Twitter: Tony Pollard Touchdown

[Maxmadden]

Zeke had a good game? What game were you watching?

Maybe you Zeke guys just dont know what a good game for a RB is anymore. Maybe you have forgotten.

He ground on the defense and kept us out of 3rd and long. That was his job today and he did his job.

 

[boysfanperiod]

I just have to share this. How Cowboys RB Tony Pollard went from BBQ to budding NFL star - YouTube

It's a nice feel good story about Tony Pollard.

 

[TheHerd]

But a RB needs to pass block. That's why Pollard doesn't start.

I defend Zeke, and I love his pass protection. Best in the league. Or other teams often leak the back out behind the blitzer and dink the ball to him for a 12 yard gain. That works too.

 

[stiletto]

Zeke seeks contact when running, goes down after the first guy touches him. He falls forward for 2-3 yards, that's about all he's good for. His vision is horrendous.

 

[CTcowboy203]

Is that only thing you can think of because nothing else makes sense?

If you cant tell how the better RB is, then I cant help you.

RB's dont win the job for their blocking. They win it for how they run and catch. At least RB's outside of Dallas.

we use both of them exactly how we should. This is working great. A balance of both running backs checking off the boxes the other one doesn’t.

 

[CowboyRoy]

we use both of them exactly how we should. This is working great. A balance of both running backs checking off the boxes the other one doesn’t.

No, it could be working much much better. IN fact the only thing that worked right was the big TD run by Pollard. This offense would be much more dynamic and effective with a focus on Pollard over Zeke. Zeke should have a role, just a reduced one.

 

[CWR]

Yes I've been saying that since last year. But no, we are stuck with Elliott. Hopefully they can sign him and let Zeke go once and for all.

I like Zeke for what he does, but Pollard has some juice and letting him walk when we could've probably signed for a bargain price is frustrating. I dunno, maybe he'd have played hardball....

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

we use both of them exactly how we should. This is working great. A balance of both running backs checking off the boxes the other one doesn’t.

We pounded with Zeke and then speed with pollard. thunder and lightning

 

[MyFairLady]

Such a beast.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Please don't read too much into this because it was simply one play. Just one.

But during the replay on Fox I couldn't help but notice Connor McGovern handled Aaron Donald on Pollard's TD run. Without that block it's probably a five yard gain.

 

[quickccc]

He's good, but his pass protection almost got Rush killed. That's why he doesn't start.

Ditto here ,.. Pollard is a great change of pace runner, to come into the game as a "sixth man " type off the bench type.

But starting,.? he's still seems like he has not cleaned up his game as blitz responsibility. .

 

[CTcowboy203]

No, it could be working much much better. IN fact the only thing that worked right was the big TD run by Pollard. This offense would be much more dynamic and effective with a focus on Pollard over Zeke. Zeke should have a role, just a reduced one.

NOPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEE

 

[RonnieT24]

And broke 5 tackles along the way!

It was a great run but you're being a tad generous with the broken tackles there. A guy putting a hand on you is not a broken tackle.. And at that only 3 defenders actually touched him.. and that's if you count the guy swatting at the ball at the end.. Clearly that guy was making no effort to make the tackle.. Where did you get 5?

 

[Zman5]

Next Gen stat of the game: Tony Pollard was expected to gain just 5 yards when he took the handoff on his 57-yard TD run. Pollard has gained 2.6 rushing yards over expected per carry this season, second-most among backs with at least 20 carries this season.

 

[RonnieT24]

Next Gen stat of the game: Tony Pollard was expected to gain just 5 yards when he took the handoff on his 57-yard TD run. Pollard has gained 2.6 rushing yards over expected per carry this season, second-most among backs with at least 20 carries this season.

According to whom? The first time he was touched he was already 5 yards past the line. Was it "expected" that the ankle biter diving at his feet was going to stop him in his tracks?

 

[Zman5]

According to whom? The first time he was touched he was already 5 yards past the line. Was it "expected" that the ankle biter diving at his feet was going to stop him in his tracks?

NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-season-week-5-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-games

 

[RonWashington]

The typical cry of the Zeke cry babies.

When you hand the ball off to the RB, you dont need to pass block.

On pass plays yes your supposed to block .

 

[RonnieT24]

NFL.com

That's some weird stat keeping then.. How a guy who is first touched 5 yards downfield was "expected" to only gain 5 yards is beyond me.

 

[Risen Star]

Zeke would have scored faster on the play.

 

[RonnieT24]

Only in Dallas do we get to hear people whine about how they didn't like how we WON a game.. I sincerely hope the coaching staff continues to ignore all these "experts" crying for them to change up their running back rotation. Fixing that which not broken is how coaches get fired.