It can no longer be denied Zeke seems slow and not focused

Cowboysfan1975 · Nov 2, 2020

I told my son during the game that it's time to move Zeke. Pollard looked much better.

noshame · Nov 2, 2020

The 2016 version of Zeke is gone. I invite anybody to watch the first five steps out of his stance and the lack of burst beyond the LOS

its not even close

rags · Nov 2, 2020

PJTHEDOORS said:
The nose ring btw is gross.

Doesn't he have at least 2? Maybe 3 there? SMH.

fifaguy · Nov 2, 2020

TexasFrog said:
I posted this a few weeks back but watch him struggling here. He’s either hyperventilating or something

Often forgotten or not mentioned -- The dude did have covid. I'm not saying that's an excuse or reason why his performance has been lackluster. But the lingering after affects are not fully or currently known. There was also an article recently about the Jags running back who was slated to be their starter this year, over Fornette, but still hasn't recovered from his case of the virus. It seems some individuals have experienced long lasting lung and fatigue issues from contracting it. Not saying this is the case for Zeke. Who knows though..?

Luvmycowboys38 · Nov 2, 2020

Good grief he was paid big bucks and he has not shown that he's worth it. Dropping balls, causing turnovers, short runs. What the heck happened to the way he played in 2016?!

RonnieT24 · Nov 2, 2020

fifaguy said:
Often forgotten or not mentioned -- The dude did have covid. I'm not saying that's an excuse or reason why his performance has been lackluster. But the lingering after affects are not fully or currently known. There was also an article recently about the Jags running back who was slated to be their starter this year, over Fornette, but still hasn't recovered from his case of the virus. It seems some individuals have experienced long lasting lung and fatigue issues from contracting it. Not saying this is the case for Zeke. Who knows though..?

I posted this in another thread. Covid compromises the respiratory system. Guess what that would do to you as you tried to train to play professional football? Imagine not being able to breath while you did routine drills? Even if he is fully recovered from the disease it's entirely possible that Zeke's conditioning fell well short of what he is accustomed to coming into the year. The bad part is that he had no way of knowing it.. You run like a sum***** until you're bent over unable to run any more.. And then you do it again and again.. If your lungs have diminished capacity you are literally not building up the conditioning base you think you are.. even though you're doing the same work and feeling just as tired. Zeke and the Cowboys may not even know what is going on.. I suspect that's why he has that puzzled look on his face as he sits on the sidelines.. Like "Why the hell am I tired?" I have a neighbor two doors down who had Covid a couple of months ago.. and he lost 80 pounds and nearly died from it. Now he was a hefty guy in his 50's.. who is considerably less hefty now. But also a lot weaker..

Toruk_Makto · Nov 2, 2020

Mk2_Cowboys said:
Except Pollard in the same game , same O line , same play calling averaged 5.7 per carry at 7 for 40 versus Zeke’s 3.3 at 19 for 63.

Look you're not going to get me to talk negatively about Pollard. I've said he has more juice than Zeke for some time. But come on man. Sample size. The line is bad. And that is going to show itself over 19 carries. Zeke simply is not talented enough or in shape enough to overcome that.

Or put another way... Behind this same on-line Ceedee averaged 19 yards per carry. Maybe we should make him our rb using your logic?

Blackspider214 · Nov 2, 2020

He got paid. He has no desire to try any longer. Pollard showed some burst and desire to run the ball. Zeke bogs down this offense. He has zero passion and looks like he does not care any longer.

Blackspider214 · Nov 2, 2020

RonnieT24 said:
I posted this in another thread. Covid compromises the respiratory system. Guess what that would do to you as you tried to train to play professional football? Imagine not being able to breath while you did routine drills? Even if he is fully recovered from the disease it's entirely possible that Zeke's conditioning fell well short of what he is accustomed to coming into the year. The bad part is that he had no way of knowing it.. You run like a sum***** until you're bent over unable to run any more.. And then you do it again and again.. If your lungs have diminished capacity you are literally not building up the conditioning base you think you are.. even though you're doing the same work and feeling just as tired. Zeke and the Cowboys may not even know what is going on.. I suspect that's why he has that puzzled look on his face as he sits on the sidelines.. Like "Why the hell am I tired?" I have a neighbor two doors down who had Covid a couple of months ago.. and he lost 80 pounds and nearly died from it. Now he was a hefty guy in his 50's.. who is considerably less hefty now. But also a lot weaker..

Lmao. Zeke was going downhill way before this Covid stuff. You are making too many excuses for the guy. People need to face the fact that he held Dallas hostage, Jerry gave in and now he has zero desire to go all out. He hit his ceiling and is on the way down now.

aria · Nov 2, 2020

DeathMonkey said:
Maybe that's why he held out when he did. he KNEW how fast he was fading and didn't think he could wait to try to get paid

He knew he was “low key faded”?!

aria · Nov 2, 2020

atlantacowboy said:
Its like he got paid and built himself a big new kitchen and just loaded it with hostess cakes.

aria · Nov 2, 2020

Blackspider214 said:
Lmao. Zeke was going downhill way before this Covid stuff. You are making too many excuses for the guy. People need to face the fact that he held Dallas hostage, Jerry gave in and now he has zero desire to go all out. He hit his ceiling and is on the way down now.

You’re wasting your time with this guy. Next year it will be seasonal allergies as an excuse.

DuncanIso · Nov 2, 2020

more #ZekeHate

lets fix the OL. Then you can complain.

Aven8 · Nov 2, 2020

I blame Jerry and JG. JG was fighting for his job and Jerry was fighting to not have to let JG go and it failed on both ends.

RonnieT24 · Nov 2, 2020

Blackspider214 said:
Lmao. Zeke was going downhill way before this Covid stuff. You are making too many excuses for the guy. People need to face the fact that he held Dallas hostage, Jerry gave in and now he has zero desire to go all out. He hit his ceiling and is on the way down now.

The good news about sports is they get to play the games to prove things out. As hard as Zeke runs it boggles the mind that people keep claiming that he "doesn't go all out." How is a guy dragging tacklers for 3-4 yards 10-12 times a game "not going all out." If he is still in this funk next season I will declare him done.. but there are too many circumstances surrounding this season.. the line, the Covid, the no offseason program, the new coaching staff .. for me to just write the guy off. Fine if you and others want to.. I aint doin it.

RonnieT24 · Nov 2, 2020

Toruk_Makto said:
Look you're not going to get me to talk negatively about Pollard. I've said he has more juice than Zeke for some time. But come on man. Sample size. The line is bad. And that is going to show itself over 19 carries. Zeke simply is not talented enough or in shape enough to overcome that.

Or put another way... Behind this same on-line Ceedee averaged 19 yards per carry. Maybe we should make him our rb using your logic?

We might take a look at Pollard's season thus far.. Dude is averaging exactly the same number of yards behind this dumpster fire of a line as Zeke is.. and A YARD AND A HALF down from what he averaged last season. I know it's too logical of an analysis but the fact of the matter is neither guy is setting the world afire behind this line.. I still think the shotgun running plays we call are better suited for Pollard than Zeke but if we don't block it doesn't really matter who we put back there.

StuckMojo · Nov 2, 2020

Blackspider214 said:
He got paid. He has no desire to try any longer. Pollard showed some burst and desire to run the ball. Zeke bogs down this offense. He has zero passion and looks like he does not care any longer.

I don’t believe Moore is a good match for Zeke. But Zeke still has a lot of blame on his shoulders and I’ve been a bug fan of Zeke the player.

Miller · Nov 2, 2020

fifaguy said:
Often forgotten or not mentioned -- The dude did have covid. I'm not saying that's an excuse or reason why his performance has been lackluster. But the lingering after affects are not fully or currently known. There was also an article recently about the Jags running back who was slated to be their starter this year, over Fornette, but still hasn't recovered from his case of the virus. It seems some individuals have experienced long lasting lung and fatigue issues from contracting it. Not saying this is the case for Zeke. Who knows though..?

There is a kid that played at Notre Dame that had COVID before the season snd he decided to skip the season because he still isn’t 100%. So it’s not out of the realm. But it also could be that he is having a normal NFL RB downturn after being used so much

sacase · Nov 2, 2020

Not sure what you guys think but the o line is a huge part. Zeke getting hit as soon as the handoff occurs doesn't help at all. Steel is just soo bad.

RonnieT24 · Nov 2, 2020

TexasFrog said:
There is a kid that played at Notre Dame that had COVID before the season snd he decided to skip the season because he still isn’t 100%. So it’s not out of the realm. But it also could be that he is having a normal NFL RB downturn after being used so much

We will see next year I think. Get Dak back, get the line back healthy.. get Covid more than a year in the rearview mirror. There's a lot we don't know about the lasting effects of Covid.. The downturn might explain Zeke's lack of burst but it does not explain his apparent loss of hand to eye coordination as a pass catcher and the inexplicable ability to hold onto the ball at times. Usually as a back ages he also gets stronger..Really that applies to just about any male. But Zeke appears to be noticeably weaker which is why defenders are able to get the ball away from him in a manner we have never seen in his career.

It can no longer be denied Zeke seems slow and not focused

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