News: Skip Bayless: "I'm not sure Zeke is going to play anywhere next year"

[JW82]

15% beats no money at all.

Yeah for us, but not for a guy who is already set for life and will be getting crushed every week. I hope he retires.

 

[Jarntt]

If Skip says that it probably means he signs this weekend…

 

[Rayman70]

If this happens, I called it. I been saying he retires. I just think hes used up. He has dead legs. He will opt for retirement. 32 teams agree thus far.

 

[Rayman70]

If Skip says that it probably means he signs this weekend…

any other time, I agree with this^. But he might have nailed it this time.

 

[Motorola]

I think Brown and Sanders would have played several more years. Brown, as l understand it, was unhappy that the Browns wouldn't negotiate a better contract. Sanders was unhappy with how the Lions were being managed. I'm not sure if their teams refused to trade them, but they obviously want to play elsewhere...

Brown's contract had nothing to do with his retirement.

1966 was his final year of his three year deal with Cleveland.
Brown had declared publically that season would be he last one playing pro football.
He was in London being part of the cast of the movie "The Dirty Dozen".
Bad weather delayed the filming schedule, which led to Brown not being at the start of training camp.
Cleveland ownet Art Modell threatened to assess hefty fines if the NFL Star did not return immediately back to the States for TC.
Jim Brown decided to retire on the spot.

 

[1972COWBOY]

Skip sometimes sounds over dramatic.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We’re almost in June and Zeke is still unsigned.

Just wait until a month from now. We'll be saying the same thing going into July.

 

[KJJ]

Just wait until a month from now. We'll be saying the same thing going into July.

It’s possible. He’s missing a lot of offseason work. Who knows it might be during the season when he catches on with a team. Someone could suffer an injury and he would provide a team with some fresh legs that’s making a playoff push.

 

[Motorola]

Just wait until a month from now. We'll be saying the same thing going into July.

And August.
And September.

 

[gimmesix]

Cowboys are career killers. Romo, Jason Garrett, Dez, Zeke. Unless you are a hof-er talent like Ware, middle range players, coaches are hyped up in Dallas by marketing.

Don't know if those careers were killed, maybe wasted. Romo, Bryant and Elliott had pretty successful careers that were ended by the wear and tear/injuries taking their toll.

Garrett killed his own career by not being a great offensive coordinator/head coach.

 

[big dog cowboy]

And August.
And September.

Would not surprise me in the least.

 

[Motorola]

I think Brown and Sanders would have played several more years. Brown, as l understand it, was unhappy that the Browns wouldn't negotiate a better contract. Sanders was unhappy with how the Lions were being managed. I'm not sure if their teams refused to trade them, but they obviously want to play elsewhere...

Brown and Sanders DID NOT WANT TO PLAY ELSEWHERE.
That is why they left the game --- with still the talent \ abillity to play at a high level.

 

[Motorola]

It’s possible. He’s missing a lot of offseason work. Who knows it might be during the season when he catches on with a team. Someone could suffer an injury and he would provide a team with some fresh legs that’s making a playoff push.

"The Elephant in the Room"
If Ezekiel Elliott receives no training camp \ preseason invites, nor a last minute offer to latch on to a team before the regular season starts...
will he be motivated and disciplined enough to remain in tip-top shape should a team reach out to him mid-to late season to fill a void?

 

[Jake]

From what I've read, Zeke has unrealistic views of what he is at this point of his career. If that's the case, he may well find himself unemployed in 2023.

When you're a RB in the NFL, the sand passes through the hourglass quickly.

 

[KJJ]

"The Elephant in the Room"
If Ezekiel Elliott receives no training camp \ preseason invites, nor a last minute offer to latch on to a team before the regular season starts...
will he be motivated and disciplined enough to remain in tip-top shape should a team reach out to him mid-to late season to fill a void?

If he’s still interested in playing football you would think he’ll be in shape ready to go whenever he gets the call. However, you’re asking questions that none of us can answer for sure because we don’t know him. Usually if a player is still interested in playing, they keep themselves in shape.

 

[Brooksey]

We have a big hole without Zeke, 800 tough yards and 12 TD's.

We should bring him back (2-3M) to take some short yardage load off Pollard who is unproven to stay healthy as a starter.

OR sign someone else. What we have now is a problem.

 

[big dog cowboy]

What we have now is a problem.

Davis
Dowdle
Jones
Luepke
Pollard
Vaughn

There are enough RB's. They just need holes to run thru.

 

[Jarntt]

If Zeke accepts no team is bringing him in to be a starter and that he is going to be paid as a backup he will have no problem finding a team to sign him. I think Skip Peete pretty much stated this a while back when Tampa was looking at him.

 

[_sturt_]

Nothing personal against the OP, but since when is something Skip Bayless says "news?"

No, really.

He's not even in the category of journalist these days. He's the equivalent of a tabloid newspaper opinion columnist. Those people make a paycheck based on their ability to keep their name relevant in spite of not actually being in a place of any new serious insight.

Wake me up when David Helman (just a for-instance)... who still has some legit journalistic credentials... makes a comment like this... that, at least, will be interesting, even though it still is just his own speculation.

 

[Reality]

Nothing personal against the OP, but since when is something Skip Bayless says "news?"

No, really.

He's not even in the category of journalist these days. He's the equivalent of a tabloid newspaper opinion columnist. Those people make a paycheck based on their ability to keep their name relevant in spite of not actually being in a place of any new serious insight.

Wake me up when David Helman (just a for-instance)... who still has some legit journalistic credentials... makes a comment like this... that, at least, will be interesting, even though it still is just his own speculation.

The "news" thread prefix is for when content is posted from a news source.

Whether the content itself is news is up to the reader to decide