Rapoport: Cowboys want to keep Pollard, franchise tag an option

[Pass2Run]

Exactly the right move.

Bye, Dalton.

It's not a false dilemma...

 

[Stash]

I said no to Schulz and yes to Pollard.

Pollard is more important to the team and as usual we haven't prepared for him leaving.

I said ‘NO’ to both. It’s not a knock on the players, but on the associated costs and return on investment. Paying for either one is just bad business and not worth the costs.

 

[Stash]

Show us the last time a RB still performed for 1 year on a second contract.
That's all you need for franchising a player.

I don’t need to because I’m AGAINST IT.

 

[Stash]

I said no to Schulz and yes to Pollard.

Pollard is more important to the team and as usual we haven't prepared for him leaving.

Since when do team need to ‘prepare’ for running back departures?

 

[Havic]

Cut Zeke, let Schultz walk, franchise Pollard.

 

[Teague31]

Lord no. Resources to running backs are wasted resources. Move on from Zeke and Pollard. Roll with Malik and a draft pick.

 

[buybuydandavis]

I said ‘NO’ to both. It’s not a knock on the players, but on the associated costs and return on investment. Paying for either one is just bad business and not worth the costs.

Franchising which one is *less* wrong?

 

[Doomsday]

Guess they learned nothing from drafting an RB at #4 than paying him a ton of money a few years later.

I love Pollard but RBs are too easy to find, they need to spend that money elsewhere.

 

[WillieBeamen]

A franchise tag for pollard would be acceptable because it isn’t a long term deal. Get one more year of excellent production out of him. Then let him walk.

Im not paying any Runningback. Draft Pollard’s replacement this year in the 3rd or 4th round

 

[buybuydandavis]

I don’t need to because I’m AGAINST IT.

That's the *appropriate* comparable if you're testing the idea with historical data.

 

[Risen Star]

Ezekiel Elliott may be playing his last game with the Cowboys today.

 

[basel90]

Let both Zeke and Pollard go. No need to pay that kind of money to RB's. We can get Pollard back cheap when the real GM's won't pony up that kind of money for a scatback.

We can find starting quality RB's on day two and three of the draft.

Indeed . Just look at Pacheco at KC or Stevenson with the patriots . Many out there and I hope Jerry won’t get duped like Zeke duped him a few years ago

 

[Stash]

Franchising which one is *less* wrong?

Both are wrong. I’m against both. I was against Schultz last year (and the numbers prove me right). And I’m against Pollard this year. History proves me right.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Since when do team need to ‘prepare’ for running back departures?

Since they've got nothing for next year.

You *can* get one with a mid round pick, but there's no *guarantee* you'll hit. Wanna spend next year with Dak throwing 60 times a game? I don't.

The best argument for Schulz was that we had nothing in the pipeline. Now we've hit on a couple of rookies. Now we wave goodbye.

TE is less important than RB. I don't want to risk 0 running game next year.

 

[Stash]

That's the *appropriate* comparable if you're testing the idea with historical data.

A franchise tag qualifies as a “second contract”. It involves much more money than a first contract.

 

[CTcowboy203]

To be fair

Someone feel free to show us the last second contract for a running back that worked out well for the team:

a franchise tag isn’t a second contract really….I mean its a short term thing for 2 seasons at most

 

[Stash]

Since they've got nothing for next year.

And they don’t NEED TO.

You *can* get one with a mid round pick, but there's no *guarantee* you'll hit. Wanna spend next year with Dak throwing 60 times a game? I don't.

Teams ALWAYS DO. Running backs don’t improve with age.

The best argument for Schulz was that we had nothing in the pipeline. Now we've hit on a couple of rookies. Now we wave goodbye.

The best argument shows that it was a mistake. The production isn’t near the cost.

TE is less important than RB. I don't want to risk 0 running game next year.

Good thing there’s 0 chance of that.

 

[SHAMSzy]

We can’t let Pollard go. He is too dynamic in both the run & pass game & is on an uptrend. I’d sign him to a nice 3 year deal & use him as a work horse like CMC in both run & pass.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Both are wrong. I’m against both. I was against Schultz last year (and the numbers prove me right). And I’m against Pollard this year. History proves me right.

Looking at the wrong comparable does not prove you right.

And you quoted a question and didn't answer it.

Your standards for being "proven right" seem down today.

 

[Stash]

To be fair

a franchise tag isn’t a second contract really….I mean its a short term thing for 2 seasons at most

How much guaranteed money does it involve?