Yep, I agree. Should've never extended Zeke in year 3. Give him 4 years on his rookie contract to show what he can do. If he isn't showing signs of aging, extend him 4 years with an out after the second and see what happens from there.
His game actually improved after that,
Agree.
I think more of a 3rd or 4th round pick. At least 5 backs go in front of him.
That's the context most fans miss. I don't care how many pick 6s we get vs Sam Howell lol. Any contender especially late in the year we are dookie
Also Rico started some years on IR. Maybe it was to stash him, but it's still risky to put eggs in his basket. Who knows, he'll command more than min wage, might of priced himself out of big d lol
In the first couple of games of the season it sure did seem like Leupke was going to be more involved on offense. If anything, Leupke could have equaled the production Zeke gave us. Actually, I'm wrong, saying that is a discredit to Leupke. I'm pretty certain if given a chance Leupke would have forced Zeke off the team months ago. This is one of those situations I believe Jerry forced his say, and it was Jerry and only Jerry who brought Zeke back.
He did need some breathers, but he hasn't had to play a full game all year. ASU was usually up in the fourth pretty big and Skattebo would be out of the game. He had nearly 40 touches and accounted for 56% of their yards against Texas.
You don't extend Zeke b/c you don't pay rbs unless your team is like one piece away from competing for super bowls. Drafting him #4 overall was a bigger mistake.
Seemed like the team just made him a fullback and kept him there. Maybe that's all he really is, but they wrote him out of plays when early on he capitalized on his limited targets.
If he goes to a bigger market his jersey will sell like crazy....he sounds like a Dallas Cowboy already.
He will also be the first guy down on kick return looking to use that block head of his to put a hat on someone.
