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That wasn't really my point, but I do hear what your saying. Dallas will be really bad this year if zeke isn't there, they won't be really bad this year if he is there, they probably arnt winning a super bowl either way though I guess. The whole offense is build around him, not dak or cooper imo. And the pollard talk the last couple pages is laughable.
lol, seriously. Dude plays ok in the 2nd preseason game and some fans seem to think he is a future Hall of Famer.
Hello, straw man/false dilemma.
Because I suppose nothing else impacts winning or losing. It’s not a team sport & their competition wasn't also trying to win.
this discussion had been of decent quality until this response. Be better.
The goal is to win the Super Bowl. A team led by AP didn't get there. Name the last team with a high priced RB to win? Not a straw man at all, just reality.I don’t think any rb is worth 2 wins. I don’t think that production would need to be fully replaced. More passing, with a full season of cooper, year 2 of Gallup, the addition of Cobb, and the return of witten. Dallas passing game is probably the best it’s been since the Austin/dez/witten trio in 2012.
That's fine, but your comment was a ridiculous fallacy implying that only super bowl winning teams have quality players.
Anyway, I've said my piece. I do hope they sign Zeke to a big contract.
Yeah, well, that’s just like, your opinion, maaaaan.
Sorry if you interpreted that way. Merely that recent SB winning teams do not have high priced RBs. Show me one of you disagree. I could be missing one.
So you’re saying because those teams didn’t have high priced running backs they won a SB?
Reggie bush though that was #2 overall pick before the rookie scale. Was ray rice on his 2nd deal when the ravens won? Lynch?
Did any teams with highly paid RBs make the playoffs?
I think the original posters point and mine as well is that most winning teams recently seem to be prioritizing their salary cap $$ to other positions over RB. Things change. To pay Zeke more money, you have to take that money away from other positions.
Its the current priority on salary cap pay scale. RBs don't rate. I've said many times Zeke is a superior talent, so don't imply anything.
In the last 2 seasons, before the Cooper trade, the Cowboys were 9-8 with Elliot and 3-3 without Elliot. One of those wins was the last game of the 2017 season when the Eagles rested all their starters, so really 8-8 with Elliot in meaningful games. So does Elliot make that much of a difference? Just sayin...Yeah, well, that’s just like, your opinion, maaaaan.
Mine is that Zeke is the engine that makes that offense go.
Jerry Jones is an idiot for his insulting “Zeke who” comment after that 2nd preseason game.
It is what it is. If Zeke is worth +1 win over the course of the season, the Cowboys should pay him. Because wins in the NFL are critical due to the short season.
1 win can mean playoffs or long vacation.
Which is why he needs to hold out now while he has some leverage. In Year 4 he will have zero leverage and has to hope someone will over pay for him.
That's not even factoring in their offensive philosophy with Zeke helping their defense. Without Zeke, TOP goes down and keeps the Cowboy D on the field longer limiting their effectiveness. RBs are a mistreated position but that doesn't mean some are not integral to their team's success.
But yes, the fact that they're holding a presser for it and announcing said presser, when all this is going on with Zeke, is NOT going to sit well with him or his agent (especially based on how they took JJ's joke).
Elliot caught 77 balls last season so him being in the backfield does not make the play-calling predictable.
Definitely factors in.
Thank you! I wasn’t fishing, it just occurred to me as I was typing - that was the 1st time I’d typed “49” and it felt weird.Happy Birthday!!
ETA:
Well, the knock on Dallas' offense has been that it has been too predictable. Isn't that why they brought in Kellen Moore as OC?
Well if Cooper’s planter fasciitis is a real problem, then the Cowboys could be in real trouble if that’s the case.
What does that have to do with Zeke the player? He wasn't calling the plays.
No, you are right, I am a little bit all over the place. I do think that having so much of the offense running through Zeke, whether he is running or catching the ball is a weakness. The Cowboys offense struggled last year because before Cooper got there, Zeke was pretty much the only threat on offense. Having Cooper helps. If Gallup improves and they develop a TE then all of a sudden they are really tough to defend.
As a potential 15 touch per game starter if/when Zeke sits games out.As a handcuff to Zeke.
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Throw another couch on the dumpster fire
Yep. Maybe 9th if you didn't take him. Remember how many people were kicking themselves for leaving Connor on the board in round 10 last year? Memories of Connor's season might push Pollard up too high come draft time.
if Jerry never gets JJ and lucks into some of the players they had during his tenure he would be the laughing stock of the league. He already partially is, but literally sabotaging your entire team because your ego is so large that he can't handle being out of the press.
