PFF highest RB for 2021

KJJ · Feb 17, 2022

After grading our OL number one I thought they would have Zeke graded at the top of this list. lol

TheMarathonContinues · Feb 17, 2022

Its interesting that all of those guys except Taylor are backups or in a committee.....

cowboysdoomsday · Feb 17, 2022

Hawkeye0202 said:

And pollard is probably the least used of anyone in the top 20.

Can't risk hurting Zeke's feelings

Bigdog · Feb 17, 2022

KJJ said:
After grading our OL number one I thought they would have Zeke graded at the top of this list. lol

This is fake news. If you are the highest paid RB your should be #1 performer or so our FO believes

Aerolithe_Lion · Feb 17, 2022

rocyaice said:
Its interesting that all of those guys except Taylor are backups or in a committee.....

It reminds me of a saying Charles Barkley has. In Basketball, there’s a stat called “per 36 minutes” for part time players to see how their stats would average out if they were a full time player. And sometimes those averages are really impressive, which makes you wonder. And to that, Chuck says, “Yeah, well, there’s a reason they ain’t playing 36!”

gimmesix · Feb 17, 2022

Aerolithe_Lion said:
It reminds me of a saying Charles Barkley has. In Basketball, there’s a stat called “per 36 minutes” for part time players to see how their stats would average out if they were a full time player. And sometimes those averages are really impressive, which makes you wonder. And to that, Chuck says, “Yeah, well, there’s a reason they ain’t playing 36!”

We do tend to act like a part-time player would do just as good in a full-time role or be able to hold up to it physically. We really don't know that, though, until they are given a chance. I like Pollard. I think we definitely need to find more ways to utilize him, but I always go back to Emmitt's last year here when some fans felt Troy Hambrick should be the starter because he'd had a better average for two years in a part-time role. He gets the starting role the next year and averages 3.5.

We need to play Pollard more, but we also need Elliott to get healthy and return to how he was playing the first half of the season.

quickccc · Feb 18, 2022

rocyaice said:
Its interesting that all of those guys except Taylor are backups or in a committee.....

that's what i noticed immediately too, .

i definitely know Dillion shares the backfield with Aaron Jones.

i also wondered what are they dishing out the grading for ? ... splash plays ? runs over 20+ ..?.... avg per catch ? ..TD per amount of touches ? all purpose yds ?
and how much does blitz-blocking play into part ?
That's why i only take stats like this with a grain of salt.

baltcowboy · Feb 18, 2022

Hawkeye0202 said:

Pollard is a good player but can he hold up for 17 games of punishment. As much as I want to move on from Zeke, I see why they trust him more then Toney.

Risen Star · Feb 18, 2022

So I'm assuming Zeke was an 82.1

Cboyfan4ever · Feb 18, 2022

rocyaice said:
Its interesting that all of those guys except Taylor are backups or in a committee.....

Often backups put up great #’s until they actually have to be “the guy” and are actually gameplanned for.Hopefully if Pollard is ever “the guy,” that doesn’t happen.

G2 · Feb 18, 2022

Things look shiny when you come in for a couple plays and after games are out of reach. This ranking means about as much as our O line rankings were.

CowboysFaninHouston · Feb 18, 2022

Hawkeye0202 said:

this all well and good. but Zeke is highest paid on the team so he has to get the carries to justify the contract

jterrell · Feb 18, 2022

This just means the Cowboys are using Tony Pollard well and nothing more.

It'd be nice if his touches went up but its unlikely he is ever a primary starting RB.
Doesn't mean we have to keep Zeke but people believing we just hand Zeke's snaps to Pollard are completely clueless.
Could draft a guy in R3 or so and combine him with TP.

Adreme · Feb 18, 2022

Honestly number 2 RBs who get limited Carrie’s are going to do better with PFFs way of grading. That is just the nature of what they do.

TheMarathonContinues · Feb 18, 2022

quickccc said:
that's what i noticed immediately too, .

i definitely know Dillion shares the backfield with Aaron Jones.

i also wondered what are they dishing out the grading for ? ... splash plays ? runs over 20+ ..?.... avg per catch ? ..TD per amount of touches ? all purpose yds ?
and how much does blitz-blocking play into part ?
That's why i only take stats like this with a grain of salt.

Yeah I agree. It’s clear those guys are reaping the benefit of this stat because of their shared Carrie’s except Taylor.

fivetwos · Feb 18, 2022

I think we've been over this....

They needed SOMEONE out there who had a prayer at blocking.

Plus can't have Jerry looking bad either.

They need to remake the WR and TE positions with some guys who can be at least average at run blocking.

buybuydandavis · Feb 18, 2022

Bigdog said:
This is fake news. If you are the highest paid RB your should be #1 performer or so our FO believes

What should be and what is are often not the same thing.

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