News: Deciding what to do with Zeke. a fair assessment

HungryLion · Jan 17, 2021

What to do with Zeke: Cut him after this upcoming season.

Simple

visionary · Jan 17, 2021

aria said:
But zeke did hamstring the team by sitting out with 2 years left on his contract until he was paid as the highest for his position.

RB is the most expendable position on the field and whether it’s 40 mil a year for Dak or 50 mil guaranteed for zeke (Henry got 25 mil guaranteed) it still hurt the tram because they overpaid for the position and did it because the cry baby diva refused to show up to training camp until he got what he wanted.

yes he did and Jerry should not have overpaid him which is EXACTLY what we want Jerry not to do with Dak

see how I’m consistent in what I’m saying and you are not?

Aviano90 · Jan 17, 2021

visionary said:
you asked why only poor Dak is “critiqued”
I showed you you were wrong
Now go cry somewhere else, this is CowboysZone not DakZone

No, I didn’t ask anything. And you didn’t show me I was wrong. Now go demonstrate your inability to comprehend somewhere else.

visionary · Jan 17, 2021

DakPresgoat said:
What to do with Zeke: Cut him after this upcoming season.

Simple

And Pollard will tote the rock?

he’s a change of pace back not an every down back

HungryLion · Jan 17, 2021

visionary said:
And Pollard will tote the rock?

he’s a change of pace back not an every down back

Well, if you cut Zeke after next season. That means there would be 2 drafts and 2 free agency periods prior to having to play a game without him..........

So you would absolutely have ample opportunity to replace him.

You draft another running back. Maybe around the 3rd round or so.

visionary · Jan 17, 2021

DakPresgoat said:
Well, if you cut Zeke after next season. That means there would be 2 drafts and 2 free agency periods prior to having to play a game without him..........

So you would absolutely have ample opportunity to replace him.

Replace him with what?

that will require draft capital and cap space

Dak is not a QB that reads defenses well and creates match up issues and elevates the play of players around him. That is why he struggles under pressure. Dak is a QB who needs a great OL and a great run game and a great defense. This is not a QB to whom you can give a 4th round RB or the team will struggle mightily

cannot overestimate who Dak is

morasp · Jan 17, 2021

aria said:
Cherry pick much? I can point out games where Pollard had a better ypc average than zeke, does that make him better?

Now he’s getting credit for having one or two good games?! Lol.

They wouldn't be very significant statistically as he only had 3 games with 10 or more carries and one of those was against the Niners and Zeke didn't play in that game. I also picked that game because Zeke actually looked healthier than he did most of the season. Of course if he was 100% all season it's another story.

nobody · Jan 17, 2021

morasp said:
They wouldn't be very significant statistically as he only had 3 games with 10 or more carries and one of those was against the Niners and Zeke didn't play in that game. I also picked that game because Zeke actually looked healthier than he did most of the season. Of course if he was 100% all season it's another story.

Then because we don't know if he was healthy and slacking or wasn't healthy, you erred on the side of picking his best performance. That's the definition of cherry picking.

Vinnie2u · Jan 17, 2021

If you don’t draft a RB at #4 then your not compelled or pressured to sign them. Cause if you don’t, it looks like a bad draft pick.

Mobinvans · Jan 17, 2021

Zeke is still a good back....

Just not in the way of his rookie year, think more Ingram on the Ravens now

his speedy days are gone for whatever reason

HungryLion · Jan 17, 2021

visionary said:
Replace him with what?

that will require draft capital and cap space

Dak is not a QB that reads defenses well and creates match up issues and elevates the play of players around him. That is why he struggles under pressure. Dak is a QB who needs a great OL and a great run game and a great defense. This is not a QB to whom you can give a 4th round RB or the team will struggle mightily

cannot overestimate who Dak is

Lol ok sure

morasp · Jan 17, 2021

DeathMonkey said:
Then because we don't know if he was healthy and slacking or wasn't healthy, you erred on the side of picking his best performance. That's the definition of cherry picking.

As I said, if he was 100% all season that's a different discussion. I'm fairly confident he wasn't 100% against the Giants when he was limping around and had take himself out and we also know he missed time.

lwehlers · Jan 17, 2021

Bullflop said:
Hopefully, the OL might be able to revert back to something more productive in 2021. I'm sure Zeke would welcome that and so would we all. I wouldn't be surprised if we were to invest a mid to late round draft pick on a young RB to groom at a gradual pace.

i would not waste a good draft pick on a running back while elliott is on the roster. running backs in todays nfl are just a plug and play position.

Redball Express · Jan 17, 2021

daboyzruleperiod said:
The best FAIR ASSESSMENT is to trade him in the offseason. Being the Jets are a potential landing spot in exchange for a second-round pick. BOOM!

How do you trade him with his cap hit.?

People keep mina birding this conce[t but what team would take on the financial spiral?

Noone. So stop with the non-sensical.

Big D · Jan 17, 2021

visionary said:
You guys crack me up

Zeke is still the same and Uber talented. He just lacks the focus and drive at this time

he needs a coach that can bring it out of him

He needs coach that can call the damn game.

Redball Express · Jan 17, 2021

morasp said:
As I said, if he was 100% all season that's a different discussion. I'm fairly confident he wasn't 100% against the Giants when he was limping around and had take himself out and we also know he missed time.

I think you are right.

he was injured but it was not discussed in the media.

We were spoiled with Zeke's explosion into the league and his health and a top OL to open his holes.

Dak being healthy and being able to control TOP helped alot too.

We no longer have any of that.

So Zeke is the reason now?

Low hanging fruit to me.

I would add Moore playcalling has contributed alot to Zeke regressing. Moore constantly just calls Zeke on 1ast down like its 2016 and the defense stuffs us and its then long yardage...thus eliminating Zeke being effective for the rest of the series.

There is so much to unpack from so many parties as to why its a struggle.

I do know Zeke has been a warrior and still almost had 1,000 on a very bad offense lead by a bad coaching staff.

The fumbles have been a disaster. That is on him and he has to protect the ball with 2 hands. This is basic football.

I will work with Zeke and fix the other problems.

fivetwos · Jan 17, 2021

Well they don't sign free agents anymore after Brandon Carr wasn't Deion Sanders...

So maybe this is this last running back picked in the 1st round, let alone top 5....and much less extended beyond any possible usefulness of the player at top dollar.

Meanwhile decades are passing by while the two idiots learn how to run things. Don't worry, apparently we will wait.

aria · Jan 17, 2021

visionary said:
yes he did and Jerry should not have overpaid him which is EXACTLY what we want Jerry not to do with Dak

see how I’m consistent in what I’m saying and you are not?

How am I not? Because one position is worth paying for and the other isn’t? Because one position is much more expendable than the other? Because one position typically has a much longer career than the other?

aria · Jan 17, 2021

morasp said:
As I said, if he was 100% all season that's a different discussion. I'm fairly confident he wasn't 100% against the Giants when he was limping around and had take himself out and we also know he missed time.

But his durability was what a lot of his supporters used to defend his contract, what happened to that? IMOF, before zeke started hobbling around he seemed just dine and his production still sucked.

His fan boys used to criticize Barkley and McCaffrey because they weren’t “durable” and now a sore hammy is an excuse for zeke, just like the O line. Hypocrisy at its finest.

aria · Jan 17, 2021

Redball Express said:
I think you are right.

he was injured but it was not discussed in the media.

We were spoiled with Zeke's explosion into the league and his health and a top OL to open his holes.

Dak being healthy and being able to control TOP helped alot too.

We no longer have any of that.

So Zeke is the reason now?

Low hanging fruit to me.

I would add Moore playcalling has contributed alot to Zeke regressing. Moore constantly just calls Zeke on 1ast down like its 2016 and the defense stuffs us and its then long yardage...thus eliminating Zeke being effective for the rest of the series.

There is so much to unpack from so many parties as to why its a struggle.

I do know Zeke has been a warrior and still almost had 1,000 on a very bad offense lead by a bad coaching staff.

The fumbles have been a disaster. That is on him and he has to protect the ball with 2 hands. This is basic football.

I will work with Zeke and fix the other problems.

Do you come up with this many excuses for every other RB in the league or just the highest paid RB?

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