Zeke 3rd and short nobody is better!
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kskboys
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He's not good on short yardage and he's not a battering ram. At this point in their careers, Luepke is a better RB, and he's not even a RB.
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Respect ya man, but I disagree good sir
That was always my favorite part of his game was his short yardage almost guaranteed first downs
But we will certainly find out what he has left, I enjoy the hell out of watching his hard runs
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So why did no other teams want Zeke, not even the Patriots?
kskboys
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Disagreements are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree.
Zeke simply isn't quick enough to the hole anymore. Honestly, IMO he never fully recovered from Covid. It hit him hard, and he was never the same afterward. He completely lost the juice in his step.
I think his value at this point is purely as a pass blocker. If we were still good at short yardage, NE would've resigned him.
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Can’t tell if you’re trolling or not.
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We just need him to be a bartering ram.
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Okay. This is a good reply.
kskboys
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You bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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He's not a good sir....he's a hater. Don't apologize to him.
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Mike claims they are going to use him much less.
Last we heard from Jerry he said “RB1.”
Let’s see how that goes. If this team isn’t playing well out of the gate and Elliott is mostly watching, let’s see if he doesn’t play his direct line to Jerry.
It’s a problem waiting to happen and wasn’t worth the trouble. They could have signed another veteran back, but I suppose that player wouldn’t have been as marketable, and wasn’t someone Jerry wants to be buddies with.
Last we heard from Jerry he said “RB1.”
Let’s see how that goes. If this team isn’t playing well out of the gate and Elliott is mostly watching, let’s see if he doesn’t play his direct line to Jerry.
It’s a problem waiting to happen and wasn’t worth the trouble. They could have signed another veteran back, but I suppose that player wouldn’t have been as marketable, and wasn’t someone Jerry wants to be buddies with.
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LLLOOOLLL, good one. Aero you are not right!
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Breaking long runs was never Zeke's strength. Wearing down and punishing defenses was his strength.
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He first year, the run against the bengals and stealers he had home run speed.
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Sure, but that was not his strength and not the type of RB he is.
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I think most any RB is better.
Last year, on 3rd and 1-3
Zeke 11 carries for 16 yards, 1.5ypc 5 1stD
Pollard 14 carries for 56 yards, 4.0ypc 11 1stD
Zeke didn't get a single carry on 4th down. Tells you what they thought of him as a short yardage back.
Zeke is done.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliEz00/splits/2023/