Zeke's mannerisms are hard to watch

[erod]

Watching "All or Nothing", I got a real queasy feeling about Zeke.

He's tough to look at. He sits there, sleepy-eyed, looking directly at no one, constantly pulling at his hair and beard, scratching his face, fidgeting. He just can't sit still.

It's awkward and uncomfortable. Something just isn't right.

 

[AsthmaField]

You’re like a guy who can’t stand his wife anymore and the sound of her breathing bothers him. Everything Zeke does bothers you.

People are different in all kinds of ways.

Elliott runs the ball like a big dog and bludgeons defenders until they quit in the 4th quarter. He loves football.

I love the guy and he’s one of the best RBs in the league.

 

[paladin]

It's awkward and uncomfortable

But does he wear his cap backwards?

 

[SportsGuru80]

The best RB in the NFL so what...

 

[phildadon86]

Always something to complain about. Think about the level of stress he was dealing with. I wouldn’t be able to sit still either. Maybe he has ADHD which wouldn’t be surprising. All I care about is he knows his job and is elite

 

[Haimerej]

Slow day, huh?

 

[goshan]

The best RB in the NFL so what...

What will matter is he better get more professional and consistent on his work effort and turn into more of a leader. His talent will carry him for a bit, but if he doesn’t change in those areas, his career won’t be long and his greatness won’t last.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

I think you just described every high school/college student in the middle of any class ever.

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

And he eats his peas one at a time. I'm done with him.

 

[jazzcat22]

Watching "All or Nothing", I got a real queasy feeling about Zeke.

He's tough to look at. He sits there, sleepy-eyed, looking directly at no one, constantly pulling at his hair and beard, scratching his face, fidgeting. He just can't sit still.

It's awkward and uncomfortable. Something just isn't right.

It is just you, and your perception of him. And others will see it that way too.

Those type of behavior is in a lot of people in every day life.
Company meetings, any grade level in school. Even in movies people can’t sit still the entire time. People just fidget, can’t sit still, happens all the times.

It is not a sign of disinterest or lack of paying attention. It is HUMAN.

BIt if someone has an agenda against someone, they will see it as negative.

 

[paladin]

he’s one of the best RBs in the league.

Ditto.

He loves football.

I wonder.
I worry the Zeke loves what football brings to him, rather than a true burning desire to be the best there ever was.
That thought never crossed my mind with Emmitt.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

Watching "All or Nothing", I got a real queasy feeling about Zeke.

He's tough to look at. He sits there, sleepy-eyed, looking directly at no one, constantly pulling at his hair and beard, scratching his face, fidgeting. He just can't sit still.

It's awkward and uncomfortable. Something just isn't right.

 

[Londonboy]

Pulling at His hair and beard, scratching and fidgeting.
Maybe He has Cooties.

 

[G2]

From a fans perspective I can understand how some would think it's negative.
But here's what I saw. I saw the best RB in the NFL his rookie season. That's what we have in Elliott.
Last season he was dealing with the incredible pressure from his suspension case.
How long did that DRAG on?
Does anyone have any clue how that would effect a 20 year old?
It effected him mentally and physically. It's completely understandable.
Imagine the frustration of that and the entire offense struggling.
Imagine losing games.

"Tough to look at, awkward and uncomfortable." Lmao. Well no kidding! It's not a video game.

 

[paladin]

I think you just described every high school/college student in the middle of any class ever.

Nods
Except for the Valedictorian.

 

[jazzcat22]

Ditto.


I wonder.
I worry the Zeke loves what football brings to him, rather than a true burning desire to be the best there ever was.
That thought never crossed my mind with Emmitt.

Zeke has only played football all his life, worked his butt off to be the 4th selection overall...but yet now he doesn’t have a burning desire to play but wants the benefits from it...I highly doubt that....

 

[DHCBF66]

It is just you, and your perception of him. And others will see it that way too.

Those type of behavior is in a lot of people in every day life.
Company meetings, any grade level in school. Even in movies people can’t sit still the entire time. People just fidget, can’t sit still, happens all the times.

It is not a sign of disinterest or lack of paying attention. It is HUMAN.

BIt if someone has an agenda against someone, they will see it as negative.

Some like to be negative 24\7. Most dont believe what they say, they NEED the attention that they get from being negative. Lonely duck syndrome!

 

[jazzcat22]

Nods
Except for the Valedictorian.

Actually I know a valedictorian that fidgeted during classes, knee constantly bouncing up and down.
A teacher told him to stop all the time. He said he could not help it.
He even told her just don’t look....lol...

 

[RoboQB]

Zeke gets a free pass from me after the legal issues forced upon him by Goodell and his cronies.
I too watched the AoN series. What I saw was a young man unsure of his future.

Imagine being innocent yet threatened weekly, even daily, that your lively hood will be taken away.
No doubt he read what some idiot fans may have posted on social media, etc. (possibly CZ).

In this day and age where you're considered guilty just because someone says so, it had to be a rough time for him.

 

[coult44]

You’re like a guy who can’t stand his wife anymore and the sound of her breathing bothers him. Everything Zeke does bothers you.

People are different in all kinds of ways.

Elliott runs the ball like a big dog and bludgeons defenders until they quit in the 4th quarter. He loves football.

I love the guy and he’s one of the best RBs in the league.

Your completely right about Zek being the best, and loving football. But EROD is right also. Zeke isn't all there in some ways. Don't know if it's ADD, sleep deprivation (for many reasons), drugs, women, the whole suspension drama, or a brain injury, but the guy shows signs of someone who's living with all, or at least one of these type of problems. It's not hard to see.