Twitter: Cowboys expect Steele and Pollard to be ready for start of training camp

[goshan]

Damn he's aged a lot...

Bad lighting. Makes a big difference.

 

[goshan]

I've been saying since day 1 that Pollard would be ok in plenty of time for training camp.

I don't get all the hand wringing over him.

Just people not being smart and spit balling their own ideas without looking at the facts. It's a broken leg and sprained ankle. 3-4 month recovery.

 

[Rayman70]

sounds to me like he is saying they def want LVE back but he may get a better offer from another team we can't match. Don't think the tag is for him is a consideration at all. That tag has Tony Pollard's name on it ......%100.

the Jones family resemblance is uncanny

 

[Rayman70]

Neither will be ready.

and again, the team is eager 2 sign them. Craziness.

 

[gimmesix]

Dallas threatens to tag Pollard, behind the scenes.

Which makes his agent butt hurt.

Dallas trying to force a low ball deal?

I think they've been pretty transparent that tagging Pollard is probable. Don't think that they are trying to force anything. I think it's just an indication that they want to keep him but don't want to be forced to give him a long-term deal right now, kind of like it was obvious that's what they wanted to do with Shultz, then try to see if they can get a good deal. For the Joneses, this is more of just how they do business. They know Pollard's agents aren't going to accept a low-ball offer, so tag him and then check as the offseason progresses if his side wants to negotiate.

 

[MRV52]

ACL recovery on a Lineman is way different then a receiver. Lineman don’t cut or plant like skilled position players. He will recover much faster and won’t be effected as much.

 

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

Damn he's aged a lot...

Looks like he can pass as Jerry's brother...

 

[T-RO]

count on Steele like we did gallup with no insurance policy.

Steele will have a full additional month to recover compared to Gallup.

We don't know the status on Tyron Smith or Jason Peters. Waletzko is in development. I don't see any reason to criticize FO on this position at this point.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

These two imbeciles don't exactly give me much confidence regarding FO matters. Tagging Pollard is stupid, unless it is mostly a threat to his agent foreseeing a low ball offer. I would doubt they really use it on him. I hope they are setting their sights on drafting a RB early in the draft.

 

[thunderpimp91]

These two imbeciles don't exactly give me much confidence regarding FO matters. Tagging Pollard is stupid, unless it is mostly a threat to his agent foreseeing a low ball offer. I would doubt they really use it on him. I hope they are setting their sights on drafting a RB early in the draft.

Not saying you’re wrong, but curious about your logic here. I get thinking tagging pollard is dumb if you devalue the RB position altogether, but if that’s the case why turn around and use a high draft pick on a RB? I would actually think pollard would be the better plan in that scenario just because of the price. Difference between a first round rb and a top tier free agent is probably 7-8M where as the cost difference in a 1st round wr vs a top free agent wr is probably closer to $18m

Maybe I’m misunderstanding the “why” behind your post though.

 

[TheSport78]

Good to hear. Jerry and Stephen were spot on with Gallup last year, so I'm very confident Steele and Pollard will be 100% and ready to go.

 

[quickccc]

They have not cut Tyron yet.

I expect them to keep Tyron with the plan to play him at LT and Tyler at LG.
- That would mean not re-signing McGovern or another free agent OG.
- If Steele is not ready game 1, then Tyron at RT, Tyler at LT and make do at LG.
- Peters is another short terms option at RT.

i expect a late round rookie draftee or bargain cheap swing man vet to be brought in for depth purposes.

if we could re-sign McGovern cheaply to a one year deal , would you do it ?

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Pollard likely gets the tag but I might be tempted to use it on LVE. We may be able to reach a reasonable long term deal for Pollard. Signing LVE to a long term deal is slightly more precarious considering his neck/back issues.

You gotta be kidding me (using tag on LVE).

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Awesome.

See you in Week 12 Steele.

 

[nightrain]

And what team's training camp is anybody's guess.