Too bad Jax already has a rb-Zeke major connection

ShortRound · Jan 15, 2021

Would be great for us, I said it in another thread... But it would be idiotic for Jax to do this. Nice to dream though.

JohnsKey19 · Jan 15, 2021

Cowboyny said:
We saw former Ohio State HC, Urban Meyer accepting the Jacksonville Head Coach position this week. Now there are rumors that Scott Linehan could join him as the new OC. Both coaches have major ties with Zeke Elliot, his former college HC and his former OC with the Cowboys in which he built an offense around his talents.

Jax doesn't have many quality players as they are in a rebuild, but they do have a quality back in James Robinson. This would take away any interest of acquiring Zeke Elliot.

Unlike many, I still am a big Zeke supporter, but realize he is way overpaid, especially now with the offense centered around their passing attack and their 3 top WR's.

Robinson is 2/3 of the player Zeke is at 1/20 of the cost. I believe Jax likes where they are at RB...

CATCH17 · Jan 15, 2021

morasp said:
I don't think Zeke was healthy, they just didn't advertise it. In the Eagles game he looked fresh and somewhat healthy and added 139 yards to the offense.

He hasn’t been an explosive player for awhile now.

That’s what made Zeke awesome.. Zeke was great at everything and could also hit home runs.. His homerun ability is gone.

Everytime Pollard touches the ball there is a chance he breaks it.

This league is all about big plays and while Zeke is better at things like blocking and short yardage I will take the guy that can still do those things at a lesser level but can hit home runs.

khiladi · Jan 15, 2021

Unlike Moore, Linehan used Zeke as the multiple carry back he was. That amount of running would also allow him to lose weight as the season progressed.

big dog cowboy · Jan 15, 2021

No one is trading for that contract.

blueblood70 · Jan 15, 2021

Cowboyny said:
We saw former Ohio State HC, Urban Meyer accepting the Jacksonville Head Coach position this week. Now there are rumors that Scott Linehan could join him as the new OC. Both coaches have major ties with Zeke Elliot, his former college HC and his former OC with the Cowboys in which he built an offense around his talents.

Jax doesn't have many quality players as they are in a rebuild, but they do have a quality back in James Robinson. This would take away any interest of acquiring Zeke Elliot.

Unlike many, I still am a big Zeke supporter, but realize he is way overpaid, especially now with the offense centered around their passing attack and their 3 top WR's.

we really needed another zeke post.. you bored? not enough posts on dumping om zeke..you know its not happening, yet you post anyway..we call that trolling.. :facepalm:

aria · Jan 15, 2021

morasp said:
I don't think Zeke was healthy, they just didn't advertise it. In the Eagles game he looked fresh and somewhat healthy and added 139 yards to the offense.

Lol, so he wasn’t healthy all season except for the one or two decent games he had. Do the excuses ever stop for this clown?

The only reason he wasn’t healthy was because he spent the off season playing video games, getting “low key faded” and eating Doritos.

Cowboyny · Jan 15, 2021

quickccc said:
It isn't about just the passing attack., when zeke was drafted 4th overall , it was about adding an explosive home run threat to a Tony Romo at that time.

Just as many were drooling over the idea of adding Adrian Peterson to Tony Romo, when AP was released by the Vikes., ( many assumed that AP still had it)
But then 2016 came around and we had the opportunity to draft the home run hitting ZKE.

And as a defense, how do you keep up with BOTH an explosive pass attack that also has an explosive back ?
But of course as virtually everyone knows zeke no longer has such explosiveness.

As I have said before, his lack of explosiveness doesn't mean he isn't a good back any longer, just isn't an elite one. However, not worth his current contract.

DFWJC · Jan 15, 2021

Cowboyny said:
We saw former Ohio State HC, Urban Meyer accepting the Jacksonville Head Coach position this week. Now there are rumors that Scott Linehan could join him as the new OC. Both coaches have major ties with Zeke Elliot, his former college HC and his former OC with the Cowboys in which he built an offense around his talents.

Jax doesn't have many quality players as they are in a rebuild, but they do have a quality back in James Robinson. This would take away any interest of acquiring Zeke Elliot.

Unlike many, I still am a big Zeke supporter, but realize he is way overpaid, especially now with the offense centered around their passing attack and their 3 top WR's.

True.
With a very cheap and good Robinson already in the fold, there's no reason at all for Jax to take on Zeke's contract.

Jacksonville has

the top pick in each round,
an extra pick in the 1st and 2nd round,
a ton of cap space,

Meyer is in a great position to turn things around quickly.

If @Risen does the draft game this year, I wouldn't mind having Jacksonville!

morasp · Jan 15, 2021

CATCH17 said:
He hasn’t been an explosive player for awhile now.

That’s what made Zeke awesome.. Zeke was great at everything and could also hit home runs.. His homerun ability is gone.

Everytime Pollard touches the ball there is a chance he breaks it.

This league is all about big plays and while Zeke is better at things like blocking and short yardage I will take the guy that can still do those things at a lesser level but can hit home runs.

I like Pollard's homerun ability but unfortunately a lot of times until he hits the long one his average yards per attempt is around two. I think the number of changes on the offensive line had an impact on our running game this year.

morasp · Jan 15, 2021

aria said:
Lol, so he wasn’t healthy all season except for the one or two decent games he had. Do the excuses ever stop for this clown?

The only reason he wasn’t healthy was because he spent the off season playing video games, getting “low key faded” and eating Doritos.

I didn't think he had a very good season either, at times he wasn't focused and had a lot of fumbles and dropped passes, but his average yards per attempt was very respectable and I hope he bounces back next year.

jazzcat22 · Jan 15, 2021

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
If we trade every player that's not performing up to par, we wouldn't have a team to field.

If we dump every player fans on here do not like, we will have 53 new players next year fielding a pop Warner team.

CATCH17 · Jan 15, 2021

morasp said:
I like Pollard's homerun ability but unfortunately a lot of times until he hits the long one his average yards per attempt is around two. I think the number of changes on the offensive line had an impact on our running game this year.

Yeah I’m fine with that..

Grinding Zeke hasn’t lead to success for awhile.

So no reason for me to want what Zeke provides over a guy that can break a game open.

Ranched · Jan 15, 2021

Cowboyny said:
We saw former Ohio State HC, Urban Meyer accepting the Jacksonville Head Coach position this week.

conner01 · Jan 15, 2021

Boyzmamacita said:
If we trade him, does the salary go with him? I personally want to keep Zeke. I think he has something left.

His base salary does
His prorated bonus doesn’t

BotchedLobotomy · Jan 15, 2021

No one is going to trade for a RB with a big contract in the NFL, NO ONE. The RB position is one of the easiest skill positions to get high production out of straight out of the draft without using a high pick. All this talk of trading Zeke is just fantasy. It was a foolish signing by Dallas and its just something they need to live with.

MyFairLady · Jan 15, 2021

Not even Zekes own mother wants anything to do with him at this point.

TheMarathonContinues · Jan 15, 2021

With all due respect to Zeke....you'd probably have to give the Jags a draft pick to take his contract on. I don't think his value is where you want it to be to be shipping him out...

TheMarathonContinues · Jan 15, 2021

BotchedLobotomy said:
No one is going to trade for a RB with a big contract in the NFL, NO ONE. The RB position is one of the easiest skill positions to get high production out of straight out of the draft without using a high pick. All this talk of trading Zeke is just fantasy. It was a foolish signing by Dallas and its just something they need to live with.

I wouldn't say no one. If I get Lawrence you aren't expected to win right away but you want to take advantage of his rookie years under that contract. IMO, it would be smart to trade for ZEke if you think he's still a elite back. Or you could just stick with Robinson he played well last year.

Motorola · Jan 15, 2021

aria said:
I doubt Urban would want an overpaid diva that publicly threw him under the bus in college. He put up with zeke’s crap then because he helped them win a national championship, he sure as hell isn’t doing that now.

The only championship zeke could bring to Jacksonville now is the Nathans Hot dog championship belt, I think he could give Joey Chestnut a run for his appetite.

And given his off-the-field transgressions as a pro...I wouldn't doubt Meyer had to deal with some problems caused by Elliott back at Ohio State.
No-go on a reunion for the HC and the RB.

Too bad Jax already has a rb-Zeke major connection

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