J-man
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Yeah, we know, so what? This isn't a big surprise to anyone who's paying attention. But it also doesn't mean he's washed up or worthless either.
Is he overpaid? Absolutely. But that isn't his fault. And I don't believe all the "he got paid so he doesn't try as hard crap". How many other RB's getting his $ would have played with that knee injury behind that crap O-line last year?
The bottom line is he's declining, as any back that has been used as much as he has been would. He isn't going to run away from too many defenders in this league anymore. But he still does a lot of thing very well and on the NFL level. He blocks extremely well. He runs hard/tough and will fall forward for the short gain if nothing else. He can catch the ball very well too. He is the best complete back on this team, PERIOD. And still better than a lot of other teams "complete backs".
As bad as his over inflated contract looks now, it was in fact at the time, a good deal for him and Dallas. It kept a very good complete back here while he was still producing at a high level. And it saved face for him to end his hold out because the numbers looked so big. But it was designed from day 1 to be able to part ways after the 2022 season, knowing full well that he'd be on the decline. The questions were and are, how fast would he decline, would he still be worth the $ this year? And would he hold up long enough to possibly get another year out of him in 2023 if need be? And the answer is no, probably not. But he is still useful and will be used as much as possible this year, while they can still get a return on the $.
I'm a fan of Tony Pollard same as ya'll, but I don't believe he's a complete back. I don't want to rely on him protecting Dak. And I don't believe for a second that he'd be nearly as dynamic if given the majority of the work load. The two of them together give us a great thunder and lighting kind of back field that K Moore needs to lean how to get on the field together more. The question moving forward is, what will they do next season with no Zeke and TP a free agent? I really thought they would have drafted a complete RB this past April in preparation for that scenario.
Is he overpaid? Absolutely. But that isn't his fault. And I don't believe all the "he got paid so he doesn't try as hard crap". How many other RB's getting his $ would have played with that knee injury behind that crap O-line last year?
The bottom line is he's declining, as any back that has been used as much as he has been would. He isn't going to run away from too many defenders in this league anymore. But he still does a lot of thing very well and on the NFL level. He blocks extremely well. He runs hard/tough and will fall forward for the short gain if nothing else. He can catch the ball very well too. He is the best complete back on this team, PERIOD. And still better than a lot of other teams "complete backs".
As bad as his over inflated contract looks now, it was in fact at the time, a good deal for him and Dallas. It kept a very good complete back here while he was still producing at a high level. And it saved face for him to end his hold out because the numbers looked so big. But it was designed from day 1 to be able to part ways after the 2022 season, knowing full well that he'd be on the decline. The questions were and are, how fast would he decline, would he still be worth the $ this year? And would he hold up long enough to possibly get another year out of him in 2023 if need be? And the answer is no, probably not. But he is still useful and will be used as much as possible this year, while they can still get a return on the $.
I'm a fan of Tony Pollard same as ya'll, but I don't believe he's a complete back. I don't want to rely on him protecting Dak. And I don't believe for a second that he'd be nearly as dynamic if given the majority of the work load. The two of them together give us a great thunder and lighting kind of back field that K Moore needs to lean how to get on the field together more. The question moving forward is, what will they do next season with no Zeke and TP a free agent? I really thought they would have drafted a complete RB this past April in preparation for that scenario.
