Speculation - Leonard Fournette Linked with Cowboys

[Bowdown27]

LF is done. I think Mike Fisher floated this idea. Its a bad 1.Just clickbait

Of course he did. I see them going into the season with rojo Tony deuce and MM new pet fb

 

[Mr_437]

Hunter Luepke, I prefer.

 

[jterrell]

Fournette make a lot of sense same way Zeke would without the history.

Dallas needs a big-bodied banger. Take care of short yardage.

 

[jterrell]

Hunter Luepke, I prefer.

If he can beat him out in camp than great. Best possible option.

Trusting Luepke to not even be challenged in camp would be nuts.

 

[bsheeern]

Fournette will NEVER be a Cowboy as long as Micah Parsons is on this team.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ucs-leonard-fournette-chip-block/10359640002/

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Me neither, but, why not allow them to compete?

Oh I have no issue with them competing. I wish we had better competition lol. But it is what it is. At this point if you go with Fournette I don't get how you don't bring Zeke back.

 

[Creeper]

Every free aget player in the NFL is linked to the Cowboys at some point in his career it seems. This is pure speculation and not based on any inside information. I think the Cowboy would bring Zeke back before signing Fournette.

 

[joseephuss]

Depends on how much is left in the tank and whats the reason for his decline in Tampa because this could just be a lateral move from Zeke to Fournette

Did he decline in Tampa? Or was he the same back he was when he came into the league? He never became a great back and has been average at best. He can possibly be a short yardage role back as part of a running back by committee, but not much else.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Dallas is NOT signing a veteran running back, Zeke, Fournette or otherwise, all these reports are nothing more than noise!!

 

[MyFairLady]

Younger stronger faster please.

 

[Mr_437]

If he can beat him out in camp than great. Best possible option.

Trusting Luepke to not even be challenged in camp would be nuts.

I think Luepke would be Fournette out because of his STs ability and offensive versatility. I prefer a more versatile player for this team as RB3 or RB4.

 

[jterrell]

I think Luepke would be Fournette out because of his STs ability and offensive versatility. I prefer a more versatile player for this team as RB3 or RB4.

Fans prefer him because he is young and cheap out of a small school. A shiny toy, pet cat.

Fournette has won a College NC and an NFL SB.
He can actually run between the tackles and pick up NFL yardage.

Dallas has Duece for the RB3 versatility and ST role.
They need a RB who can start if TP is banged up and get 20 carries in a game if required.

Luepke is more a traditional fullback and could very well make the roster but it doesn't mean he can be the lead back if called upon. If he proves he can that is the best possible option but it is also a long shot at best.
Fournette has picked up 84 first downs rushing in the last two years. Thats a valuable skillset to have.
He easily beat out Ronald Jones in Tampa.

 

[Mr_437]

Fans prefer him because he is young and cheap out of a small school. A shiny toy, pet cat.

Fournette has won a College NC and an NFL SB.
He can actually run between the tackles and pick up NFL yardage.

Dallas has Duece for the RB3 versatility and ST role.
They need a RB who can start if TP is banged up and get 20 carries in a game if required.

Luepke is more a traditional fullback and could very well make the roster but it doesn't mean he can be the lead back if called upon. If he proves he can that is the best possible option but it is also a long shot at best.
Fournette has picked up 84 first downs rushing in the last two years. Thats a valuable skillset to have.
He easily beat out Ronald Jones in Tampa.

Luepke is not a traditional FB. When I say STs I'm talking KO, Punt,KOR and Punt return team...a core STs guy. That's what a RB3 does for the team.

Fournette averaged 3.5 yards per carry last season, and that's what you want to bring to Dallas lol ok. Fish has sucked you in to his bait (a name). Give me the upside over the old rusty broke down toy.

 

[bsheeern]

Fans prefer him because he is young and cheap out of a small school. A shiny toy, pet cat.

Fournette has won a College NC and an NFL SB.
He can actually run between the tackles and pick up NFL yardage.

Dallas has Duece for the RB3 versatility and ST role.
They need a RB who can start if TP is banged up and get 20 carries in a game if required.

Luepke is more a traditional fullback and could very well make the roster but it doesn't mean he can be the lead back if called upon. If he proves he can that is the best possible option but it is also a long shot at best.
Fournette has picked up 84 first downs rushing in the last two years. Thats a valuable skillset to have.
He easily beat out Ronald Jones in Tampa.

See my post above about Fournette and Micah. HIGHLY unlikely he will ever be a cowboy with Micah on the team.

 

[J12B]

So instead if 3 yards per carry with Zeke, we'll get 3.3 out of Fournette.

Fournette looks washed too.

Would not like this signing at all.

 

[mattjames2010]

He's just a name at this point. Seems uninterested in football a lot of the time.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Fournette is the same thing that Zeke is - A worn down, battered former star that has been sapped of much of his athleticism but Fournette was also never even close to as good as Zeke was in his prime.

Going to Fournette from Zeke now is a lateral move.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

Tale as old as time- X player wants to get their market value up, X players agent leaks connection to Cowboys, happens all the time it seems

This and just say No!

 

[Jake0]

Fournette would be a good pickup. He's a bruiser change of pace to Pollard and just needs a decent line to get him going. He's been catching more passes lately too. As long as it doesnt piss off Micah I guess.

 

[Motorola]

Fournette averaged 3.53 per carry last year. Don't have the exact numbers in front of me (at dialysis) but he ran for something like 668 total.

Rush yardage is correct - on 189 attempts.
However, Fournette had 73 catches for 523 yards = 7.16 yds/rec.
Did his subpar running production was due to him declining (he turned 28 two days after the wilcard game loss to the Cowboys), or was it due to the overall ineptness of his team? (Buccaneers were 3-2 after a week 5 win, then limped through the last 2/3s of the season....5-7.)