Could RB Jaydon Blue be Tony Pollard 2.0?

[Spottswoode]

Hmm. I stand corrected. Hopefully this continues at the pro level.

Kudos on your response. The fact that you were open minded and mature enough to reconsider your position is quite refreshing on this site.

You may ultimately be proven right but the fact that you didn’t dig your heels in on an opinion that will only be proven or disproven with time is what this site needs more of.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Dorsett was faster, Blue is bigger.

Interestingly, I've been wondering about their comparison
** Speed and size are almost identical
** it appears Drosett had better agility and vision
** Bue may have more raw speed

 

[KJJ]

It's a no brainer. They are going throw to him a lot.

That remains to be seen. He’ll be part of the competition. We’ll see how he does this summer. Blue is the same size and has the same speed as Darius Jackson who we drafted in the 6th round in 2018. He only lasted one season in the NFL. Not saying Blue will end up like him because we had Zeke. With what we have at RB Blue should get a good opportunity but your boy Deuce is likely done with the Cowboys.

 

[Flamma]

Stop using words like they aren't doing anything or nothing or it's unlikely like there's zero chance, this is like the worst possible use of words from people ,when anything can be expected, whether it's good bad or indifferent ,don't say they won't do anything did anybody here expect Rico to have 1000 yards? Please don't lie but it did happen we could get that out of Williams we can get that out of Sanders we don't know nobody knows anything until we see what happens on the field most importantly how is the offensive line going to be blocking how is the scheme and the play calling mixed in here so no we're not counting on just the rookies..

I'm going by what we usually see. I expect nothing from washed up players. Can they surprise me? Of course. But I'm not counting on it. I also don't care what Dowdle did. A 100 yards in a 17 game season is not impressive to me. Our run game last year was one of the worst I've seen on this team. Nothing dynamic about it, just plow forward for a few yards. Dowdle is a bad example for success.

Sanders is washed up. Williams is a wildcard since he's still 25, but I'd rather put my bets on the rookies.

 

[KJJ]

One concern with Blue is he had a bit of a fumbling problem. A good way not to get opportunities is fumbling.

 

[phildadon86]

It's a no brainer. They are going throw to him a lot.

I hope you’re right. Because the last regime and the one before that seemed allergic to screens that weren’t thrown to the WR for a loss of yards.

It was almost a waste having receiving backs because they were never thrown to. Pollard included.

 

[big dog cowboy]

With what we have at RB Blue should get a good opportunity but your boy Deuce is likely done with the Cowboys.

I sure hope so. He deserves a chance.

 

[75boyz]

Simply put, yes but probably not right away. RBs for the most part have a short shelf life (Emmitt, Adrian Peterson being exceptions to the rule).

Blue has 214 carries on his body coming out of UT in a RB-by-committee backfield. By comparison, Zeke had 592 carries.

Blue had 42 catches for 6 TDs last year. His ability to catch outta the backfield will be his calling card early on.

Once he puts about 10lbs on his 196lb frame I think then he will be ready for bellcow consideration.

Nice post.

 

[KJJ]

I sure hope so. He deserves a chance.

His best and possibly only opportunity to get a good chance is in the UFL. His size limits how he can be used.

 

[DuncanIso]

One concern with Blue is he had a bit of a fumbling problem. A good way not to get opportunities is fumbling.

He has small hands

 

[big dog cowboy]

His best and possibly only opportunity to get a good chance is in the UFL.

No. He just needs a real NFL OC and HC. Something he didn't have the last 2 years.

 

[blueblood70]

I'm going by what we usually see. I expect nothing from washed up players. Can they surprise me? Of course. But I'm not counting on it. I also don't care what Dowdle did. A 100 yards in a 17 game season is not impressive to me. Our run game last year was one of the worst I've seen on this team. Nothing dynamic about it, just plow forward for a few yards. Dowdle is a bad example for success.

Sanders is washed up. Williams is a wildcard since he's still 25, but I'd rather put my bets on the rookies.

He's not an example of success he's an example as a surprise to get 1000 yards yeah it wouldn't impress me either if you only got 100 yards in the 17 game season note your typo bro... But it's so unimpressive though and I'm not saying he looked impressive I believe he finished top 12 I mean we had a guy on a team that was decimated by injuries nothing was going well on either side of the ball and he got 1000 yards yes isolated on an island that is a very good thousand yards.

Think about the circumstance in which he had to play in.... Especially he got most of his yards after Prescott already went down playing with Cooper Rush saying that's not impressive is is a little bit of a slap in the face I get what you're saying it's easier to accomplish but then how come if you look at the league would you like me to give you a screenshot? I mean everyone thought it was pretty cool when Tony Pollard got his 1000 yards and stole our $11 million before he went to the Titans but again with the Titans he only got around 1000 yards look it may still be easier to achieve in the 17 game season but not a lot of players are doing it you have a couple that are shattering it but everyone else are just barely making it over a thousand yards...

So only 16 running backs broke 1000 yards last year and Rico was #12 on the list tied with one Tony Pollard the starter for the Titans so it may not be that impressive to you but apparently the rest of the league was really close because Only seven of them had over 1200 yards and obviously Saquon Barkley shattered all those records followed by Henry but other than that

By the way what actually matters more is out of those 16 players that had over 1000 yards only eight of them had more yards per carry then Rico so he had a guy like Naji Harris had 1000 yards but only four yards per carry rico was at a over 1000 yards at 4.6 yards per carry... I remember when people wanted that Najee Harris guy over here some of these other guys in this group and they weren't really better than Rico..


I mean in your mind there should be a 3000 yard rusher a couple 2000 yard rushers and a whole bunch of guys with 1500 yards but that's not the case..

 

[Proof]

am i wrong in feeling like the fumble issues are overblown?

he had four. obviously you’d prefer none, and that number is intensified by the minimal carries, but i just don’t think you really extrapolate it, personally

 

[KJJ]

He has small hands

That’s what I heard.

 

[KJJ]

No. He just needs a real NFL OC and HC. Something he didn't have the last 2 years.

You keep saying that but every OC and HC around the league is going to see that his size is an issue. Even Sproles never got a lot of carries at RB.

 

[DuncanIso]

That’s what I heard.

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jaydon-Blue-RB-Texas


I like his speed, but he has a lot of negatives.

I had hoped for a RB1 early, but they seem to like the kid.

I think we should be cautious before we all buy Blue jerseys.

The more I read his Bio……red flags.

 

[DuncanIso]

am i wrong in feeling like the fumble issues are overblown?

he had four. obviously you’d prefer none, and that number is intensified by the minimal carries, but i just don’t think you really extrapolate it, personally

He has small hands.

Like really small. He was in the 6th percentile, on the low end.

 

[blueblood70]

His best and possibly only opportunity to get a good chance is in the UFL. His size limits how he can be used.

That's what people keep saying as if he played with a bunch of **** in the big 12 he didn't play against inferior talent in college and yes I realized it's different in the NFL but the way he was used here as if he's never been a full time three down back he was at Kansas State he had five 1000 scrimmage yards he played all downs so you're telling me that getting to the NFL you couldn't translate that at all I mean it literally didn't get the guy a shot here i'm not saying he's destined for greatness but you can't get a guy in college one of the only three guys at his college to ever break 5000 scrimmage yards were sproles, lockette, & himself that's it that's good company...

I just think he hasn't been giving a really good chance if he would have been on a more creative offense with more creative game planning and scheming you know that type of offense he could have been more of a weapon, turpin wasn't used right either, and he's tiny but do you see either one of them on the injury list for anything big I didn't two of the smallest guys on our team seem to be able to take a pounding..

Sometimes you're just a football player just like we've seen guys like Mugsy bogues and small tiny dudes in the NBA dunk basketballs sometimes guys are just better than what they look like on paper you think the dude's too small to play but his college stats say he's not sure you wouldn't want to make him a three down back but they didn't even utilize him at all I mean literally he hardly even got a chance I mean you bring a dude in like only 15 or 20 times all year and it's in clean up mop up duty and you run him right up the middle but even then was it against Washington he had a pretty nice little sequence there that's what you can get from him..

 

[blueblood70]

You keep saying that but every OC and HC around the league is going to see that his size is an issue. Even Sproles never got a lot of carries at RB.

I think you're missing the point it's not needing a lot more carries it's needing to be used more more often and in a better situation use your weapons the proper way and they are weapons use your weapons the wrong way and they look like players you should cut that is a bad offensive coordinator when you can't even in a desperate situation say last year when we could have used someone like him to ignite the offense you know a big play here and there they run him up the middle and mop up duty I mean when he was given any significant carries in a row where he could get warmed up like any other running back was it against Washington he actually looked pretty good so no you don't run him up the middle all three downs in a row you're not using him in short yardage but you can use them better

The main reason he did not get a lot of carries snaps or anything else here was because of Turpin turpin's smaller than him and he has no problem adapting to football outside of college and yes they use em like a running back and you don't think special teams you get hit hard but they both do very similar things he got a raw deal here because he wasn't utilized he needs to be on special teams getting his head in the game getting hit getting contact then bringing him in for five to 10 carries a game whether that's to the outside of the tackles or short throws that turn into big runs he just wasn't used here...

if he goes somewhere where they can utilize him the same way we use Turpin he will be successful will he be a superstar pro Bowl or a Hall of Famer no but he can be successful his college stats say so... In the short carries he's got here in the time on the field he's got here he's not hurt he's not getting hurt in practice i've seen guys get non contact drills like Sean Lee guys are getting knocked out in practice didn't the year before didn't digs go down in practice low contact it has nothing to do with his size he can play football his body can handle it they just need to have proper packages for the man and he's on the wrong team for that because Turpin took that spot....

 

[rags747]

Interestingly, I've been wondering about their comparison
** Speed and size are almost identical
** it appears Drosett had better agility and vision
** Bue may have more raw speed

Speed I’m taking Dorsett, moves too. I had read that Dorsett was only about 186lb soaking wet when he first came up.