that we have a West Coast HC who will be better suited to utilizing Tony’s speed and receiving skills. He's a special/gifted player.

Tangle_Foot · Jun 17, 2020

Under the radar? Defensive coordinators around the league have confirmed seven Bandits coming out of Dallas traveling at Mach 6 with hostel intentions. Oh we're on their radar all right :flagwave:

CowboyRoy · Jun 17, 2020

Rayman70 said:
Will he be our jack of all trades and be lined up at wr? I feel he will be. In the NFL..the element of surprise in a new scheme and with a new mindset is key. How will teams defend us when we have you spread out? lol?Its pick your poison. Each skill guy we have can take it to the house..but Pollard is like Marshall Faulk..you better know where that guy is at all times. HELPS OUT EVERYONE on offense. CEE DEE will be great,but Pollard will be the X FACTOR THAT MAKES IT ALL WORK. Zeke may find himself phased out unless he finds a niche in short yardage and goal line. THOUGHTS?

Only in a dumbed down, Garrett influenced offense can a guy like Pollard be underused.

Zeke can take it to the house? When is the last time you saw that?

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
Only in a dumbed down, Garrett influenced offense can a guy like Pollard be underused.

Zeke can take it to the house? When is the last time you saw that?

well sans him lol..I guess his rookie year,before he got fat

cern · Jun 17, 2020

After his performance last year, it's hard to think of him as under the radar. Mac and kellen should enjoy coming up with more ways to use his talent.

jay94 · Jun 17, 2020

PFF gave him a better grade than Elliot. To be honest he just seems way more explosive, in Zeke's defense I doubt he could handle the volume, which typically end careers early like Zeke has.

StuckMojo · Jun 17, 2020

I like Pollard but he couldn’t even phase out other running backs at Memphis

CowboyRoy · Jun 17, 2020

Rayman70 said:
well sans him lol..I guess his rookie year,before he got fat

Holes were so big he just looked fast. I think if he has a straight path he can go all the way. But if there are guy in front of him he actually runs towards them. Weird.

TwistedL0g1k · Jun 17, 2020

I'll be surprised if Pollard lines up at WR very often.

Bullflop · Jun 17, 2020

I'm really expecting Pollard to be used in the passing game to an increased degree in 2020.

The production he provided in that function last year certainly isn't likely to go unnoticed.

It may not come in terms of serving as a WR but he'll perhaps do so as a RB or slot, though.

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

TwistedL0g1k said:
I'll be surprised if Pollard lines up at WR very often.

well, normally I would agree.Bur JG is gone, and we know MM loves to use wr's and put them at RB and also take rb's that have speed and move them out to the flank. I think we will see him in space on bubble screens in certain packages. The last regime failed the kid and the team by not using him a lot more and taking advantage of his skills and speed. At Memphis he was used a lot at WR...AND KNOWING MM, he realizes this and has had time to dissect his game. Its foolish not to line him up all over.

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

slants would be another way to get him the ball quickly. NO MORE of this 7 yard drop back stuff..it will be timing based...ie west coast offense.

Rayman70 · Jun 17, 2020

cern said:
After his performance last year, it's hard to think of him as under the radar. Mac and kellen should enjoy coming up with more ways to use his talent.

teams will be focused on ZEKE AND THE WIDEOUTS. We can expect Zeke and Pollard in the same backfield too...Think about it, how do ya defend that? Look at KC..its a copy cat league. Dak will need to be on point quickly.

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