Emmitt: Cowboys need to find a way to keep Pollard and Zeke

[DuncanIso]

Thase numbers don't justify the cap costs of Elliot. He's paid more like:

400+
3500+
30+

For that same period.

Doesn't work for me.

Works for Dallas.

Those numbers are excellent.

 

[DuncanIso]

sure. why not. pay zeke vet minimum, and he can accept being back up or 3rd string. we got a deal

Jerry made his money on Zekes rookie contract.

Now Zeke makes his money.

Most players in the NFL never see a 2nd contract.

10,000 APY and 80TDs.

 

[Rockport]

I respect what Zeke has done, but football is a business.
He has no business being on the team with that salary.
So Jerry is going to have to man up and make the tough call.

And Stephen has the gall to say he hasn’t seen any falloff with Zeke. WTH?

 

[john van brocklin]

And Stephen has the gall to say he hasn’t seen any falloff with Zeke. WTH?

Crazy, no?

 

[DuncanIso]

And Stephen has the gall to say he hasn’t seen any falloff with Zeke. WTH?

There is a fall off in his rushes and average Rush.

But he is a scoring machine.

 

[GMO415]

Emmitt knows RB's.

21 is a hasbeen. Any RB at $200k a year can get TDs from one yard out.

 

[jazzcat22]

21 is a hasbeen. Any RB at $200k a year can get TDs from one yard out.

Really…
One would hope so.
The hate on here is comical. And not just about Zeke.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Jerry made his money on Zekes rookie contract.

Now Zeke makes his money.

Most players in the NFL never see a 2nd contract.

10,000 APY and 80TDs.

you never give a large contract to a RB. you never draft one in top 5. handing him a second contract and the largest contract in NFL history for a RB was a huge mistake.

its not about paying him for his past services. its about what he can do moving forward. RBs have short shelf life. players like Emmitt who last as long as he did, don't come around often.

 

[Bobhaze]

There certainly is not a shortest of advice........

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Emmitt Smith: Cowboys need to find a way to keep Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott​

Posted by Charean Williams on February 15, 2023, 1:03 AM EST

This is the kind of thinking that leads to three decades without even a divisional playoff win.

 

[Rockport]

There is a fall off in his rushes and average Rush.

But he is a scoring machine.

So you want to keep him or no?

 

[DuncanIso]

you never give a large contract to a RB. you never draft one in top 5. handing him a second contract and the largest contract in NFL history for a RB was a huge mistake.

its not about paying him for his past services. its about what he can do moving forward. RBs have short shelf life. players like Emmitt who last as long as he did, don't come around often.

Jerry made $$$ from the rookie contract Zeke played under.

Now Zeke is making his money.

2nd contracts are for the players. Not the owners.

 

[DuncanIso]

So you want to keep him or no?

Yes.

I think the RB rotation is here to stay.

It extends their careers.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

It's as stupid as claiming you need to be Iron Chef Morimoto before you can complain that your food doesn't taste right.

You don;t have to be an astrophysicist to know NASA messed up a couple times.

 

[StarLord]

Who cares. He sucks at playing RB.

There are plays to be made and he’s too slow to even get to the hole before it closes.

All his production just comes from the massive amount of volume the Cowboys give him.

It’s time for fresh legs.

Also,

Please someone who this to Jerry!

I want a good RB.. but I want him on a rookie contract.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Jerry made $$$ from the rookie contract Zeke played under.

Now Zeke is making his money.

2nd contracts are for the players. Not the owners.

the owners should be careful about handing large second contracts, specially to RBs..... its the biggest mistake any owner makes to hand out a large contract to a RB.....

and do you mean then the players doesn't need to perform when he gets a second contract, because its a payment for past performance!?

 

[Pass2Run]

Emmitt is the last person on Earth the Cowboys should listen to on this topic. He stayed in Dallad 4 years too long.

I've never wanted a player gone more than I wanted Emmitt to finally leave.

 

[Pass2Run]

Do we want to actually try and win Super Bowls or do we want to be a country club with exclusive membership?

This is correct.

The Cowboys can win with their strategy if they use it. But you can't hold the team back. They're already doing enough of that with Dak. I'm good with bringing Pollard back, but don't make it worse with Zeke.

 

[Pass2Run]

If the Eagles draft Bijan Robinson, and I think they do, and we roll out Zeke, we're dead in the water.

 

[Mr_437]

Yes.

I think the RB rotation is here to stay.

It extends their careers.

 

[Mr_437]

If the Eagles draft Bijan Robinson, and I think they do, and we roll out Zeke, we're dead in the water.

If they keep Zeke, taking up a roster spit and carries from better RBs their dead in the water.