Zeke’s speed comes and goes

[3rdEyewarrior]

At one pint, zeke looked fast again. The. When Steele went out, he looked slower. We really need him to be fresh abd fast in the playoffs: he’s stronger abd tougher. We’ll need that to make it to the superbowl.

 

[MonsterD]

 

[noshame]

He is faster this year it seems by a half step.
But he never has recaptured the burst off the ball he had in 2016. Honestly I'd go Pollard/Davis 90%

 

[Blackrain]

Watching him try and get around the corner is painful at this point he has become somewhat of a fullback with good blocking skills

 

[jazzcat22]

Watching him try and get around the corner is painful at this point he has become somewhat of a fullback with good blocking skills

Watching the blocking and play calling is painful.

 

[Cmac]

.....and so does the blocking execution. Ask TPollard.

 

[fansince68]

Watching him try and get around the corner is painful at this point he has become somewhat of a fullback with good blocking skills

Blocking for pass pro is nothing like blocking as a fullback. I don't think he could take it. Zeke in 2016 exploded through the large and small holes in the defense. Zeke is now a read then run type of rb at the worst time. Our line is not good at making nor sustaining holes.

 

[RomoIsGod]

That's what wowed me about Emmitt Smirh. He was about the same until his early 30s

 

[Whyjerry]

Zeke has no speed. None.

 

[beware_d-ware]

This situation kind of reminds me of Michael Bush... Raiders power back from about 10 years ago, had some good seasons, but he got old and washed.

At the first and only NFL Veteran's Combine, he ran a 4.9 40 in his late 20s. Never played a snap of pro football after that.

I imagine if you put Zeke on a stopwatch, he probably also runs a 4.8 or 4.9 at this point. Dude is washed up.

 

[DogFace]

I was at the Titans game and I person I was extremely surprised how slow he looked compared to everyone chasing him and other backs.

I’m a Zeke fan, but damn, it was noticeable.

 

[diamonddelts]

At one pint, zeke looked fast again. The. When Steele went out, he looked slower. We really need him to be fresh abd fast in the playoffs: he’s stronger abd tougher. We’ll need that to make it to the superbowl.

Zeke is slow, can't get around the corner, and can't avoid the 1st tackle consistently.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Zeke's speed came and went....came in 2016, went in 2019. the guy has no burst anymore.....

 

[Hardline]

Zeke went downhill way to fast. He should still be playing on Derrick Henry's level.
He still has heart and desire but why did that speed decline so rapidly?
He rarely breaks tackles anymore and can be brought down by the slightest grab of his legs.

 

[fivetwos]

Wasn’t the same after the holdout.

Don’t want to hear about any stats that say otherwise. He isn’t the same player and hasn’t been.

It’s finally almost time to part ways, but I don’t at ALL trust Jerry to actually do that.

He likes to quadruple down on mistakes in some weak attempt to be right while GMs for Philly and SF are aggressively trying to get better.

We count on mid round rookies to fill immediate holes then turn to street players when that doesn’t work.

 

[cowboybish]

He is faster this year it seems by a half step.
But he never has recaptured the burst off the ball he had in 2016. Honestly I'd go Pollard/Davis 90%

He’s still not fast enough to get around the end and I wish we’d stop calling that place!

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Watching him try and get around the corner is painful at this point he has become somewhat of a fullback with good blocking skills

Yes because he has to side step our doofus tight end.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Zeke went downhill way to fast. He should still be playing on Derrick Henry's level.
He still has heart and desire but why did that speed decline so rapidly?
He rarely breaks tackles anymore and can be brought down by the slightest grab of his legs.

Yes.....we asked him to do too much. What other NBFL rushing champion got asked to block with the o-line? To that extent?

We wasted him. What a dam shame. And fans bag the holy living crap out of him in appreciation.

I know...I'm aware....it's a "what have you done for me lately" league.

 

[Hadenough]

Zeke will be gone after this year. Dude is washed up as a primary back. Give Pollard a contract and send Zeke walking. Promote Davis.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

He is faster this year it seems by a half step.
But he never has recaptured the burst off the ball he had in 2016. Honestly I'd go Pollard/Davis 90%

Also hasn't had the blocking he had in 2016 either. I think he still runs like he has that line but them days are gone.