Finally using Tony Pollard

ThatJerryKid said:

Cowboys are 6-0 when Pollard plays 10+ offensive snaps and 0-4 when he plays less than 10 offensive snaps.....

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ThatJerryKid said:

Cowboys are 6-0 when Pollard plays 10+ offensive snaps and 0-4 when he plays less than 10 offensive snaps.....

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quickccc said:

is this the first game all year where we can truly say Cowboys properly exploited Pollards skills, finally made a true effort to better utilize his play making ability on the field ?

what took this coaching staff so freaking loooong !!

we finally saw him on display as both a runner and a receiver out of the backfield, we saw him and zeke BOTH on the field at same time, while Pollard also making plays out of the jet sweep plays ( much rather have pollard doing that vs Tavon Austin)

Moore and this coachigng staff could have long been doing this instead of waiting until 10 game of the season - they should have had this Pollard scheme planned out at the start. Geeez

Better late than never ... but you never know if Pollard's play making skills could have affected the outcome in games such as Jets, Vikes or Saints if the coaches had long better prepared, developed and schemed Pollard in the earlier going.

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CATCH17 said:

After they bulk him up this offseason and coach him to run into safeties he’ll never be the same.

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Quickdraw said:

Zeke shouldn't have gotten the huge contract because IMO, Pollard is a better back. He may not be a bull like Elliot, but he's faster, eludes more tackles, and finishes off runs. Zeke runs out of bounds after getting the 1st. He's met at the line because he can't bounce to the outside. He's also slower than he's been in the past. I give Zeke a hat tip on his shoestring catch, but Pollard is the better receiver as well.

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quickccc said:

is this the first game all year where we can truly say Cowboys properly exploited Pollards skills, finally made a true effort to better utilize his play making ability on the field ?

what took this coaching staff so freaking loooong !!

we finally saw him on display as both a runner and a receiver out of the backfield, we saw him and zeke BOTH on the field at same time, while Pollard also making plays out of the jet sweep plays ( much rather have pollard doing that vs Tavon Austin)

Moore and this coachigng staff could have long been doing this instead of waiting until 10 game of the season - they should have had this Pollard scheme planned out at the start. Geeez

Better late than never ... but you never know if Pollard's play making skills could have affected the outcome in games such as Jets, Vikes or Saints if the coaches had long better prepared, developed and schemed Pollard in the earlier going.

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CowboyRoy said:

Pollard, Oluwazi, Tavon Austin. All weapons that have been horribly used. AGAIN!!

This has become a Garrett trait. I thought it might change with Moore as OC, but this part of it hasnt changed.

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superonyx said:

In 2 carries.

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Quickdraw said:

Zeke shouldn't have gotten the huge contract because IMO, Pollard is a better back. He may not be a bull like Elliot, but he's faster, eludes more tackles, and finishes off runs. Zeke runs out of bounds after getting the 1st. He's met at the line because he can't bounce to the outside. He's also slower than he's been in the past. I give Zeke a hat tip on his shoestring catch, but Pollard is the better receiver as well.

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quickccc said:

I don't see the infatuation with Austin or Jamele Olawale who is far more a big RB than he is a full back. and if i'm using a RB, then I far much rather have Pollard take any
reps that would be going to Jamele,..

Ditto with Pollard taking over Austin's snaps in the offense. In fact Austin was supposed to have a big impact in the return game and as provided absolute zero in this area,
and watching him even just yesterday, ..and he's tendency to spring east-east sideways, rather than taking the punt immediately up field north south, probably explains why
coaches were so paranoid about him possibly wasting too much with his east-west dancing style punt returns vs Vikes. thus the "miscommunication" fair catch issue.

and I dunno what it is that they keep forcing the ball to him deep as it must be so obvious to read what Tavon is going to do as this was the 2nd time two defenders
were able to sniff out his post routes and be in position to INT the ball. Luckily he was able to break up a possible INT this time.

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quickccc said:

It will probably come in the offseason, but the big keys for this staff is identifying why zeke is not as explosive as he used to be when he came into the NFL in 2016, he’s only 24 years old, and only played 4 years though he’s taken on a load inside en route to two rushing titles. But those rushing yds are far more led by pounding and work-horsing his way .. vs the breakaway big splash chunk runs.

- Sorry I don’t buy this stacked boxes and 8 man fronts excuses as zeke was still getting springing the splash plays his first two years with supposedly stacked fronts geared to stop him.

- I do think OL unit is not the same effectiveness in blocking and setting up stretch-zone plays that used to help spring open lanes for zeke.

- Speaking of outside, we don’t have effective, imposing blocking TEs in-line and on the edges, Witten is ever declining in that area and he’s very average, while Jarwin who is more of a bulked up WR turned H-back still has issues anchoring and gets blown up at the line.

- And I won't /don't buy into Cabo holdout-out of shape either, as zeke didn’t seem like his explosive self even last year in 2018, with him having one longest run being 40 yards.
So this started before this season.

* Did the staff re-frame and bulk up zeke in an effort to make him physically more equipped to carry a much bigger load in run/catching and that may have had an impact is lack of burst ?
(And he was reportedly told by RB Gary Brown to be prepared to do so before 2018 began)

* Did the coaching staff " tinker" with zeke's run style in an a effort to make more of a patient, pounding runner than the quick read, quick one cut and burst in-out of hole runner that he was
when he entered the league ? maybe just me, but i think i'm seeing a zeke that is hesitate and taking a couple of steps around the line before he's finally getting forward.

And I assume Zeke is hearing this with all social media and media sources. – and trust me I know Jerry has been asked that per 105.3 the fan radio interview,..

- In the offseason, this staff is going to have to sit and plan out how they can re-vamp this run game that includes BOTH zeke and this OL/TE units, in an effort
to gain it's big runs and splash plays; it's just way too pedestrian and ordinary and too geared too one-track.

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quickccc said:

is this the first game all year where we can truly say Cowboys properly exploited Pollards skills, finally made a true effort to better utilize his play making ability on the field ?

what took this coaching staff so freaking loooong !!

we finally saw him on display as both a runner and a receiver out of the backfield, we saw him and zeke BOTH on the field at same time, while Pollard also making plays out of the jet sweep plays ( much rather have pollard doing that vs Tavon Austin)

Moore and this coachigng staff could have long been doing this instead of waiting until 10 game of the season - they should have had this Pollard scheme planned out at the start. Geeez

Better late than never ... but you never know if Pollard's play making skills could have affected the outcome in games such as Jets, Vikes or Saints if the coaches had long better prepared, developed and schemed Pollard in the earlier going.

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Quickdraw said:

Zeke shouldn't have gotten the huge contract because IMO, Pollard is a better back. He may not be a bull like Elliot, but he's faster, eludes more tackles, and finishes off runs. Zeke runs out of bounds after getting the 1st. He's met at the line because he can't bounce to the outside. He's also slower than he's been in the past. I give Zeke a hat tip on his shoestring catch, but Pollard is the better receiver as well.

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