McClay: Zeke is still a premier back

shabazz said:
Grasshopper is almost ready for the honor bestowed upon him as MODERATOR.

He will fit in with this crew quite nicely
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even you see it my friend, you've seen it since before you were ever born!!! Uhhhhh the life of a Mod in training, it's such a great one!!!!!
 
doomsday9084 said:
You guys have it wrong. Read what he says again. Zeke is a premier short yardage back. Quite frankly, I have to agree with McClay here. Zeke might be the best short yardage back on an NFL roster. Of course, he might be the only short yardage back on an NFL roster but lets ignore that and focus on Dallas owning yet another position. . . . SYB.
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Zeke was the worst short yardage back in the NFL in NE last year. That is why nobody other than the "we like our guys" JonesBoys was willing to sign Zeke at all in 2024. Zeke should be out of the NFL right now.
 
exciter said:
Hmmm… bit of a difference between the 15m base Zeke was under contract and the 3m he’s making currently eh?
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Both contracts count against the cap this year for a RB nobody else wanted even for depth or as a mythical "short yardage back" (much like the mythical "cold weather kicker"). Brilliant General Manager we got here!!!
 
JonesBoys said:
He’s basically saying he’s still a premier short yardage back lol. Good for a yard or two. These guys are hard to find, great job McClay and Jones boys for finding that elusive short yardage back to be your starter.
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The stats say you lie. You know em....but you just make up this "yard or two" thing to look in the know...almost HOPING for it for the "told ya sos"

And of course the honorable "glad I was wrong" is always available, right?

We shall see which one you get to use.
 
Cowboys5217 said:
Zeke was the worst short yardage back in the NFL in NE last year. That is why nobody other than the "we like our guys" JonesBoys was willing to sign Zeke at all in 2024. Zeke should be out of the NFL right now.
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But of course he was on a GREAT team.
 
Coogiguy03 said:
even you see it my friend, you've seen it since before you were ever born!!! Uhhhhh the life of a Mod in training, it's such a great one!!!!!
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Keye Luke is looking down on this grasshopper and cringes.
 
Risen Star said:

"But then knowing that you have (Ezekiel Elliott). Zeke is still a premier back in the league. When you talk about short-yardage running, goal-line running, some of the things where we had problems, he gives you some of those answers. Plus his intelligence, helping the offense and doing those sorts of things. That’s a vet player that you get there."
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Literally no one wanted him, even as a backup
 
And hey look folks...I ain;t sayin zeke is "premier". Hardly.

But he's not as bad as you guys are saying. "1 or 2 yards". Come on man! Really?
 
BrAinPaiNt said:
He might be a premier short yardage or goal line RB.
He might be a premier pass protection RB.

But he is not a premier starting RB.

He can be good in the redzone and goal line.
He was not a productive runner for yards the last time he was here
however he was did score TDs in the redzone/goal line.

He is no longer a starter. He is a situational player now IMO.
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Zeke is going to harness his inner Marcus Allen, as a goal line specialty back.
 
Cowboys5217 said:
Zeke was the worst short yardage back in the NFL in NE last year. That is why nobody other than the "we like our guys" JonesBoys was willing to sign Zeke at all in 2024. Zeke should be out of the NFL right now.
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Just to note, I was joking and completely agree with you. This REALLY stinks of the Cowboys making a personnel decision based on optics and getting attention more than winning football games.

He is going to come in and be awful. He is going to have a few 5 to 10 yard runs where the hole is the size of a barn and people will still say that he has it and will blame his low average yards per carry on the offensive line. His biggest issue is his quickness and he leaves a LOT of yards on the table because he can't get to and through holes at NFL speed anymore.
 
Yes another Zeke thread, we've beat it to death but I wanted to pinpoint one last focal point. We all know how hard of a runner Zeke is. With that said, it often times seems that Zeke runs to make contact and doesn't run to avoid contact.

What I mean is, Zeke would rather lower his pads and run, instead of hitting the whole quick running forward, and not low to plow you over. I think this is overlooked, just watch this season and how he runs. I think he'd be more effective if he ran square up instead of the way I'm mentioning. Please give your thoughts.
 
doomsday9084 said:
Just to note, I was joking and completely agree with you. This REALLY stinks of the Cowboys making a personnel decision based on optics and getting attention more than winning football games.

He is going to come in and be awful. He is going to have a few 5 to 10 yard runs where the hole is the size of a barn and people will still say that he has it and will blame his low average yards per carry on the offensive line. His biggest issue is his quickness and he leaves a LOT of yards on the table because he can't get to and through holes at NFL speed anymore.
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You got me, bro! My joke detector needs a new battery. LOL.
 
McClay understands how the game is played.. what else can he say? If you want to work for Jerry, you have to be his lap dog. You can’t question his decisions no matter how stupid they are.

And that’s why they are where they are…. around the rim.
 
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