Twitter: Pollard gets more difficult carries than Zeke and does more with them

KJJ

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Read the title and first post of this thread.

The thread title and first post is nonsense. Zeke gets the toughest carries. He’s used as a battering ram to push piles and pick up the dirty yards. He takes a lot more punishment than Pollard.
 

RoboQB

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Computer geeks cause so much headache by manipulating numbers.

Who do you want in short yardage situations?
Who lines up in Power at the 1 yard line?
Why can't we just appreciate having both?

These are rhetorical questions.
 

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Zeke's carries are in the more difficult situations, most of the time, actually. Because they Cowboys have structured it that way.

The Bears is an indicator, but still a small sample size. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone of Pollard's ability. And I think he makes our offense more explosive. But I think it's also about "availability," as Jerry said. And we need Pollard available rather than injured, which is a smart move in the longrun, I'd say.

That said, I also thought Malik Davis played well, and so could Ollison/Shampklin, if they were ever to bring Shamp back. Shampklin is a lot like Pollard, actually, imo while Ollison is more like Zeke. And Davis is more of a mix between Zeke and Pollard.

Computer geeks cause so much headache by manipulating numbers.

Who do you want in short yardage situations?
Who lines up in Power at the 1 yard line?
Why can't we just appreciate having both?

These are rhetorical questions.

Who runs with 8 stacked in the box, right into the pile?

You're correct.
 

kumizi

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Computer geeks cause so much headache by manipulating numbers.

Who do you want in short yardage situations?
Who lines up in Power at the 1 yard line?
Why can't we just appreciate having both?

These are rhetorical questions.

How many plays a game are there where the objective is to gain 1 yard?
 

RoboQB

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How many plays a game are there where the objective is to gain 1 yard?

Well, funny you should ask.
I believe Zeke had TWO TDs in his last game from the 1 yard line.
Also, a yard gain on 3rd and 1 from the 2 yard line.
That's 3 carries for 3 yards 2 TDs and a 1st goal setup.
 
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