Pollard most likely gets you a RD2 comp pick in 2024

[GRCowboy]

Bijan Robinson is the 6th ranked player in the draft, you definitely draft him if he is sitting there at 26 and majority of your offensive issues disappear and you immediately help your QB who desperately needs an effective run game.

No...

Your offensive line helps your running game. Backs are interchangeable. You can find just as productive of a back in the 4th or 6th round as in the first.

 

[Mr_437]

Cutting Zeke costs more money than if he simply takes a pay cut to 6M base (From 10M base). You can get his cap hit fairly low with a restructure bonus off that.
And I mean save 8M in cap space plus keep Zeke around. And this means not eating his full cap hit until June 2nd.
BUT he is def on downhill slide so I'm not hating on a ripped bandaid approach.
Just know it might not be the cheapest option.

TP is seriously injured and may or may not be as good as he was in a career year upon his return.
And whether he is or not it costs you 10M and buys you zero going forward.
You can probably sign TP for 4 years with 2 void years and pay less in cap space.
The drafting of a RB is likely tied to TP not Zeke who is a short-term solution and short yardage back.

Drafting a RB is much easier to type than actually do. Dallas can sit in round 1 thinking about Bijan but see him go a couple picks ahead of them.
Coming out of the draft with any single position can be tough so best you can do is have guys on your list.

Draft - there's multiple RBs that could do well sharing the backfield with Pollard in the 3rd or 4th rounds imo, so there's no rush for Dallas to get a guy.

Injury - it's not like TP had an ACL. I personally doubt the injury slows him down much, but everyone will have their own opinion on that, so we'll just see.

Zeke - rip the band aid man, June 1st cut. I don't want to hear about a short yardage RB which is basically a bottom of the roster RB3 who supposed to play STs. We all know Zeke will be a worse Witten sucking up playing time from 2 better RBs, and knocking a 3rd better RB off the roster.

 

[jujoboys]

We are not getting a 3rd round comp pick for Pollard. The two 3rd round comp picks this year Kirk ($20 million Avg per Yr) and Scherff ($16.5 million APY) are way more than Pollard will get in free agency. Spotrac wich is usually pretty close on player's projected salaries puts him at a market value of $9 million per year. That falls around the 5th round compensation area. Below are details and salaries related to the comp picks this year.

https://overthecap.com/compensatory-picks

 

[jterrell]

Let's get facts straight on a few things:

TP underwent a surgery on his ligaments and a "procedure" for his broken bone. So it is both. It is a 3-4 month recovery so def not an ACL type thing but he is a RB and not a position that handles wear and tear easily.

Running back Tony Pollard underwent surgery Tuesday to repair ligaments from a high ankle sprain he suffered in the Dallas Cowboys' divisional round playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, according to a source.
Pollard underwent a "TightRope" procedure instead of a surgery that required screws into the tibia and fibula for a repair. In this procedure, a braided polyethylene cord, rather than a rigid surgical screw, is applied to restore the original position of the bones and to allow for proper healing.

 

[jujoboys]

Elliott not going to get cut if he takes a pay cut that makes sense for the team. If he doesn't then I think he will.

It's possible and I think he is open to a pay cut. He has been saying he wants to remain with Dallas. If we cut his salary from $10.9 million down to around $5 million it's not like there is another team that is handing him $5 million a year so he just as well take it and stay with Dallas.

 

[LatinMind]

It's possible and I think he is open to a pay cut. He has been saying he wants to remain with Dallas. If we cut his salary from $10.9 million down to around $5 million it's not like there is another team that is handing him $5 million a year so he just as well take it and stay with Dallas.

Na I'd tell him 2 mil base with incentives, say a mil for 800 yrds another mil for 10 tds.

 

[Smashin222]

Folks saying to let Pollard go may have a foggy memory but he was the biggest reason we won games this year.

 

[Cowboyny]

A RD2 comp pick in 2024.

I know what he did this yr was great, but unless he has Adrian Petersons DNA he's not going to be the same next yr. For me what makes this an easier want than most is Robinson and Gibbs. You get any of these 2 and you filled that hole, and you get 4 yrs on the rookie deal, and the 5th yr option. Then you can repeat if the production doesn't justify.

Not possible, highest comp pick starts end of rd 3

 

[jterrell]

It's possible and I think he is open to a pay cut. He has been saying he wants to remain with Dallas. If we cut his salary from $10.9 million down to around $5 million it's not like there is another team that is handing him $5 million a year so he just as well take it and stay with Dallas.

The break even point is just north of 6M so he can be paid 6M and cost less than cutting him.
The question is coming off back to back seaosns wherehe played through knee issues but didn't play well through them do you drag it out ot save some cap space?
If you designate him a June 1st cut you can save a solid bit of coin but you gotta eat his total hit until June 2nd which sia really long time away in NFL cap circles.

it is all a really tough deal.

 

[raggedy]

keeping Zeke is just wasting valuable roster space. His production is not NFL level anymore. His speed and power are gone. We all saw him leave lots of yards out on the field because his vision and speed have disappeared. That carry near the goal line is a perfect example. Instead of bouncing it outside for a sure TD, he just barreled ahead into the line for zero gain.

I said it in another thread that if there was a way to measure WAR like they have in baseball (Wins Above Replacement), Zeke's WAR number would be negative. Any NFL level back can give you 2.9 yards and a cloud of dust.

Zeke was great for Dallas for a few years. Once he held out and signed that fat contract, he hasn't lived up to the money he got, and now he's costing the team valuable yards.

As someone said earlier, rip that bandaid off. Wince at the pain for one year on the cap hit, but he's gotta go.

 

[Motorola]

A RD2 comp pick in 2024.

I know what he did this yr was great, but unless he has Adrian Petersons DNA he's not going to be the same next yr. For me what makes this a easier want than most is Robinson and Gibbs. You get any of these 2 and you filled that hole, and you get 4 yrs on the rookie deal, and the 5th yr option. Then you can repeat if the production doesn't justify.

NO........ No no no no no no no no.

That would imply drafting a back in the 1st round which is the ultimate waste of draft capital.

Look at the Chiefs after they won the super bowl they went out and drafted a very average running back with the 32 overall pick when multiple pro bowlers at other (much more valuable) positions were on the table.

I recall reading a CZer's take yesterday about RBs in the draft.
It's bad to select an RB in the top ten.
But from the16th overall pick through the end of the 1st round;
If the noted RB(s) are evaluted and rated equivalent or better to all the other players at other positions across the draftboard ---at that particular selection spot --- then choosing the RB is not wrong.

 

[Havic]

It's possible and I think he is open to a pay cut. He has been saying he wants to remain with Dallas. If we cut his salary from $10.9 million down to around $5 million it's not like there is another team that is handing him $5 million a year so he just as well take it and stay with Dallas.

Umm he needs to be down to vet min, and even then I want his replacement in the draft

 

[G2]

Cut Zeke.
Franchise Pollard.
Draft a RB. The class is very deep you don't need to draft Robinson or Gibbs.
Pollard is a Playmaker meaning he can impact the run and passing game, but some don't know cause Kellen didn't use him properly.

Maybe grab a couple, insurance.
9ers style.

 

[G2]

Folks saying to let Pollard go may have a foggy memory but he was the biggest reason we won games this year.

Issue I have is they waited until this year.

 

[rambo2]

NO........ No no no no no no no no.

That would imply drafting a back in the 1st round which is the ultimate waste of draft capital.

Look at the Chiefs after they won the super bowl they went out and drafted a very average running back with the 32 overall pick when multiple pro bowlers at other (much more valuable) positions were on the table.

Pick 26 is really a 2nd round pick with the 5th year option. There is only 1 back worth that pick and he very well could go higher.

 

[G2]

Draft - there's multiple RBs that could do well sharing the backfield with Pollard in the 3rd or 4th rounds imo, so there's no rush for Dallas to get a guy.

Injury - it's not like TP had an ACL. I personally doubt the injury slows him down much, but everyone will have their own opinion on that, so we'll just see.

Zeke - rip the band aid man, June 1st cut. I don't want to hear about a short yardage RB which is basically a bottom of the roster RB3 who supposed to play STs. We all know Zeke will be a worse Witten sucking up playing time from 2 better RBs, and knocking a 3rd better RB off the roster.

Maybe Davis improves

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Wrong

These are the type of rbs the whole nfl is looking for. McCaffrey and etiene are changing the way they're looking at rbs now

Uh no they're not.

 

[Mr_437]

Maybe Davis improves

Banking on it.

 

[Risen Star]

Embarrassing thread.

 

[G2]

I must be missing something or I'm just getting old and hate putting so much value in early round RBs, but....I feel like Robinson wouldn't be as successful being that shifty in the NFL.
I could totally be wrong. I'm OK w/ that. I just have a hunch that he's a hard crack or blown out knee away from fizzling out.