With Pollard for the most part sitting for his first 2 years, while we ran Zeke into the ground. Then a smart guy GM Jeruh, gives Zeke a massive extension, knowing or should have known, that the wear on the tires was low.
Tony Pollard wasn't ready for the job and Zeke and his agent outplayed Stephen who was forced into an early extension with insane terms.
No way should Stephen have signed that deal with that much power to Zeke.
But he was All-Pro twice in 4 years and coming off a Pro Bowl 2nd team All-Pro season.
The terms were awful but Jerry isn't the cap guy and doesn't build contracts. That's on Stephen.
Dallas never should have tagged Tony Pollard last year. He was an undersized back coming off major injury.
That's even harder to explain.
Zeke at his peak was Emmitt level good. ((But you never guarantee a RB money 3-4 years out. Thats insanity.))
He just had nowhere near Emmitt's insane staying power.
Dallas had indicated before Zeke they would never use elite resources at RB again.
They had great results with Murray and Barber and others taken later in drafts and they let Murray and Barber walk when they got too expensive.
I still am shocked to this day that they took Zeke 4th overall instead of the generational FSU CB.
But once they did he was always going to get a 2nd contract unless he was a flat bust.
And instead he had a top 5 run of all-time at the position over a 4-year period to start a career.
So it just comes down the very bad terms.
Dallas should have called Zeke's bluff and let him twist.
Tested his staying power.
